Paramount

Charlottesville, Virginia

Campaign Sign

Our homeowners association guidelines called for all campaign signs to be taken down by Friday. And from what I could tell from my walk yesterday, all did come down except one.

Election Eve

Taskinas Creek Trail

York River State Park

Well, folks, I'll be at the polls tomorrow well before dawn in order to greet folks as they arrive to vote beginning at 6 a.m. I don't expect to be home again until . . . well, who knows when. More than 40% of the registered voters in my precinct have already voted, suggesting that we well may be heading toward a record turnout for a presidential election. 

Will we know the result before I get home? Not likely, given our multiple time zones in the States. More likely, the race will be called in the wee hours of Wednesday morning when I HOPE to be fast asleep in bed. :-)

Three Sisters

A "lifestyle clothing store that encourages women of all ages to feel good about themselves." Located in the heart of Williamsburg, Virginia.

Linking again today with Skywatch Friday.

Grateful

Williamsburg, Virginia

Shore Reclamation

Officials at York River State Park have been working hard to protect its shoreline from further erosion.

 

Meetinghouse

Emerson

Frelinghuysen Arboretum

Morristown, New Jersey

"The landscape belongs to the person who looks at it." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Mt. Sugarloaf

Another day, another mountain. This time, though, I finally took the time to climb Mt. Sugarloaf near Deerfield, Massachusetts.

Parting Shot

 

Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts

Landscape Architecture

Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts

My compliments to the landscape architects who are helping make the Smith College campus an exceptionally attractive as well as environmentally friendly place to work and study.

Ginkgo

Smith College Arboretum

Northampton, Massachusetts

 

Child

Smith College Arboretum in Northampton, Massachusetts

Craft Beer

Montague Bookmill

Montague, Massachusetts

Photographers

Montague Bookmill in Montague, Massachusetts

 

Montague Bookmill

Montague, Massachusetts

Mount Toby Summit

 

Well, it was a long, hot hike to the top of Mount Toby and not a lot to see once you got there, unless, of course, you climbed the fire tower, which, as you can see, several of my fellow hikers did. For me, though, it was enough to search for and find one of the summit's survey markers before making my trek back down the mountain.

Summit Bound

Robert Frost Trail

Mount Toby Recreation Area

Robert Frost Trail

On my way to the summit of Mount Toby via the Robert Frost Trail.

Pollinator Research

Wentworth Farm Conservation Area

Amherst, Massachusetts

"The Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (CAFE) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst integrates research and outreach education in agriculture, food systems and the environment. The Center is the contemporary standard bearer of the university’s land-grant origins. It provides linkages from the University with vibrant business, policy and public interest sectors in the state, including agriculture, the horticultural 'green industries,' environmental decisionmakers and food system interests. The Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station, UMass Cranberry Station, UMass Extension and the Water Resources Research Center are all units of the Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment. The Center is based in the College of Natural Sciences at UMass Amherst and also works with the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the College of Engineering." -- University of Massachusetts Amherst