Monday, July 23, 2018

Neptunalia

Neptune is the street's namesake and same for the twine and cord mill, having manufactured rope for sailing ships back in the 1800s.

Neptunalia, being celebrated today by not very many these days:

http://www.creatinghistory.com/neptunalia/

Sign for the old cord mill:




The ghost town of Johnsonville, a period village at Neptune mills just outside Moodus.  It's not maintained for visitors, but perhaps someday.

Monday, July 02, 2018

the young garden

The immense Sun, somehow brings this all about.





Below, is scenery from the road in Ohio.  After finishing with my work, I looped through West Virginia, before heading back to Columbus for the flight home.

Crossing over the Ohio River...

























Ohio Route 124 followed the river a ways.




Below, the river, somewhere






Below, a detour between hotel and work site. The detour took me through windy roads, through very Appalachian scenery. Most homes seemed to each be situated in their own mini-valleys.




More along the river....


Sustenance near Columbus OH airport


Stuart!  He'd been laying on that flagstone for a while. The stone must have been cooler to lay on than than the grass or wood table, in this weather.



Below is a $60 print at Target.  I didn't want this one, but took this photo because the muted colors and abstract design are elements that could work as I look for something to hang in the closed-in front porch.  Part of the long path of inspiration.



Morning light






Blueberry bushes, surrounded by stakes, draped over with bird netting.
































Young watermelon vine.

Several are just starting to sprout. It will be late season before any are ready!











Our hero































































Bird Netting






Above, the swing bridge





Mohawk Trail leaf peepage

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