I have alluded briefly in previous posts to our having chestnut trees on our property.  There is one in the front of the house, by the driveway, and one on the edge of the backyard.  Both are by the property line with one of our neighbors. Chestnut trees are odd for a couple of reasons.  … Read more

You’ve probably read and heard a lot of news about high profile elections that occurred yesterday.  I’m quite happy with a number of referendum outcomes in other states, but I think the neatest electoral result from the day is one that wouldn’t be known much outside of Massachusetts. That would be the victory of Alex … Read more

A quick post tonight to show 2 photos taken a while ago. I spotted this sign while driving home from work one day: I made sure to be “coutious”. This one below was just me being silly: Nuclear Pot Pie!  

A couple of weeks ago (well before our big snowstorm), I decided to test a claim that I had made some time ago, I believe in a previous blog post (actually, the post is here).  My claim was that I could walk from my house to the top of nearby Bare Mountain in an hour’s … Read more

Earlier this year, I signed up for a new offer from They Might Be Giants called the Instant Fan Club.  One of the benefits of the membership fee was 2 free tickets to any show on the band’s then upcoming tour.  Once the tour dates for 2011 were announced, I saw that the band would … Read more

On Columbus Day this year we had sun and temperatures in the 80s, so I went for a bike ride that afternoon.  I rode into the Mt. Tom reservation, which I had ridden my bike into once before.  I rode the Norwattuck trail over to Northampton, then headed down route 5 into Holyoke a bit … Read more

There’s a picture I could have posted in last night’s entry, but it doesn’t quite fit with the creatures I mentioned before.  The salamander and mantis had both visited my house, but the picture below was taken in the public parking garage near where I work.  The garage has a built-in lighting system that is … Read more

I have two different creature sightings to mention here.  One is from quite a while ago, but involves pictures.  The other just happened this evening, but I didn’t have a chance to take any pics. First off, back when the weather was warm (mid-September) I heard a small noise on the sliding door to our … Read more

[Just to note, this is my 200th blog post.] So, last Saturday, in the midst of the snowstorm (which I wrote about in my last post), I headed out to an event at a church in another town.  The event was a piano concert given by a friend of mine, preceded by a supper.  I … Read more

This year, I’m making another attempt at fulfilling the NaBloPoMo challenge.  That is, November is National Blog Posting Month, so I’ll be trying to post something here each day in the month of November.  30 posts in 30 days, and here goes with the first. If you live in the same area as me, you’re … Read more