Ramblin' with AM

Welcome! I hope I bring a spot of calm and happiness into these uncertain times. I blog about my photography adventures, flowers, gardening, the importance of chocolate in a well lived life, or anything else on my mind.

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Another Milestone

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This is my 3,200th blog post.  You could say my blog is aging.  Perhaps entering its true maturity? 3200 posts, over a little more than ni...
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Monday, August 13, 2018

Rock of Animals #MusicMovesMe

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It's Monday and I welcome you to #MusicMovesMe. But first:  This is my 3,199th blog post, meaning tomorrow will be my 3,200th blog pos...
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Sunday, August 12, 2018

And Meanwhile

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It's interesting going on social media today and seeing what is trending.  You would think, on this first anniversary of the tragic clas...
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Saturday, August 11, 2018

Charlottesville Redux

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In January of 2017 my spouse and I visited Charlottesville, Virginia, blissfully unaware that, on August 11 and 12, 2017, we would be watchi...
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Friday, August 10, 2018

Balloon Festival #SkywatchFriday

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After a month of high humidity and above normal rain, interspersed with some sunny days a cold front has come through to give us some relief...
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Thursday, August 9, 2018

Willow - #ThursdayTreeLove

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Consider the weeping willow tree (tree on the right side of the photo). Otsiningo Park, Binghamton, New York, August 2018 The branches ...
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Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Rainy Day Daylilies #WordlessWednesday

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The daylily season is almost over for my beds. We've had a rainy summer and Friday was no exception. Many times daylilies look be...
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Tuesday, August 7, 2018

So What is a Spiedie, Anyway? #FlavoursomeTuesday

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Every part of the world has its own food specialty.   In the Binghamton, New York area, it is something called a "spiedie", a food...
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Monday, August 6, 2018

Up, Up, Up and Away with #MusicMovesMe

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It's Monday and I welcome you to #MusicMovesMe.  Today is a "freebie" so we post whatever we wish. Who are the #MusicMovesMe...
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Sunday, August 5, 2018

The Spiediefest - Their Beautiful Balloons

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Have you ever been up close to a hot air balloon launch? I've never ridden in one but, the first weekend in August, Binghamton, New Yo...
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Saturday, August 4, 2018

The Spiediefest - A Teaser

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Today I'm posting a little teaser.  An appetizer, if you will. If you read my Friday post, you know that Binghamton, New York is havin...
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Friday, August 3, 2018

A Walk in the Park #SkywatchFriday

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Otsiningo Park in Binghamton, New York hosts a Spiedie Fest the first weekend of each August. What is a spiedie, and shouldn't we be w...
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Thursday, August 2, 2018

Throwback Thursday - The Non Persistance of Vision

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Back in 2015, I wrote several blog posts on what I had been learning in a falls prevention class .  As my regular readers know, I have fal...
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Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Wildflower Spectacular

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It's been a while since I've featured my "guest photographer", who lives out in the countryside of upstate New York. C...
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New York Alligator

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After a day Monday that began with a phone call informing me that my mother in law was being taken to the emergency room and ended with her ...
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Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Cricket Day

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I've used my nine years of blogging to track when I hear the first crickets chirping each year. The chirp of the crickets is the first...
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Monday, July 30, 2018

Music in a Silent Languge #MusicMovesMe #BlogBoost

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It's Monday and, today, I welcome to #MusicMovesMe.  Every week a group of music loving bloggers bring you music for your listening plea...
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Sunday, July 29, 2018

Sunday Beauty

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Today is going to be a busy morning for me, so I am going to take a deep breath. Why don't you, too, and let the week's cares drop...
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From the housing projects of New York City to rural Arkansas to upstate New York, I've traveled a long and winding road. Learning more daily about writing, photography, and the importance of chocolate in a well-lived life.
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