Tag: trees
member name: Roy ☯ Hilbinger
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October 14, 2007 05:43 PM EDT --
As I've noted before, because of the effect of the Atlantic Ocean, and especially the Gulf Stream, on Newport, we don't get the magnificent Fall foliage that they get inland. We do get some color, . . .
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May 31, 2007 09:28 PM EDT --
Okay, so I've been looking at this tree for years now and I'm still clueless as to what it is. It's on the Cliff Walk in the Salve Regina University area. I can't find this in either the . . .
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November 22, 2007 04:27 PM EST --
I went out for a walk down to my favorite hangouts in the south end of Newport this morning, and I discovered that the Beeches have finally changed color. Hooray! Of course, the Maples have been changing . . .
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November 21, 2007 05:28 PM EST --
Today I went walking in Miantonomi Park, which is on the north side of the city of Newport, on Hillside Ave. just north of Admiral Kalbfus Blvd. This park is atop Newport's tallest hill, and is topped . . .
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October 26, 2007 04:26 PM EDT --
Today started out sunny and quickly clouded over. Not that I was upset about that - I much prefer to take pictures in more diffuse light than in bright sunlight. In any case, here are the shots that worked . . .
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November 02, 2007 04:50 PM EDT --
So I was out on my usual hike today, down to Ballard Park, then down Hazard Rd. to Gooseneck Cove. then over to the "country lane" loop. not much wildlife because the wind is up today and they're . . .
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December 06, 2007 04:34 PM EST --
The leaves have fallen from the trees, the temperatures have dropped, even the quality of daylight has changed. Winter is arriving, affecting the places I love best - Ballard Park and Gooseneck Cove. . . .
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March 09, 2008 08:32 PM EDT --
Today was gorgeous - sunny and relatively warm (meaning in the 40s). There was a bit of a breeze, so the birds were laying low. Mostly I concentrated on trees and such as I wandered along the trails. . . .
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February 01, 2009 09:51 PM EST --
Walking through Ballard Park today, I noticed groupings of tree trunks. So, being who I am, I made a photo shoot of them. Back home and doing the processing, I found they worked best in black and white. . . .
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May 20, 2008 06:31 PM EDT --
After visiting the Clifton Burying Ground I headed down to Rovensky Park on Bellevue Ave. Rovensky Park is owned by The Preservation society of Newport County, the same people who run the famous Newport . . .
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November 14, 2007 08:33 PM EST --
Two days off in a row! This is a rare event in my job. Since tomorrow is supposed to be rainy, I went for my weekly hike today. It started out sunny but quickly turned overcast, raw, and blustery. It's . . .
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April 30, 2008 08:03 PM EDT --
Electronic music pioneer Wendy Carlos always likes to cite her "First Law" in interviews: "Every parameter you can control, you must control." I once made a sign with that and taped . . .
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