the only apparel items that people are buying are masks and sweatpants — otherwise, retail clothing sales down by 79% year to date
few signs of life downtown Providence on a Tuesday afternoon, but COVID-19 messages are everywhere
the printing production facility of The Providence Journal seen from overpass at Dean Street — doubt that there’s much to smile about there these days
Smith Hill neighborhood in Providence: the cloud configurations have been really special this summer, or have I just noticed them more?
I think these are house sparrows, the most common variety — frequent fliers on my bird feeder.
Nora and her new iPhone 11 Pro — she’s always the first in the family to upgrade. In fact, Reinhard and I lag far behind. How does this happen?
Esmond Park near Georgiaville Pond in Smithfield, RI, site of former textile mills, several of which are still standing — converted into condos
wherever I go these days — which, granted, is not very far — I sense that mothers have it hard in these times
first official day in the office since mid-March — every Tuesday until further notice, working from home the other four days. So that every office only has one person, I moved into new one today — quite posh, the office of former Senior VP who left the Foundation in April. I actually prefer my little “pod.”
I don’t know why but I just like it — we pass by hundreds of times, never noticing the shapes, the colors.
something is blowing in here in Providence
again I ask, how is it that one comes to accumulate so much JUNK?
one of several neighborhood rabbits finds a shady spot in my yard today
there must be a dozen hair salons within a few block radius of my house and none look like they are thriving businesses — what is that about?
99 degrees in full sun — would you want to be building a fence?
Cheryl, a woman I met today, is constructing a wonderful gardening room in the cellar of East Providence Historical Museum, of which she is the director
weekend yard sales in my neighborhood can be rather compelling — why did anyone buy it to begin with, and who wants to buy it again?
junk removal
this is what they cut through to make interstate highway