Down to the dunes after the blizzard (Plum Island, MA)

The first storm of January dropped a normal amount of snow with abnormal winds to drift it around. Even with temperatures dropping to 12F the trek down the beach was worth it because of the unusual wind direction. Normally a nor'easter blows snow back from our north-south beach; however, this was a rare "nor'wester", so the snow drifted over the dunes onto the beach.

From Hike, Bike, and Focus

From Hike, Bike, and Focus

From Hike, Bike, and Focus

From Hike, Bike, and Focus

From Hike, Bike, and Focus

From Hike, Bike, and Focus

From Hike, Bike, and Focus

From Hike, Bike, and Focus

From Hike, Bike, and Focus

From Hike, Bike, and Focus

Back from vacation (Williamsburg, VA) to Newburyport MA

A fresh fall of snow from the 12/21/09 storm:

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provides interesting patterns in the clear sunshine today:

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and we see that the coast is starting to freeze up (Newburyport MA):

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and the geese are standing on the ice:

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View to Plum Island:

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Vacation Day #3 from the New England theme of this blog...

Started out foggy in Williamsburg VA, then went to Yorktown VA famous for Revolutionary War battle. Lots of history in coastal Virginia, kind of like a New England South! After all they settled Jamestown near here in 1607, the first permanent English colony in the New World.
Foggy Start in Williamsburg:

From 2009-12-14 Yorktown

From 2009-12-14 Yorktown

Yorktown:

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Organic Garden Wall:

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Old Brick around Colonial Garden:

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Colonial Garden:

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The Holly and the Ivy:

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Cannon #1:

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Cannon #2:

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Battlefield view:

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Back to Williamsburg this evening:

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Taking a vacation from the theme of this blog...

Yesterday I boarded a train for historic Williamsburg, Virginia for a week of great photo-shoots of historic and Christmas decorations in a place that will party like it's 1775! First, the trip out of Boston:

Here comes my train:

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New London, Connecticut:

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There goes my train:

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Astoria, Queens NYC:

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Ditmars Blvd subway platofrm, Queens NYC:

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Your Stuff Here:

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Public Art:

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North Philadelphia row houses:

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Baltimore rowhouses:

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Washington DC Union Station:

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This train was actually standing still:

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A visit to Salem, Massachusetts at lunchtime

Lunch at the Salem Diner, or "A Cuppa Joe":

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Master of Time:

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Bricked In:

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Red Bag:

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Stepping Into My Frame:

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Another Stormy Day on Plum Island, Massachusetts

At the risk of shorting out my dSLR I went out to take pictures at the beach during a very windy "nor'easter":

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High tide coming on:

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Waves are pushing up to the parking lot:

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Waves batter shoreline:

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Lookng on:

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Too close for comfort!

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