Denise

This photo was taken just as I turned onto the Stage Island trail. I'm looking across Plum Island Sound at this point. The houses on the shore are in Ipswich …

There is a boardwalk leading to a beach overlook but not to the beach. I walked out that way to visit with the ocean. The boardwalk crossed over dunes with scrub …

While most of my time is spent at home and walking near home during the COVID-19 stay at home order in MA, I felt a strong need for a mental reset yesterday. The stay at home order includes: > You can still go outside to get fresh air, but make …

Can you guess what type of flower this is? https://photos.smugmug.com/Outdoor-beauty/Wandering-Maudslay-2020/i-8J5ZL9H/0/105b554d/X3/202004_XT2_5104-X3.jpg You're right, it's not a flower. When I first saw the splash of color I was wondering what …

I really wish that we could remove Trump's ability to speak in public. It is appalling that he continues to spread falsehoods and that he seems to lack the ability to be concerned about and advocate for the people of both this country and the world.

someone left some painted rocks on a wall - they caught my eye as I walked by.

It's really a problem that some people seem to think the advisories don't apply to them. While we do have a stay-at-home advisory in Massachusetts the governor has tried to keep the state parks open. Unfortunately due to bad behavior on the part …

The combination of snow and forsythia in bloom is very special!

Today I noticed a tinge of green - leaves are starting to emerge! https://photos.smugmug.com/Wandering-near-home/Spring-2020/i-QzFfrpF/0/bb76f601/X3/202004_XT2_5023-X3.jpg Glory of the snow are all over, in flower beds and in the middle of many …

Here are two from my walk today. https://photos.smugmug.com/Fragments/Photos-by-phone/i-gpwk2wP/0/e234cc99/X3/20200404_152329-X3.jpg Yes, I'm still drawn to the close-to-the-ground glory of the …

And even when a vaccine is developed and tested how long will it take to have enough vaccine for everyone? Look at the mess with the lack of availability of Shingrix.

Do you know when Toni will get the results?

Sore throat appears to be a "sometimes" symptom, from chart posted by Yale New Haven Health. Chart was linked from page below; if I remember correctly @lidja posted it in one of the other COVID-19 …

The result of some creative work by the governor of MA and business partners to acquire N95 masks. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/04/02/patriots-robert-kraft-uses-team-plane-help-get-n95-masks-massachusetts-ny-hospitals/ In addition …

I also still miss the G+ experience, mainly because of the number of photographers I connected with there. I have also switched to Twitter and Cake. Twitter is difficult because as @CygnusX1 pointed out it is like drinking for a hose on full. I …

Today's walk allowed me to visit some new early spring flowers. I saw scilla and miniature tulips that are just starting to open. All of the flowers here are early spring varieties that are low to the …

I really don't understand this, how can a gun store be essential?

I used Zoom for a call with my sister & my 90-year-old mother on Sunday. It was a good way for mom to see my face given that I can't visit right now.

What an interesting looking flower! I've never seen anything like it before, thanks so much for sharing!

I don't understand the delay on closing some of the parks. It makes sense to me to allow people in the area to continue to walk in to some of the parks but from a safety standpoint it doesn't seem smart to leave parks open, especially in remote …

I always like knowing the location of bathrooms when I am out wandering. hand-lettered sign pointing to sometimes open bathrooms in Prescott Park, Portsmouth …

How about a buried stop sign? This was from our very heavy snow year of 2015, taken in a neighborhood not far from home. https://photos.smugmug.com/Fragments/Signs-odds-and-ends/i-zg5nFxk/4/a5c3f403/X3/201502_7D_0045L-X3.jpg

I suspect that's what drove the beach closures here too.

I think you're right. It seems most of the stay at home orders here were for two weeks but given that they have already extended the school closures into May I suspect the stay at home orders will also extend out. So far we don't have a max …

The first location that came to mind in response to your request for a view towards the unknown is Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. It's been too long since I visited; I look forward to being able to travel …