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Post by stevec on Jul 10, 2014 16:46:06 GMT -6
My little piece of heaven up north. This serene salt marsh relaxes me almost always, except when a hurricane tnreatens. Narragansett Bay is around the bend to the right where I do most of my kayaking. Woodrowli, I thought you might appreciate this small bit of NE scenery to jog your memory. Being a plains dweller now, I guess you don't get to see this anymore. That stone wall in front is actually a foot path and an emergency evacuation route, believe it or not. Behind the tall grass is tidal dam that controls the flow of water. Without it the marsh would completely drain during high tide - a bit stinky if that happened. Tomorrow, I'll take picture of Narragansett Bay on the other side, about 100 yards away. Even better, I'll wait until Saturday and get a shot of the sailboat races.  |
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Post by stevec on Jul 10, 2014 17:15:28 GMT -6
This is the view from the other side of my deck(L shaped) directly behind my house. The ducks, swans, and egrets hang out here. I never see geese. I wonder if they're intimidated by the swans, the ducks aren't bothered by them.
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Post by woodrowli on Jul 10, 2014 17:31:02 GMT -6
This is the view from the other side of my deck(L shaped) directly behind my house. The ducks, swans, and egrets hang out here. I never see geese. I wonder if they're intimidated by the swans, the ducks aren't bothered by them.
It does Bring back a lot of very good memories. But I have found ever region has it's own beauty, although those you first see as a child leave the fondest memories. What I see now looks more like what I used to see in the Roy Rogers movies.  |
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Post by stevec on Jul 10, 2014 18:10:55 GMT -6
That's spectacular, woodrowli. What I wouldn't give to spend a few nights under those dark skies with my telescope.
I remember those wide vistas on my cross country drives. I have fond memories of those trips also. Thanks, you put a smile on my face. I wish my wife was healthy enough to do one more trip, gotta get MI, MN, WI, ND off my bucket list.
Does that butte over to the right have a name?
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Post by stevec on Jul 10, 2014 18:15:46 GMT -6
Oh wait, is it called Woodrowli's Butte?
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Post by woodrowli on Jul 10, 2014 19:21:04 GMT -6
That's spectacular, woodrowli. What I wouldn't give to spend a few nights under those dark skies with my telescope. I remember those wide vistas on my cross country drives. I have fond memories of those trips also. Thanks, you put a smile on my face. I wish my wife was healthy enough to do one more trip, gotta get MI, MN, WI, ND off my bucket list. Does that butte over to the right have a name? It probabvly does, but I don't know it. That was down on Pine Ridge not far fro Potato Creek. I usually try to make it to the annul wacipi at Potato creek it is about 100 mile SE of Mount Rushmore. The last Wacipi I was at      img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/sytall/Rez/Wacipi2.swf |
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Post by Jim on Jul 11, 2014 12:58:09 GMT -6
This is the view from the other side of my deck(L shaped) directly behind my house. The ducks, swans, and egrets hang out here. I never see geese. I wonder if they're intimidated by the swans, the ducks aren't bothered by them.
Wow, that is pretty! I bet the swans chase off the geese because they are more similar in size. I love Woodrow's arid landscape too. We live on such a beautiful planet! I don't have many "backyard" pictures at work, but these elk calves are two of my favorites.   (long shots taken through a telescope model that Steve and I both own, a TEC 140) Have a great weekend! |
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Post by woodrowli on Jul 11, 2014 14:13:16 GMT -6
This is the view from the other side of my deck(L shaped) directly behind my house. The ducks, swans, and egrets hang out here. I never see geese. I wonder if they're intimidated by the swans, the ducks aren't bothered by them.
Wow, that is pretty! I bet the swans chase off the geese because they are more similar in size. I love Woodrow's arid landscape too. We live on such a beautiful planet! I don't have many "backyard" pictures at work, but these elk calves are two of my favorites. (long shots taken through a telescope model that Steve and I both own, a TEC 140) Have a great weekend! Nice pics of the elk. You are right it is a beautiful planet we live on. As I grew up in the New England area that will always be home to me and My deepest fondness is the New England country side. But I have found fantastic sights every place I have lived. Everybody have a wonderful weekend. |
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Post by stevec on Jul 11, 2014 15:09:12 GMT -6
Jim,
I know you've got majestic mountains. Those are beautiful, but a bit intimidating when you have to cross them. I'm sort of disappointed in myself for not crossing the Rockies near you when I drove cross country many years ago. I chickened out - the minivan was close to its tow limit with the pop-up trailer. I crossed further north in the Bighorn mountains which had about 6500 ft high mountain roads, then down the western side through Utah, Arizona, and back east through NM and TX. Now that I think about it, not crossing in CO was still a good idea, the minivan's temperature gauge was spiking dangerously close to red on many of those climbs in the Bighorns...........and the minivan had the tow package with a transmission cooler. The GMC Yukon Danali I bought a few years later could tow up any incline, no problem, with hardly any change in temperature. That was a great tow vehicle.
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Post by stevec on Jul 11, 2014 15:15:03 GMT -6
Woodrowli,
You're a pain in my butte. With all your Muslim and Native American terminologies, I'm wearing out the Google feature.
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Post by woodrowli on Jul 11, 2014 20:41:14 GMT -6
Woodrowli, You're a pain in my butte. With all your Muslim and Native American terminologies, I'm wearing out the Google feature. You got to listen when a bunch of us get together. You get Lakota, Cheyenne, Arabic and English all in one sentence. |
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Post by stevec on Jul 12, 2014 8:44:00 GMT -6
Woodrowli, You're a pain in my butte. With all your Muslim and Native American terminologies, I'm wearing out the Google feature. You got to listen when a bunch of us get together. You get Lakota, Cheyenne, Arabic and English all in one sentence. The learning experience is good though, you never know what subject might come up during trivia night at Duffy's. |
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Post by woodrowli on Jul 12, 2014 10:50:35 GMT -6
You got to listen when a bunch of us get together. You get Lakota, Cheyenne, Arabic and English all in one sentence. The learning experience is good though, you never know what subject might come up during trivia night at Duffy's. Languages are fascinating to me, I'm easily amused. Are you old enough to remember "Duffy's Tavern" on Radio? early 1950s |
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Post by stevec on Jul 12, 2014 16:11:33 GMT -6
The learning experience is good though, you never know what subject might come up during trivia night at Duffy's. Languages are fascinating to me, I'm easily amused. Are you old enough to remember "Duffy's Tavern" on Radio? early 1950s No, born in 54, but my trivia team members probably remember it well. |
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Post by stevec on Jul 13, 2014 9:26:46 GMT -6
Out my front door and about 100 yards away. The beach is rocky, but there's no traffic, it's private, not crowded, plenty of parking(up to a point), and the view is terrific. Lots of kayaks, paddleboards, and Sunfish stored on the beach behind me. The island of Jamestown is to the right of the dock, and the island of Newport is in the distance behind the dock. These kids have been swimming and kayaking out to a diving raft all day long that a neighbor puts out every summer.  |
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