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Crusty copper cod in my studio window

January 20, 2021December 2, 2020 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 1 Comment
It’s still full of mystery.

Homemade English muffins

January 17, 2021December 2, 2020 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment
They split perfectly.
A whole tray of them! (Photos by Rachel A. Williams)

 

Where would your texting be without this?

January 13, 2021December 2, 2020 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment
Cell phone towers have become an ubiquitous part of the American landscape. This is one of three atop Dover’s Garrison Hill, and the panels also ring the giant smokestack at the mills downtown.
What I wasn’t expecting was the two workers doing maintenance within its aerial grid.

Potted Pepper

January 10, 2021January 10, 2021 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 1 Comment

This was a sage plant we brought inside to overwinter. That is, until Pepper discovered she liked the stems and leaves. (Photo by Rachel A. Williams)

Hey, there!

January 7, 2021December 2, 2020 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

On a grid in the flooring of the Dover Community trail pedestrian bridge.

 

 

Bunny spaghetti

January 3, 2021December 2, 2020 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

It was Christmas present binding. The twine’s down the hatch now. (Photo by Rachel A. Williams)

 

Rabbits

 

Unexpected pattern

October 11, 2020October 10, 2020 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

Autumn just isn’t in the air only. It’s also underfoot.

This is what appeared on our back doormat.

Googly eyes

September 27, 2020August 2, 2020 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 3 Comments

My wife can be whimsical.

What can I say? This just showed up one morning.

Riverwalk

May 17, 2020March 7, 2020 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 2 Comments

One more scene from from the heart of my town.

A pedestrian walkway follows the Cocheco River through a corner of downtown Dover.

On the old carriage road

April 28, 2020October 14, 2020 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

It’s now a fine trail to the city park at the top of Garrison Hill, for those of us who would rather walk than drive.

 

And it leads to this observation tower, for more climbing.

 

Here’s how the route looked in the late 1800s.

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