Turn of the century digital camera picture taken from a window near my cubicle on the 87th floor of the South Tower at the World Trade Center 25 years ago today. July 5th, 2001.

Sunday morning meditation. “You see, war is not the answer For only love can conquer hate” youtu.be/DKSjzPTruqk

July 4, 1976, I remember tall ships were in NYC harbor and I was listening to US Blues and the rest of Mars Hotel. 50 years to the day and here I am, listening to the same music. I’m going to sit here and contemplate the life choices that have led me here. youtu.be/vzpLAfKmqDg

Freedom! youtu.be/rynxqdNMry4

Spent a fine summer evening at the Watch Hill Sunset Concert Series with Mystic Dead this week.

My mid-twenties son insisted that I needed to see Dark Star Orchestra at Pier 17 in NYC and he was right!

A little moonlight magic at the Ocean Mist in Matunuck last night. Boston based Bearly Dead is playing in the background.

Saw some beauties in Newport today.

Here’s a flower you don’t see every day @msmeredeth.bsky.social. The corpse flower blooms for only 2 or 3 days every few years and smells like rotting meat (evolution does not have to make sense, I guess). This one is at URI and yes, there’s a live feed www.youtube.com/live/67O9UR8...

Great evening with Mystic Dead at a benefit for the Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center.

Went to visit Greta Granit, one of our local trolls today. Located in Ninigret Park in Charlestown, RI. Created by Danish artist Thomas Dambo www.thomasdambo.com Greta is tucked away in the woods in a circle of boulders. trollmap.com#/@41.372x-71...

Watch Hill Lighthouse is a fantastic place to watch the sky.

Now that @bsky.app posts have a 10 picture limit, I’m going to add to #WorldOceansDay 🌊 with some of my favorite pictures.

Quick lunchtime walk on the beach for World Oceans Day 🌊

Ever changing conditions and light, but Block Island, Montauk Point Lighthouse and Watch Hill Lighthouse all visible from the Windjammer Surf Bar today.

Beautiful morning by Narragansett Bay.

Some big Rhodies in Little Rhody.

Awesome hour of music ongoing right now @wxpnfm.bsky.social. Highs in the 70s - movie/tv edition Gonna Fly Now Time Warp The Harder They Come The Godfather Waltz Stayin’ Alive Pinball Wizard Theme from Jaws Summer Nights Shaft So far… #tbtxpn

The rainy weekend is all but forgotten after a couple of hours here.

The Wailers were in town last night. Busy weekend!

Shorts just came out of the drawer on Friday and today summer is busting out all over around here.

Great to be out in the open air for Oteil and Friends last night.

The John Mayer Grateful Dead Listening Party on Sunday nights is highlighting some wonderful music. Almost all cuts are available on YouTube Music and the shows make great playlists. Here’s a playlist from last week spanning 50 years and 4 bands. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Seeing these newly shorn sheep gathering under a tree in the rain reminds me of a children’s book I used to love to read to the kids. Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep

Here’s the story of four fans who were at the legendary Grateful Dead show at Cornell on 5/8/77. Listening to Morning Dew from that show to get my day started. youtu.be/Gqgp0o6yFqQ

The azaleas are almost done blooming here. Always wish they lasted a little longer. Lots of bumblebees this year.

What are they feeding these guys over in Portsmouth?

Daffodil Days along the Cliff Walk

🎶Picture a bright blue ball just spinning, spinning free Dizzy with eternity Paint it with a skin of sky, brush in some clouds and sea Call it home for you and me🎶 It’s our only home.

Excellent show Friday night. Molly Tuttle joked there are three kinds of blue grass songs: songs of longing and regret, train songs and murder ballads. Later, with Marty Stuart she sang the sweetest “Cold Rain and Snow”. The YouTube link is from the night before. youtu.be/0oD1IDp91y4

@bencollins.bsky.social why is everything now The Onion?

Hard to believe we’re going back to the moon.

We each have something to say about our shared future. Don’t give up your voice. Don’t give up your choice. Don’t give up.

A stroll through the Desert Botanical Garden at night.

This looks like a great weekend! We might try to get there for Saturday.

Afternoon spent checking on some of our favorite shoreline spots.

Great March weather for the parade in Newport.

On a trip to central CT to see a specialist and the John Mayer Grateful Dead Listening Party will be on the whole way. Hope the rest of the day goes as well.

Feels different out there tonight.

RIP youtu.be/ft0vkKCadgk

Two things I love, public radio and the Grateful Dead. Tonight at 7PM MST, KGNU in Boulder CO will present 5 hours of music (and some talk) celebrating the life of Bob Weir. Listening together is better than listening alone. yellowscene.com/2026/03/06/k...

Clouds to the west blocked viewing the eclipse but got a nice sunrise.

Checking in on Erik the troll. Looks like he’s had enough of winter. trollmap.com

Plenty of snow means my wife will be dyeing lots of fabric. This one is pretty cool.

Couldn’t get anywhere for a few days, so all I saw of the blizzard aftermath was what was in my yard.

My kind of place.

Acoustic or Electric I wonder.

Reminds me of winters when I was a kid.

A song for today by true masters of their craft. youtu.be/h5P6tO2Rs70

Hard to measure this storm with the drifting.