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Old Fashioned Cooking

I’m not much of a cook. I enjoy baking but for some reason cooking is completely different for me. I can’t imagine what it must have been like…

Wampanoag Homesite

When you first arrive at Plimoth Plantation they suggest you watch the short welcome video. The video is an overview of what you will see during your visit…

Life at Sea

The look I was going for here would be called, weathered. What a wonderfully photographic face this sailor has…I really liked the texture of his beard. Normally, I…

Master’s Quarters

This is the Master’s Quarters. The Mayflower’s Master (today referred to as captain) was named Christopher Jones. The Master’s job was to direct the course of the ship…

Cook’s Quarters

The cook’s room, on the Mayflower, may have been housed in the forecastle (also known as fo’c’sle, the forward most cabin of the ship). The two images above…

Navigation

This is a Traverse Board. “It was used to record the direction and speed of a ship during a four-hour watch. Each half-hour a crewman would place pegs…

The Voyage

Just sit right back an you’ll hear a tale,A tale of a fateful trip.That started from this tropic port,Aboard this tiny ship. The weather started getting rough, The…

Kisses

My pie skills were passed down from three generations of wonderful bakers. From my great grandma Bryant to her daughter Elinor (my grandmother who I unfortunately never met)….

Pie

Step 6: Okay, I jumped a few steps between peeling the apples and the completed pie. I didn’t take any pictures of the dough being rolled or the…

Peeled

Step 2: Peeling the apples. This is probably my least favorite part of making an apple pie. Although, cleanup and washing the dishes are very close behind. When…

Apple

The original apple. Nutritious, delicious and no batteries required. While I didn’t go apple picking (except at the supermarket) these apples are a sign that Thanksgiving is just…

Leaving

The other day I walked out on my balcony, looked down and saw this. Leaves, lots and lots of leaves. This is just one section. The entire place…

How Now Brown Cow

A few hundred feet down from where the sheep were grazing we came across a field with cows. I’m assuming they belong to the same farm. I liked…

Twinkle, is that you?

These shots were taken at the farm on Elm Street in Plympton. Last weekend, Mom and I had gone to the cafe for lunch and then walked around…

A Time for Change

History has been made today. The first African American has been elected President of the United States of America. On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama will take office…

Lazy Llama

I’m not sure that this llama is actually lazy but she was lying down the entire time I was taking pictures. One of the houses in Plympton has…

Plympton Progress?

First, a little history from the Plympton website: The town of Plympton was incorporated in 1707. It is approximately 14.8 square miles and is, therefore, the smallest town…

Acid Skeleton

Happy Halloween! I took this picture in the Downtown Crossing area. The skeleton was guarding pumpkins and gourds at the fruit/vegetable stand. I found the original image to…

Bunny Pumpkin

This pumpkin is sitting in Mom and Dad’s yard. Mom always does a nice job of decorating inside and outside the house. I really didn’t do much to…

JET Eye: Seeing Through Pictures- Year One

Business first: I must give credit to AndreaMosaic which is the software I used to create this image. It’s a free download and I really like the results…

Bountiful Colors of Fall

The fall colors have really been spectacular this past week. Besides the leaves changing, another sign that winter is fast approaching, is that we had to change the…

Where Acorns Lay

Here’s another sign that Fall is in full swing. I was walking around the Muddy River and came across these acorns. Apparently, someone had a fine meal. There’s…

Aged Daisy

I mentioned on Wednesday that I walked around trying to take photos that would showcase the sky that day (Tuesday’s & Wednesday’s posts). This daisy was another shot…

Half a Goat?

Yesterday’s photo of the gate had an image of a goat which ended up reminding me of the above photo I took during the Photo Walk (at Haymarket)….