Only a Picture Stops Time

Good Morning, It's Throwback Thursday and I'm featuring some photos taken 10 years ago at Fruitland Museum in Harvard, MA. I was working at Hewlett Packard at the time and we had a team luncheon on the grounds. Most of us have left the company, but we still keep in touch with social media and occasionally for lunch. L-R (Sue, John, Leslie, Peter, John, April) Beautiful Place John is a true Red Sox fan, check out the shirt Peter and Sue Tony Prospect Hill is a bit easier to pronounce I have photos available for sale

When I was a kid, I used to mow lawns in the neighborhood. I had quite a few customers. It was summer and I never bothered to wear a shirt. I would develop quite a tan although not as orange as the one sprayed on Trump. If sunscreen existed I didn't know of it and wouldn't have used it.  In 2013 I had a sore on my ear that wouldn't heal and underwent a bit of surgery for skin cancer. In 2015 I went again for another sore on my nose. I was paying for my years of working in the sun.  In both cases I had squamous cell carcinoma which was treated with MOHS surgery  a process that involves cutting, testing and waiting. It is not the most pleasant way to spend a summer day. My doctor is located in Keene, NH and the commute takes me along wonderful views of Mount Monandnock. I stopped in front of Perkins Pond with my bandaged nose to chat with a painter. He was visiting the region from the midwest. A moment from June 25, 2015 - 11:31 AM Mount Monadnock se...

Good Morning, Nothing is as fleeting as a sunrise or sunset. The light and patterns change from second to second. One year ago on June 23, 2015 in New Ipswich, NH, we had an afternoon summer storm. It was followed by a rainbow which was noteworthy enough but the real display occurred at sunset when the entire sky lit up.  Somewhere over the rainbow in New Ipswich June 23, 2015 - 7:33PM The sky is ablaze June 23, 2015 - 8:30 PM Strange Light The entire sky was  aglow

Good Morning, Years ago my mother purchased some New Ipswich postcards at a yard sale that dated back to the early 1900s. I found them of interest because I can identify most of the locations. However there are some mysteries. This postcard shows a church identified as M.E. Church which was located near the old Congregational Church on Main Street (the building with the steeple in the background). The Methodist Episcopal Church (M.E. Church)eventually formed the Methodist Church in 1968, eventually to become the United Methodist Church. I'm curious where this building was located. The Congregational Church was rebuilt at the same location after it was burnt following a lightning strike. Postcard - January 24, 1908

I was born shortly after the end of World War II. I was in the first wave of the baby boom  when a child was born in the United States every 7 seconds. Like many of my fellow boomers I will become a septuagenarian this year, There was a shortage of housing for all the returning veterans and their families which was addressed by President Truman ( Source URL ) An act of congress, May 22, 1946, declared a national housing emergency and clothed the Executive Branch of the government with special powers to deal with it. The special powers were to continue in existence until December 31, 1947, for it was believed that the acute shortage of housing could not be overcome before that date. Under the emergency program more housing was built during 1946 than in any peacetime year since 1928 but the new construction fell far short of meeting the accumulated demand. Veterans returning from the theatres of war were finding as much difficulty in obtaining suitable living quarters sixteen...

In 2010 the Smithville bridge located at the end of Goen Road was replaced. A rusted culvert was removed and the bridge was rebuilt with large preformed concrete tunnels. The bridge that predated that was constructed of wood. I discovered a photo that showed something else quite interesting. Location - 42°44'12.1"N+71°52'14.2"W Bridge over the Souhegan West Branch Photo taken June 1, 2011  Same location undated photo At that time the house on the right had a full porch. There is an extra building on the left side that might have been a fire station. A blend of new and old

Good Morning, Where on Turnpike Road was this photo taken? I'm guessing this was taken just south of the center of town. What a nice place for a stroll. Turnpike Road (Undated Postcard) Turnpike Road - June 18, 2016 Could this be approximately the same location?     42°45'27.4"N+71°50'51.5"W I have photos available for sale

Good Morning, I was a bit premature in announcing the retirement of this blog. In spite of the number of dead links and missing photos I see that it still gets a fair number of visitors. There is a song by Marty Robbins named "Only a Picture Stops Time". I've decided that should be the theme of this blog, a look backwards over the decades. We'll start with a a bridge that has been around for some time. Highbridge Postcard - 1908 Bridge repair reveals the top of the original structure April 25, 2015 The new bridge spans the old bridge without depending upon it for support August 02, 2015 The new bridge is wider, safer and has a sidewalk (right side) for walkers and folks that want to view the river October 08, 2015