Tag: newport
group name: bestbuds
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October 25, 2007 05:26 PM EDT --
The Point is one of the oldest sections of Newport, going right back to the 1640s. Most of the houses on the lower end of the Point are restored colonials going back into the 1700s. Farther up Shingle . . . more
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February 02, 2008 04:26 PM EST --
I was on my way down to First Beach just to do a beachcombing stroll and maybe stop in Save the Bay's information center/museum under the carousel on the boardwalk (since they re-opened for their Winter . . . more
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March 09, 2008 08:56 PM EDT --
After I walked through Ballard Park I figured I'd head down Ruggles Ave. towards the Cliff Walk. We had a storm yesterday and there was still a good breeze blowing, so I just knew the surf was up and . . . more
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March 14, 2008 05:04 PM EDT --
...to paraphrase Mr. Zimmerman.
Watching the clouds roll through off Easton's Beach this morning.
And for all that it never did rain!
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October 14, 2007 05:43 PM EDT --
As I've noted before, because of the effect of the Atlantic Ocean, and especially the Gulf Stream, on Newport, we don't get the magnificent Fall foliage that they get inland. We do get some color, . . . more
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October 30, 2007 09:28 PM EDT --
No, this isn't about haunted houses in Newport, although I'm sure there are quite a bit more than a few. It's just that every year around Samhain I go on a photo safari through Newport's . . . more
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November 22, 2007 04:27 PM EST --
I went out for a walk down to my favorite hangouts in the south end of Newport this morning, and I discovered that the Beeches have finally changed color. Hooray! Of course, the Maples have been changing . . . more
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January 28, 2008 05:30 PM EST --
We had a nor'easter blow through overnight that left a little snow - an inch or two. I had stuff to do at the computer today, but I decided to take a quick run down to Ballard Park to look at what . . . more
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February 15, 2008 04:55 PM EST --
"I must down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung . . . more
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March 03, 2008 05:07 PM EST --
Low tide here was at 10:14 am. I decided to include a walk on the beach as part of my walk to the grocery store this morning. This is what I saw.
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March 11, 2008 03:59 PM EDT --
I took a walk down to the beach and back this morning. These are some of the things that caught my eye.
Easter is so early this year that I was wondering if there would be any Spring flowers up in . . . more
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March 25, 2008 07:00 PM EDT --
After a library visit this morning I went around the Spring St. and Bellevue Ave. area with the camera looking for interesting architectural details, the idea coming from the patina-ed bronze spire on . . . more
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April 02, 2008 07:08 PM EDT --
I decided to go for a walk on the Cliff Walk today. It was sunny but very, very windy. I had planned to start the hike with a walk on Easton's Beach, but the wind on the beach was so bad that I decided . . . more
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December 21, 2007 05:40 PM EST --
We got some minor snow in the past week, but I haven't had a chance to go photograph it in my favorite spots because I was working the whole time. I was off today and I figured I'd better get . . . more
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February 06, 2008 03:12 PM EST --
Let's go walk on First Beach on a foggy Winter's morning.
Now it's time to go back home for lunch and a nice hot cup of tea.
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May 05, 2008 06:16 PM EDT --
I went down to Big Pond today to see if I could find that Snapper again, but still no luck. But I got a lot of other interesting shots there, as well as on the Cliff Walk a little later.
While walking . . . more
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June 01, 2008 05:12 PM EDT --
Our day started out very foggy today, but by noon the fog had burned off. But the fog didn't exactly go away; instead it piled up in the sky to the north of us, giving a dramatic cloudscape for the . . . more
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July 22, 2008 05:42 PM EDT --
Yup, it's that time again! We had Tropical Storm Cristobal pass by offshore overnight, so the surf was up some and the guys hit the water off Ruggles Ave., the best surfing spot in Rhode Island. Many . . . more
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October 04, 2007 07:25 PM EDT --
My day off and I head right for my old stomping grounds to shake off the stress of the week. Here are some of the pictures I took on my walk.
In Ballard Park the main path in the northern part of the . . . more
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January 12, 2008 07:51 PM EST --
I was on my usual walk today, but when I got down to the Green Bridge I heard noise ocean-ward, and when I looked over there I saw that the surf was up. LOL!!! That decided the rest of my hike - I headed . . . more
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