Recently a neighbor, who is on the board of the City of Warwick Historic Board, asked if I would accompany her to take some images of Pontiac Mills and some surrounding historical homes. This post only focuses on the Mills itself. Originally a textile mill that was purchased by Robert Knight in 1863 where he eventually tore down and rebuilt the textile facility that produced … [Read more...]
Gaspee Day Parade 2023
This is the 2023 edition of the Gaspee Day Parade as well some images of the burning of the Gaspee,an open rebellious act against British authority. This years edition seemed abit less extravagant than other years with the Mummers as well as the Clydesdale's were not present. The parade, at times, seemed slow and the spacing between marching bands/militias' were broad. … [Read more...]
Step Stone Falls, Exeter, R.I. 2023
Yesterday Cemal and I went to Step Stone Falls one of our favorite places to photograph. We were thinking since the spring had some good bouts of rain the water level at Step Stone would be fantastic. Well that did not disappoint as there was plenty of water and water movement. Beautiful sunny day with hazy blue sky. After a few hours we both were tired. We forgot how … [Read more...]
Earth Day Pawtuxet/Cranston 2023
Earth Day clean up of the waterfront at Pawtuxet Park (Warwick), Pawtuxet Cove as well as Stillhouse cove (Cranston). This is the 2023 edition. Fortunately the forecast for rain will hold off till the afternoon allowing volunteers to concentrate on removing debris from the rocks and shores of our waterfront areas. I usually spend the morning photographing peoples efforts … [Read more...]
Pawtuxet River Clean-up 2023
On Saturday, April 15th the Pawtuxet Green Revival (PGR) and the Friends of the Pawtuxet held a river clean-up event surrounding the area abutting Shaw's Supermarket and the Pawtuxet River. Discarded mattresses, a couch, and syringes were gathered and disposed of as well as an enormous amount of plastic containers, and paper. Old shopping carriages were removed from the river … [Read more...]
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