docked

As I walked along the Piscataqua River in Portsmouth I came upon two tugboats, docked and waiting for work.

inspiration

The artists who created the new murals on Peabody Street in Salem were inspired by Nina Simone’s song, "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free".

This portrait by Kedrin Frias caught my eye.

I read an interesting article about this year's murals. Click to read El Punto mural artists paint the color of freedom.

berries in red

Tiny berries wearing red provide a pop of bright color.

by the sea

Walking by the ocean brings me a sense of calm. Yesterday I walked at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge as it moved closer to low tide. Many more birds than humans populated the refuge.

My beach walk was accompanied by the music of the waves.

afternoon light

Late afternoon light highlighted a tree continuing to wear autumn colors as I walked along the Shawsheen River.

the fish bowl, a mural

Yesterday was a good day to visit The Point neighborhood in Salem to see new murals that were created in October.

Twenty Massachusetts-based artists were selected for this year's Call for Art, inspired by Nina Simone’s “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" installed their murals on the National Grid Wall on Peabody Street in Salem.

Graffiti artist JEKS from Greensboro, North Carolina installed a new large-scale mural in the Point neighborhood. The mural titled "the fish bowl" can be viewed on Dodge Street, behind the Walgreens. It was commissioned by Hampton Inn.

I found a number of the new murals installed on the National Grid Wall to be very interesting, but the one that really stood out for me was the large mural created by JEKS titled "the fish bowl".

If you're interested in seeing more from yesterday's visit please click to visit murals in Salem :: 2020. The photos in the front of the gallery are new, ending with this photo.

on the ground

Dried leaves in shades of brown cover the ground.

hoping

It's a hard day today. Yesterday's election brought the expected "still counting" result to the race for president. My poor sleep pattern was clearly caused by worries over what could happen; I woke every hour between 2 and 4 AM and finally decided it was time to stop trying to sleep at 4:30.

I am trying to hold onto hope that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will win.

I know I'm not alone as I continue to hope.

shades of red

The fallen leaves of a Japanese maple decorate the ground in shades of red.

a carpet of leaves

Trees are reaching their late autumn "no leaves" state. A Gingko left a carpet of yellow beneath its almost bare branches.