August 2005
Rhode Island Photos
Pigwidgeon the seasoned traveller in his carry cage
for the last time, Willow gets to sit in "Grandma's chair."
Willow tries to keep cool after dark without air conditioning
Pidge keeps cool near the windows
Downtown Providence, RI, at dusk
Waterplace Park and "Downcity" from Providence Place Mall
The Rhode Island State House at dusk
Providence skyline at dusk; Fleet Building at right
When I was a kid it was the Industrial National Bank,
but the older kids told all us younger ones that it was the Daily Planet building in Superman
This is at a "Waterfire," a music-sight-and-sound exhibition at Waterplace Park
Here one of the boats sets out to light the firepits dotting the river
You can see extra wood in the boat
Here are the firepits fully lit in the basin;
there are additional cauldrons up and down the river
Crowds watch the fires burn down; scented woods are used and music plays throughout
Wright's Dairy Farm, in North Smithfield, RI, a working dairy farm with a killer bakery!
The Wright cows escape the heat under the shade of the shed roof
Part of the farmyard was full of these igloos;
they are so the calves can get fresh air, but will not get sunburned
It was so hot one day we just gave up and went to Newport;
yes, it really was this hazy even oceanside
Facing the private beachs heading toward Bellevue Avenue;
a little better contrast
I spent many happy summer Sundays climbing around these rocks at Brenton Point
Flags at the Park Service location;
even with this stiff breeze it was still hot unless you were right near the water
The surf was quite rough that day
More hard surf against the rocks
Even on hot summer days the shops on Bellevue Avenue are busy;
these buildings date from the late 1800s