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A Visit From Carol by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI Gallery

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A Visit From CarolThe Mountain Laurel visits in June




Mountain Laurel carries with it the nickname "Carol". It is significant to our family that it flowers in June. It means that a family member that has passed comes to visit.

The lady who would swim around Great Island in Narragansett. The lady who costumed theater groups. The lady who loved swordfish. The lady who left us too soon. The grandmother our children never knew. My wife's mother. Her name was Carol.

So, we remember and talk. We share memories. Because, pink and bright, we have received A Visit From Carol.

Carol Mountain Laurel


Carol Mountain LaurelThe Mountain Laurel visits in June




Mountain Laurel Cluster


Mountain Laurel Cl

Rose Opening To The Morning by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI Gallery

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Rose Opening To The MorningRose in the soft early morning light




Roses are amazing flowers. They thrive in the rain and strong sunshine. And in the soft light of morning, they open to greet the day.

We have noted that the roses in our Rhode Island neighborhood are abundant this year. Some have speculated that this extreme flowering is due to reduced pollution levels. We tend to agree.

Whatever the reason for our blooms, we enjoy the blooms. And each morning, we look forward to their opening and greeting us.

Rose In Tendrils Of Light


Rose In Tendrils Of LightRose in the soft early morning light




Soft Morning Light


Soft Morning LightRose in the soft early morning light




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Purple Fireworks by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI Gallery

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“Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it.”

~Ralph Waldo Emmerson


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Purple FireworksPunches of purple color decorate the landscape




Some wait for a celebration for fireworks to dot the sky with splashes of color. We need not wait if we slow down and look down at the ground. Nature often provides us with its own exciting but quiet splash of color too. We found these "fireworks" at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, RI. 

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Ice Cream Folk Art American Flag by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI Gallery

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Ice Cream Folk Art American FlagA folk art or primitive art American Flag representation on the entry wall of a Block Island ice cream shop. The appearance is that leftover or scrap plastering lathing was used in its creation.




There is something about walking around Block Island in pre-summer. Pre-summer is when it's still spring but feels like summer. The air on Block Island still has a kiss of cool thirteen miles offshore.

In the "pre-summer" everything is fresh. The shopkeepers have cleaned their shops. Everyone shakes off the winter slumber. The greetings are robust. We can laugh with strangers who have become fast friends, united in our appreciation of the time.

As we notice that

Coast Guard Station Point Judith by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI Gallery

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Coast Guard Station Point JudithClose aboard at the Point Judith Coast Guard Station in the Port of Galilee




Summer on the islands and mainland means Coast Guard Station opening and enhancement. These stations will be part of the radio chatter on boats in the surrounding area. Sometimes, something serious will come across.

"Semper Paratus" is the motto. "Ever Ready" is the meaning. The summer months are especially busy for the Coast Guard. They must be ready to serve ports and recreational and commercial maritime traffic.

We see that Coast Guard Station Point Judith embodies a sense of readiness. Boats faced outward at their docks, ready to go.

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Face To Face With The Fighting Seabee by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI Gallery

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Face To Face With The Fighting SeabeeThe Fighting Seabee




The Fighting Seabee has been a symbol seen in Rhode Island since World War II. In early 1942, Frank Iafrate, a clerk at Quonset Naval Air Station (North Kingstown, Rhode Island) was the designer. The creation was for the recently formed Construction Battalion ("C B"). The symbolism is the busy bee that works industriously and yet is capable of protecting his property when confronted by an enemy.

Today, the Naval Construction Battalion and their work is found around the world. This statue is from the Seabee's place of founding at the Seabee Museum and Memorial Park in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.

"Can Do!"

The F

Pouring On The Coal by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI Gallery

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Pouring On The CoalThrottling up on the M/V Block Island with initial smoke coming from the stack of the M/V Block Island




Summer kickoff has always had images of boats and ferries in my mind. These were part of my upbringing year-round. But there is something about that first trip of summer, out on the outer deck. One long blast on the horn as the vessel departs (along with three short blasts if backing away). Then a slight rumble under your feet and the ferry moves in earnest.

That smoke emitting from the stack is what most of the skippers I grew up with called, "Pouring on the coal". Now, I only worked a couple of steamers (and they were not coal-fired). But I knew some skippers who came up from the

Bow Watch by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI Gallery

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"Into each life some rain must fall." ~ Ella Fitzgerald


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Into Each LifeInto each life a little rain must fall. Especially when crossing the sound on a rainy day on the M/V Block Island




Into each life, some rain must fall, especially if your life is on an island ferry. Along with the rain come bow watches, wet windows, and rolling ships.

This is ferry and island life. The islanders and the crews grow accustomed to these sea conditions. Tourists will grumble with these conditions, but they need only wait. There is a clearing over the island fine on the starboard bow. But for now, the views of bulwarks and capstans forward are rain-covered. And we can tell you that they are playing jazz, perhaps Ella, at a c

Easing Along by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI Gallery

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Easing AlongEasing in along the docks and throttling back preparing to dock in the Port of Galilee on a cloudy, rainy morning




When coming into port, especially on a cloudy day, one must throttle down and ease along. In Galilee (Narragansett, Rhode Island), this is sometimes easier said than done.

When one arrives in a port such as Galilee on a stormy day, there are often a few steps. First, when the swells are sweeping in from the south (as they were on this day), there are adjustments. The following seas mean that one is "playing" the wheel and throttles. Once in the breakwater, the seas can often peak a bit as the bottom shoals up a bit. Then once in port, the skipper is breaking down that little bit of adr

A Country Drive by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI Gallery

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A Country DriveBright late afternoon spring sunlight filters through the trees highlighting a country drive in Rhode Island's South County




As a youngster, Sunday afternoons outside of boating season were for taking a drive. Though I am not that old, the drive was more rural. Driving down what is now a retail district was a drive in the country (what is now Route 2 in Warwick, Rhode Island).

On those Sunday Drives, we would pass various properties and farms. Looking out the backseat window, I was often enamored with the property's driveways. Some were straight. Some curved. Some fence lined. The term is, "character". These places had character.

So today, as I move about, I make note of rural settings.

Spring Budding Overhead by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI Gallery

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"The wonder is that we can see these trees and not wonder more."



~ Ralph Waldo Emerson


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Spring Budding OverheadA wide view of the trees in the wood surrounding Indian Lake in South Kingstown, RI




We live in an area where walks are frequent respites. As spring progresses, walking among the trees, we often look up in wonder as their buds appear and leaf out.

These trees in the wood offer gentle filtering of light about in the sky. Puffy clouds above drift by. A special moment, indeed.

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Late Afternoon On The Saugatucket by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI Gallery

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Late Afternoon On The SaugatucketLate afternoon on the Saugatucket River from Silver Lake Avenue. The sun filters through the clouds and trees casting the first of the reds and oranges of sunset.





"The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!"



~Ansel Adams


An enjoyable aspect of photography is that it sometimes captures surreal reality. These moments of seeming surrealism only last for a moment. How does one capture that moment? You have to be lucky enough to be there and aware of your surroundings.

This was my situation this afternoon looking north along the Saugatucket. I can explain the effects in view through optics, physics and, meteorolog

Serendipitous Moments by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI Gallery

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Morning Breaks Over R/V Endeavor

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Morning Breaks Over R/V EndeavorMorning breaks over the R/V Endeavor in its home port of Narragansett, Rhode Island as the vessel awaits the last research voyages of its long career and decommissioning.




Serendipity. It's a term that I like to embrace more often in the day and age we live in. It's the pleasant, fortuitous surprises that make life more pleasant. A strict definition includes an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.

This is why I like the shoreline and the beach. I enjoy being the "

Orange Shadows Cast by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI Gallery

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Orange Shadows CastIn the late-day sun, highlights of light and shadows cast




Orange is a color that is often called "happy". So coming across a natural display of the color orange that is mysterious and moody is a find.

These orange flowers know that this is later spring and that summer is coming. They know that the rain is coming tonight. They know that brightness is around the corner. But the current climate leaves them unsure, shy, and introverted. They hide in the shadows and look forward to the bright light. Orange flowers are happiness cloaked in mystery and wisdom.

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Driftwood Tree And Waves At Matunuck by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI Gallery

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Driftwood Tree And Waves At MatunuckDriftwood tree ashore on Matunuck Beach as waves roll in off the sound




I once read that the waves are the voice of the tides. It's true. As the winds increase against the tide, the resistance will generate waves. The motion of the earth adds to the action with swells. This is a simplistic explanation but it piques our interest in the waves.

But what the wind and tide deposit on the beach attracts the beachcomber and beachgoer. Driftwood in this case. An entire driftwood tree. The bark stripped and every grain raised. Soaked with salt (it would pop with explosive crackles if burned). A fascination deposited on the beach.

Driftwood Tree And Raised Grain

Neighborly Flowers Reaching Out by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI Gallery

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Neighborly Flowers Reaching OutA batch of neighbors flowers in bloom on a late afternoon in springtime




We have a neighbor that has the most manicured lawn and landscape in the neighborhood. He's that rugged, grisly-voiced aging veteran that takes pride in everything he does. Disciplined and creative. Meticulous. The gent you trust with a problem. This is the gent that you trust with your sons. And when you need a laugh, there is a welcoming smile, wave, and a conversation full of dry wit.

Our neighbor is aging now. We send our sons over to help him out. When the cords of wood come, we send them over to help

Resting With Driftwood by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI Gallery

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Resting With DriftwoodDriftwood and house on Matunuck Beach with waves rolling in and a very high spring tide




As we walk on the beach, we often wonder. With extreme tides and waves, we often marvel at what will wash up. We also wonder what could wash away.

In this case, a driftwood tree has washed up on the beach. And an ancient cottage needs protection. Sand on the shore and sandbags surrounding. This is a stormy day in Southern Rhode Island.

Rising Tide At Matunuck


Rising Tide At MatunuckDriftwood and house on Matunuck Beach with waves rolling in and a very high spring tide




Driftwood View


Driftwood ViewDriftwood and house on Matunuck Beach with waves rolling in and a very high spring tide

A Rose's Tear by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI Gallery

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A Rose's TearA rose in a Memorial Day weekend shedding a single tear.




On Memorial Day weekend, a rose offers an eloquent expression of our feelings. Emotions pour forth as we wish ours could. 

 

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Rain On The Rose by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI Gallery

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"The world is a rose, smell it, and pass it to your friends." ~Persian Proverb


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Rain On The RoseRose unfolding in the rain




We are living in a space where we had a difficult year. In that time, we cultivated our yard. We planted and we tended. The spring rains have come, and our reward has been a bevy of roses. Now, we preserve the images for another day.

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The Past's Mosaic Template Of The Future by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI Gallery

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The Past's Mosaic Template Of The FutureGlass block wall outside the former pool entry at the Old East Providence High School created a rain speckled mosaic template for the new school building




The past is often an imperfect mosaic that leads us into the future. We look through a glass darkly; uncertain of what the future brings but knowing that the future is ahead of us regardless. 

On the last weekend of May 2021, my wife, Jen, received an invitation to visit East Providence High School. This is where she graduated from some years ago. The old high school building is being torn down and the education is moving to a new building.

This curved glass brick wall serves as a curtain wa