Photos: Suzanne and John’s Mom.
Blue lacecap hydrangea on a sunny day.
The photo collection below starts with my visit to the annual Umbrella Art show in the woods, which this year was located on Brister’s Hill for the town’s 250th Anniversary.
Brister Freeman was a man who started life in slavery. Thoreau spoke of him. The art show honors the travails and aspirations of enslaved Americans in New England, which was not an exception to slavery. You can read about the show, “Weaving an Address,” here.
The artist of the indigo slave cabin, Ifé Franklin, wrote a personal message to Brister Freeman and his wife on one wall. The color indigo references slavery’s “other cash crop.” Click here for info on that.
Incongruously, a Lorax hangs out in nearby Walden Woods. I had to take a picture of him as he represents what Dr. Seuss had to say about protecting nature.
Transitioning from Massachusetts to vacation in Rhode Island, I include a fishing boat seen in Point Judith on a foggy day. Point Judith is where I catch the boat to New Shoreham, but it’s also a working port.
New Shoreham’s iconic Southeast Light is the first of my recent New Shoream photos.
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Really nice pictures! I especially like the one of the lighthouse, its angle and the expanse of blue sky. The art exhibit sounds interesting, an important reminder of how things really were as opposed to some false fantasy about the good old days.
When artists speak, we realize we all need to do something about the consequences of evil, each in our own way.
I did not know about indigo cultivation by enslaved human beings in the USA as a precursor to cotton… Thank you for this moment of education along with all of the photos of summer beauty!
I hope up you will share photos from upstate NY, too. Another lovely part of the world.
Thank you for this great article.
Each photo told more than 2000 words! Great story collection.
Thanks. Your photos always tell stories, Rebecca. Do you use a real camera? I just have my phone.
Thanks, M2S. Eagle took this photo with their phone. My photos are also with my phone, because my camera broke a while back. I use “portrait” setting a lot to get close ups of flowers, plants and such.
I sometimes remember to use “portrait,” which you told me you used.
Wonderful! I enjoyed seeing your summer! Have you had extra warm days? We did for a bit but it’s back to normal temperatures again for here.
It was too hot at times because we don’t have air conditioning, just a noisy machine for the bedroom. But we did have a good time.