Author Archives: Ron Haines

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About Ron Haines

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Some words just look silly in print…

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Ron Haines

(And they also look out of focus, darn it!)  This park is in Fitzwilliam, NH, and best visited in mid-July, when the 16-acre grove of Rhododendron Maximum bursts into fragrant clusters of pink blossoms.

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A well-used car lot

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Ron Haines

I find some interesting places in my meanderings.  Happy to share this one, the Wilson and Steely Kustom Coachworks in Athol, MA.

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Anything’ll go with beer…

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Ron Haines

New Hampshire’s answer to Wisconsin’s brats and beer I guess. Locations in Keene and Jaffrey (in photo).

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One man’s trash…

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Ron Haines

Sometimes another man’s trash is my treasure. Other days it’s just trash. Today was one of those days. It was the first Saturday of the month and I was in New Hampshire once again for a Trash Patrol, organized by … Continue reading →

Posted in Appalachian Moutain Club, Grumman canoe, Paddling, Trash Patrol | 2 Comments

Back to the grind for these two…

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Ron Haines

…while I continue with my aimless meandering.        

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The alligators in Connecticut are made of plastic

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Ron Haines

Spotted today on Lower Bolton Pond, Bolton, CT.

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Revisiting “Make Way For Ducklings”

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Ron Haines

The last time I visited the Boston Public Garden with a four-year-old to view the setting of the book Make Way For Ducklings was with my daughter, Jennifer, and the year was 1984.There was a lot of me invested in … Continue reading →

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Made in the shade

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Ron Haines

I’ve been flying in and out of Hartford, CT, for a decade now. Oddly enough it all began about the time my daughter moved to Connecticut from Florida. From nearly day one I wondered about the cloth-covered growing fields and … Continue reading →

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When you’ve got an itch….

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Ron Haines

At Rainbow Reservoir on the Farmington River, Windsor, CT.   And a few more photos:

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Just me and the ducks

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Ron Haines

I don’t often go paddling in serious rain on purpose. The last time, actually, was on Day 47 of my Mississippi River trip, when I crawled out of the tent into a stormy looking morning intent on paddling the seven … Continue reading →

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