Maple Syrup Saturday

Sap is boiling in Chocorua, NH. Thanks to our friends the Taskers for the tasty dark amber syrup.

Morning Drizzle Stroll

Charlotte, North Carolina

My Glamorous Life on the Road

Last week Pittsburgh, this week Charlotte. Anaheim and San Antonio are coming soon.

There's a Johnny Cash song waiting to be written here.

Monongahela Morning

Monongahela River Pittsburgh, PA




Homestead, PA

Railroad Roots

June 29, 1950: New boxcars arrive for the Berlin Mills Railway. The proud man posing on the right is my father's father and my namesake. On the left is Ernie Gagnon. He was a good friend of my Dad's for as long I could remember and he always had a Mars bar for me when I was a kid. Obviously, I liked Ernie.

My father had just graduated from High School when this photo was taken and was soon off to join the Navy. He later worked for the Berlin Mills Railway and eventually became Superintendent. This photo is courtesy of Beyond Brown Paper. This website organizes the archives of the former paper mill in my hometown, Berlin, NH.