December 6, 2023 (Wednesday)
It was a cold day that started with a dusting of snow here in the Monadnock region. Thankfully the sun came and dried it away before noon. We drove to Nashua and had a nice lunch with my son and daughter at Not Your Average Joe’s eatery. It was a nice lunch conversation, swapping streaming suggestions and making Christmas plans.
One of my goals for this website was to come up with a daily posting. Most days “my strange life” is more “my ordinary mundane life”. I’m certain that is the case for most of people that actually spend the time reading these posts. Most days are not packed with excitement. However I realized what I really needed was a distinctive featured photo for the posts. Something that would capture the idea of a diary or journal. It was here that my son came to my rescue.
Stable Diffusion XL
My son has been creating some cool AI images using Stable Diffusion XL. I was looking for an image of an old diary or journal. The images were impressive but knew it would be a lot better if I included a Raven. Just as Odin’s ravens Huginn and Muninn brought news of everything that was happening in the world, my AI raven will tell of the minutiae of my strange life.
Bill May
Happy Birthday to Bill May. Photo was taken about ten years ago at a Dunn State Park jam in Gardner, MA. Bill still shows up at jams and usually plays a dobro. We usually do a duet of Folsom Prison Blues. He takes out the accordion for Hank Williams’ Jumbalaya.
On This Day in 2020
There was snow cover three years ago on this day as well as some power outages. Here are some photos from the vault.
Daily Picture Theme – #Frequent
I participate in a daily picture challenge on the social media site Spoutible. Everyday there is a different subject announced as a Daily Picture Theme. I select an appropriate photo from my collection to share. I have been sharing these exclusively on Improves With Age, my Substack newsletter. However since I have untaken the task of writing daily entries, I decided to introduce a daily picture theme photo to this website.
Taylor Road has been my frequent walking route for many years. Here are a few photos taken at different times of the year.
