Alastor has been keeping away from hockey but always spoke of trying it someday.  Today was that day.  His “brudder” has had the spotlight long enough. He fell no less than 70 times during the hour-long session.  I would be hospitalized after 2 falls at most…but he held it together and did it mostly with …

The final weekend brought decent weather and a lot of smiles along with league photos (not by me!) and trophies. I had a blast coaching this season.  It was my first year coaching soccer at this age level and first time coaching in about 10 years.  It was an enjoyable experience and I look forward …

A raw weather day, but at least the rain held off and many play still showed to play out their games.  Columbus Day weekend sports are a tough ask as families are trying to eek out a last weekend of short vacations before the holiday rush. And….the invasion of the “Untitled Goose Game”….. NOTE:  For …

The past three mornings I had tried to catch the waning crescent moon, the Newport Bridge and the rising sun with the bridge and was met with success and failure. Using a telephoto lens with a teleconvertor, you have to be patient when setting focus.  You are fighting the focal length, any slight breeze, small …

The high school athletic field is nearing completion.  While it appears the track still needs to be completed is looks as though the field will be ready for tonight’s football game with Bishop Hendricken visiting. While I miss the old high school’s field (1994), this is a pretty impressive layout for this year and future …

14 hours after the fire at the shipyard in Wickford, RI.  Looking at it from this perspective, it’s a wonder that the fire only stayed in such a small area/one building.  I believe at least four communities responded to the fire with response also coming from the water.