Author Archives: Wes Cowley

Got to Ellsworth Mon. evening, staying at the Hampton Inn.  What a nice little hotel, clean and friendly.  Tuesday was more of the same with rain off and on, and generally grey.  We drove down into Bar Harbor.  Three cruise … Continue reading →

Sunday in Portsmouth was rainy again.  Church at a nice Episcopal Church, coffee and buns at a coffee shop, then a performance of Cabaret at the local rep theatre.  An excellent performance.  A mediocre dinner at the river House on … Continue reading →

It was a rainy, dreary evening in Portsmouth, N.H.  The fog and mist reminded one of a london pea soup.  Walking across the Memorial Bridge, closed now to traffic, being readied for demolition, I caught sight of this dreary boathouse … Continue reading →

Some People have to work pretty hard to make a nickel: These folks were filming a commercial taping people’s comments regarding Wheat Thins. She was just a pedestrian they pulled in for the job: I never get tired of the … Continue reading →

Taken on Michigan Avenue in Chicago.  This statue, immediately recognizable by almost anyone in the civilized world, graces Michigan Avenue near the Chicago River bridge. I often wonder how iconic Marilyn, and others, would have been had they lived a … Continue reading →