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November 23, 2024

Heather Cox Richardson
Nov 24, 2024
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Picnic tables of tourists eating lobsters and clams have given way to lobstermen hauling their gear. Soon we’ll be locked down in snow and ice, and then it will all melt and it will be time to mend and paint and launch and do it all again.

Each season has its own character, and last week Buddy caught autumn’s odd juxtaposition of extravagance and simplicity in the glow of a November sunset over the rigid lines of a working dock.

Let’s enjoy a quiet night off.

I’ll be back at it tomorrow.

[Picture by Buddy Poland.]

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Patrice Fitzgerald
Nov 24

Beautiful, as always.

Rest up, and thank you for all you do. The 11/22 column was particularly poignant and powerful.

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Bonnie Kittredge
Nov 24

Soothing and spectacular photo! Thank you. Rest well.

PS You were simply FANTASTIC in your interview with Jon Stewart! Thank you for being you!

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