Skip to content

Welcome to my personal blog. I love family history, living by the sea, walking in the woods, nature photography, and collecting words and pictures. ~ Barbara Rodgers

My 2nd-great-grandmother, Annie Eliza Baker, and her daughter, standing behind her, my great-grandmother, Amanda Eliza Hamblin.

Family History

Ancestor Table
Cemetery Index
Genetic Origins

Subscribe by Email

Enter your email address below to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Email Address

May the nourishment of the earth be yours, may the clarity of light be yours, may the fluency of the ocean be yours, may the protection of the ancestors be yours. And so may a slow wind work these words of love around you, an invisible cloak to mind your life. ~ John O’Donohue

Recent Posts

deepest meaning, awe-inspiring workings
wildflower walk
around the pond, through the swamp
water-powered up-down sawmill
on the morning of the month’s first day
the new arrivals
healing by the sea
neon green and long plumes
five days later

Older Posts

Older Posts

Still, what I want in my life is to be willing to be dazzled – to cast aside the weight of facts and maybe even to float a little above this difficult world. ~ Mary Oliver

Words & Pictures

I acknowledge that my home occupies Pequot territory. I honor all Indigenous peoples who have been stewards of the land in the past, who currently dwell on the land, and who will continue to be part of this land for generations to come. ~ Barbara Rodgers

What is the singing of birds, or any natural sounds, compared with the voice of one we love? ~ Henry David Thoreau

© 2010-2022 Barbara Rodgers

Tag: yellow

earth brown dragonfly

Wilcox Park, Westerly, Rhode Island

earth brown dragonfly
landing lightly on yellow
bright technology
~ Barbara Rodgers
(By the Sea)

Posted on March 25, 2010May 11, 2021Categories Tim, Wilcox ParkTags brown, dragonfly, earth, haiku, halloween pennant, light, parks, technology, yellow4 Comments on earth brown dragonfly

Proudly powered by WordPress

Loading Comments...

Write a Comment...

Email (Required)

Name (Required)

Website