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Mark R. Stoneman

Historian, editor, and translator for hire (German to English). Longtime resident of Washington, DC, now in Conway, NH, as a caregiver (he/him).

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    Photo of chalk drawings on pavement: a snowman, a sun, an arrow, and a flower. The pavement also has its own drawings in black tar, the sealant added to the cracks this past spring.

    Evidence of children playing in the neighborhood

    Grey, wet sky with wild green field framed by a tree on each side and filled with trees in the background. The colors are all dampened by the light rain.

    Seen behind the firehouse in Conway Village this morning during a drizzly walk.

    Older apartment buildings of six and more floors with balconies. Newer, tall buildings in the background. Small cars on the street, some parked. Street food vendors with red tarps against the sun. An assortment of wires running from a single pole to the older apartment buildings on each side of the street.

    An impressive assortment of wires above a street in Guiyang, China, on July 13, 2015

    Sounds from Diana's Baths Walk

    The brook before the falls

    From the bottom of the falls

    Next to some of the rushing water

    Photo taken from about the same spot where I recorded the last, loudest sound

    Water rushing over granite on the side of a small mountain, some of the rocks have been smoothed over the centuries.
    Partial view of a small lake surrounded by pines and small trees that have just started to bud. This is a somewhat shady image, but with some shadows still visible.
    Partial view of a small lake surrounded by pines. There is also a sandy beach and a couple people in the water because the lake is shallow and warms up sooner than most in this part of New England. This is a sunny photo with some shadows at play. The sky is bright blue.

    Echo Lake, North Conway, NH, on May 1, 2025. There were already a couple people in the water because the lake is small and relatively shallow.

    View of river from a higher elevation, trees on each side. The river itself has a lighter, almost aqua color.

    August 2, 2019: I like the color of the Niagara River south of the falls.

    Indoor market stall, one man seated to the left, lots of red dried peppers of various kinds on offer.

    Hot peppers at a market in Guiyang, China, July 13, 2015.

    A variety of shapes and sizes of soy products, mainly in varying shades of brown and some white. Hand made and sold without any packaging.

    Various soy products at an outdoor market in Guiyang, China, July 13, 2015.

    Protest

    Old white guy in need of a hair cut and beard trim, smiling and holding up a protest sign that reads 'WE THE PEOPLE' - '1st, 5th, & 14th Amendments' - 'Appropriations Clause'.

    My sign is hiding a lot of the crowd. I haven't heard an official number, but preliminary counts suggest at least 500 for my small town.

    Bare trees and melting snow. Looking downward toward a river, which is mot visible because of the fog-like evaporating snow.

    The snow is both melting and evaporating into a fog.

    white crystal patterns on glass against the still black sky outside

    Snapshot of frost on the inside of my windshield this morning

    an open spot on a hill. Some trees, snow, bottom part of small mountains visible opposite, gray and white clouds, a little blue

    Walking through this wet snow felt a little like trying to walk along a very sandy beach. Walking poles kept me stable and gave muscles in my upper body a workout.

    More Photos from the Season's First Snowy Day

    Here are more of the snow pictures I took on November 28.

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    See also First Snow of Season.

    Photos: First Snow of the Season

    We had our first proper snow of the season here in Mt. Washington Valley today—heavy and wet, but beautiful.

    Heavy early snow on the trees and path in the woods. Heavy early snow on the trees and path in the woods Heavy early snow on the trees and path in the woods
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    Heavy early snow on the trees and path in the woods Heavy early snow on the trees and path in the woods Heavy early snow on the trees and path in the woods
    Snow-covered mountain in the background, viewed from a path next to railroad tracks. Power lines crossing sky. Trees and rail crossing sign

    Mount Washington from the Power Line Trail, North Conway, NH, this afternoon.

    Snapshots from small railroad yard and surroundings in North Conway, NH, between 4:33 and 4:45 p.m., as the sun was rapidly waning. The railway used to bring skiers to town. Now people can tour the area on the Conway Scenic Railroad.

    Old railroad freight car painted 'Conway Scenic Railway'. Slate blue with yellow lettering and yellow side door (partial). The sky is dark blue as the sun is about to disappear. Old yellow railroad maintenance vehicle marked 'New Hampshire Central Railroad' A view of pond, field, and mountain behind railroad yard. The sky has dipped behind the mountain with only a little light breaking through the ridge line and into the sky above.
    Old Boston and Maine Radio freight locomotive 1741. Recently painted and shiny. Blue and black with white lettering Boston and Maine locomotive for passenger train. Maroon with an orange horizontal strip and maroon lettering. Darker because the sun has dipped nearly out of sight, but shiny. Old wooden mustard yellow railroad station with some electrical lighting and a bit coming from behind where the sun has set.
    Tall, thin white 'B' intersecting a wide black 'M' with white outline against the blue background of locomotive 1741. Old red Central Vermont railroad car that seems to be serving as a shed. A small window was added, and a tarp is covering a bundle of something on top. View of some shops and a church across the green in the center of North Conway, opposite the railroad station. It's fairly dark, except for the electric lighting and trace bits of light in the sky. American and New Hampshire flags on a flagpole to the left.

    Some of the last hangers-on in this part of Whitaker Woods, North Conway, NH. The trees that aren't bare are pine.

    Brown leaves clinging to a sapling in the woods. Most of the other trees are bare, except for the pines, of course

    The waves at Moss Beach, California, on May 13, 2018, shortly before 7:00 p.m.

    One of four photos of the waves, the camera held low, which also meant not quite level. Quite a bit of wet sand visible in this picture. Image somewhat dark because of the angie of the sun. Another of four photos of the waves, the camera held low, which also meant not quite level.
    another of four photos of the waves, the camera held low, which also meant not quite level. last of four photos of the waves, the camera held low, which also meant not quite level. Quite a bit of wet sand. Reflections.
    Power lines in foreground, small mountain with ski slopes fills out much of the rest. No snow yet, but the cloudy sky and the light have a wintry feel.

    Mt. Cranmore from Whitaker Woods. I skied there in the second half of the 70s.

    The bare tree branches form interesting shapes against a white-gray cloud in the sky. A little blue sky is also visible, and the green of pine trees.
    Same concept as the previous picture, but different trees and a bigger patch of blue in the sky.
    Whitaker Woods: Winter is coming.
    Moss-covered base of a big red pine Granite bolder in woods, largely covered in moss, brown leaves on the ground
    Rotting tree stump and small bolder serving as a home to moss and more. A tiny bit of red from a small plant in evidence that is easy to miss. Pine needles and twigs.

    The bright colors were largely gone on my walk in Whitaker Woods yesterday, and the sky was gray, so I turned my eyes to moss.

    Mt. Chocorua was looking fine today.

    Mount Chocorua and its famous bald peak as seen from the south with Lake Chocorua in the foreground. There was a little wind, so the mountain's reflection in the lake is a little blurred. The mountain has turned a rust color in places because of the foliage.

    So was the foliage bordering the water.

    fall foliage, red-orange-rust, blue sky and water in parts of the background yellow foliage with varying amounts of light, bits of blue sky in background
    trees with same foliage colors, red-orange-rust, blue sky and water in parts of the background more yellow foliage, just different patterns of yellow and sunlight.

    Late afternoon sun on trees behind the condo.

    Orange, red, and dead leaves in evidence, stronger colors up top brought out by the sun. Late day blue sky above

    Fairly dark woods, but with lots of yellow, parts with late sunlight
    View of granite and water, tips of boots at the bottom hanging over the water are mine.

    Managed to get out today, if just for a short walk to Diana's Baths.

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