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Melrose in the shadows
by Shirley Rabb
... phantoms at our feet
Oh Goodness, I'm lost again
from Don Norris
... another in the exciting skein of "Where are we" photos of Melrose
Celebrating Memorial Day parade on the Fourth of July
from Don Norris
... better late than never -- it's the season for patriots
Where on earth are we now ?
from Tom Dillon and Don Norris
... lots of action for a nice Sunday drive
Count the volunteers --
from the SilverStringers
... for it's the volunteers that count
Where on Earth are we?
from the SilverStringer photo team
... Today we're in Melrose. Guess where ...
Foolin' around with a catbird
by Don Norris
... nature's designs, in color and real life
Bonnie Moore's magic eye
Photos by Bonnie herself
... each photo is a study
Hello? Hello? Is this you, Mabel?
by Don Norris
... a quick study in the technical aspects of cellphones
Oh, I am so mad at you
by Ed Boyd
... Jillian is very angry
Stringer spots hip-nudging at Long Beach
from Don Norris
... not exactly news, but slice of life stuff
Sunset over Perdido Key
from Lorry and Don Norris
Another cool look at Melrose -- in the deep freeze
from Don Norris
... an essay: Writing a story while the flakes fall
A winter's day for kids
by Shirley Rabb
... and what fun it is
Recuperating with a Nikon D300
from Don Norris
... a bout with pneumonia and a fascinating new camera
A workspace without a computer!?
by Carol Nelson
... Stringer makes art in senior housing
Joan's Smart Car
by Kay McCarte
We know Halloween in Melrose
by Shirley Rabb
... and we know scary
Was it 'Groundhog vs Coyote' or what?
from Don Norris
Vic Fair: Faces in a crowd
from SilverStringers Shirley Rabb, Tom Dillon and Don Norris
... a gloomy day turns out just fine
MHS volleyball team chalks up win number 30
by Don Norris
Ed Boyd's inner sanctum
from the SilverStringers
... continuing series on Stringers' workspace
Tom Dillon's workplace: Pretty spiffy
from the SilverStringers
... second in the series ...
Neighbors are wearing fur coats these days
from Don Norris
... more wild, wild west than plain jane east
Magic after the storm
from Don Norris
Special! Photos of the Celtics' parade
from Don Norris
... crowds jam Boston to celebrate with NBA champions
Photo essay: One hundred and thirty-four volunteers
from Don Norris and the SilverStringers
... random shots of who's who at the big party
Photography: In the artist's eye
from the SilverStringers
... the editors pick on Stringer Louise Fennell
Volunteers keep the show on the road
from the SilverStringers
... more and more seniors step up, receive honors
The people and paintings at the 2008 art show
by Don Norris
... close-up look at Melrose's Memorial Hall
New singing group serenades mayor
from the SilverStringers
Catching the flavor of Faneuil Hall
from Don Norris
... Boston, down to earth
A note from the past: "Miss Melrose, 1964"
from the archives
... produced by a new group called the "Jaycees"
More "After the storm"
by Shirley Rabb
... another look at Melrose during a recent snowstorm
Melrose after the storm
from SilverStringer Don Norris
... and the most beautiful day of the year
Deep inside Memorial Hall
from the SilverStringers
... a photo essay: Where few are invited to go
Lady Raiders record first loss at division final
from the SilverStringers
Stringers go back to school
from Don Norris
... What's THAT thing? Where's this go? Don't yell at me, please ...
Rick Mockler's photos of Red Sox Parade
from Rick Mockler
... Manny, Poppy, Popelbon -- and the people
It's a breeze -- ballooning, that is
by Louise Fennell
... visiting relatives in Albuquerque
Halloween house deja vu
by John Averell
... the "painted lady" on Halloween
Doggone it -- a lowdown view of the VicFair
leftovers from Don Norris and Shirley Rabb
... unabashed tom-foolery, foot-level photography
A house's new face
by John Averell
... and what a face!
Victorian Fair 2007 -- in pictures
from the SilverStringers
... Mirror reflects on 26th downtown fair
Photog looks down, sees FEET at the fair
from Stringer Shirley Rabb
... no fair, no feet. What Melrosians are wearing!
Scholars, athletes, attractive -- the tri-captains
from the SilverStringers
Photography -- not exactly an inexpensive hobby
by Don Norris
Red Hat lady just sits there all day
from Don Norris
New Middle School -- a photo essay
from the SilverStringers
... with five weeks left to deadline, work progresses
Red Hats -- they're everywhere!
from the SilverStringers
... but there's a Melrose connection
Historical Society people, in color
from Don Norris
... the night Brigid Alverson spoke
Forgot the new GPS, ended at the Flying Dragon
from Don and Lorry Norris
... lost on the moors, in Essex, Massachusetts
Close to Melrose, but where?
from the SilverStringers
Rotary steps up, opens the door
from Jack Beckley
... getting into the Milano Center is easier these days
Memorial Day: The people
... from the SilverStringers
... spectators were invited to join the marchers ...
Memorial Day: The Survivors
from Don Norris
... a glimpse of the veterans who came home
In Melrose, but where is it?
from Don Norris
... a 3.6 second exposure
Fidelity's Oak Grove accepts new residents
from the SilverStringers
Florida Melrosians mark tenth gathering
from Marie Wood
... photos from a rare reunion on Nokomis Beach
The giant's dentals
from the SilverStringers
... Stringers' photo of the month
Dinner on the wing
from the SilverStringers
... bird-watching at McDonalds
Photographers: Need inspiration? Try this ...
from National Geographic's "Traveler" magazine
... photo sources on the Web, from Scott Stuckey
More rain on Melrose's plain ...
photos by Richard Legault
... in his 60s, he discovers photography
New camera? Take a walkabout
Photos from Rick Mockler
... Lesson 101: Shoot what you see
The year of Melrose's own Big Dig
from the SilverStringers
... "gunk" is the acceptible word
Jim Milano gets a straight dose of volleyball
from the SilverStringers
... at age 97, our former mayor experiences his first game
Speaking of Fall colors ....
Photo by Len Dalton
What has two heads and no tail?
from the SilverStringers
Fascination: Grove Street reconstruction
Photos and story by Natalie Thomson
... patterns, color, muscle, machines
Portsmouth harbor at sunset
by Don Norris
... Photo of the month for November, 2006
The new competition -- Youth
from the SilverStringers
... ten year old finishes in top half
October's Photos of the Month
from Mirror readers
... two Melrosians draw from travel collections
A walk in the woods at Breakheart
by Stringer Don Norris
... a Russian on schools, mushrooms and some history
On mailboxes, memories and raucous parties
by SilverStringer Don Norris
"Community Choice" for aging seniors
from the SilverStringers
... New legislation: Avoiding "a home" as years slip by
Photo of the month: Shirley's harbor scene
from the SilverStringers
... down and dirty in Gloucester's working waterfront
Stringers find Childe Hassam's Acorn Street
from the SilverStringers
... recording history once and again
The cardinal visits Melrose
from the SilverStringers
... living in the city isn't so bad
Yard sales -- gismos, junk jewelry and doodads ...
from the SilverStringers
... a brief business venture hits economic skids
Volunteers cited at special luncheon
from Jack Beckley, executive director, Melrose Council on Aging
... "The city would be mighty poor without them"
The values of a storm
by Don Norris
... a photo essay in black, white, green and gray
Stringer goes ballooning in Vermont
Photo by Editor Louise Fennell
... our second "photo of the month"
Stringer Photo of the Month: "Becca"
from the Melrose SilverStringers
... Mom's raspberry cheesecake looks awful good ...
Vets replace stolen plaque at Knoll
from the SilverStringers
Memorial Day Parade -- one of best ever
from the SilverStringers
... Melrose turns out to say "Thanks" to its Veterans
A friend in need ... life in Melrose
from Mike Ryan
Early morn at Mount Hood
Photos by Len Dalton
... light is horizontal, casting long shadows
Update on new Middle School construction
from the SilverStringers
... Storm is over, progress is in order
Damp, wet, soggy left-over photos
by Don Norris
... storm photos from Don and Len Dalton
More and more mailboxes
by Don Norris
... spotted on backroads, in little towns of New England
On buying a new digital camera
from Eleanor Jenkins and Don Norris
... so many to choose from, but so easy to use
Guests, Hosts at Stringer Open House
PhotoTeam special feature
... random shots at the Carriage House Lounge
Meeting President Carter -- almost
from Don Norris
Ancient history: Red Raiders, 1948
from local archives
At dawn on Mount Hood
Photos from Len Dalton
... early riser photographs first light
Readers' showcase, a photo essay
from our Mirror reflections
... not exactly soup to nuts, but close
Photo essay, one pix and that's all
from the SilverStringers
... Short and quick, five shooters respond
The Middle School, up to date
Photos from the SilverStringers
... the city's new fifty million dollar school
The first snow -- a pristine blanket of white
Photos by Stringer Shirley Rabb
... A December storm coats New England in beauty
Photo comparison: A mere thirty days
by Stringer Don Norris
The pictures worth a thousand words
from the SilverStringers themselves
... counting noses, identifying faces:
Yikes! Dust mites
on my keyboard!
by Stringer Don Norris
25th Victorian Fair -- in photos!
Photos by Don Norris and Ella Letterie
... Stringers capture flavor of 2005 celebration
Alumni bump at demolition scene
from the SilverStringer Phototeam
... MHS people hold reunion while walls fall
Carriage House
Lounge a success
from the SilverStringers
Our chipmunk is back
by Bob Ross
... been several years since we had chipmunks in the yard.
Yikes! "It's
a armerdilla!"
by Don Norris
Cross the summit, around Towners Pond
by SilverStringer Don Norris
... gone hiking, climbing cliffs, through the forest ...
Walls come
tumbling down ...
from the SilverStringer Phototeam
A spring walk around the house
Photos and words from Don Norris
... and a close-up look at Lorry's 300 million year old rock garden
... and the
walls came
tumbling down
from the SilverStringer photo team
Who are those
young people in
the Farmington Times?
Mail from Delores Wernet
Our hurricane simply petered out ...
by Don Norris
... another misadventure with the Stringers' daring phototeam
Yikes! Raw oysters
by Don Norris
The Melrose Pondfeilders
by Natalie Thomson - Photos by Shirley Rabb
... today's vintage base ball club
The lobster truck
in Myrtle Beach
from Don Norris
Quick, quick, pass me the camera ...
from the Stringer Photo Team
... "I didn't bring one." "Me neither." "I left mine at home ..."
Senior Center Celebration
by Silverstringers - Photos by Ella Letterie & Shirley Rabb
... Ho! Ho! Ho!
Expressions -- a new look at Melrose
from the SilverStringers
... Photo team stakes out local coffee shops
Shooting around -- really close up
by Don Norris
... getting right down and dirty
... there were notables there ...
From the Stringer Photo Team
... the faces at the Victorian Fair
by Silver Stringer Photo Team
... and there was entertainment ...
from the SilverStringer photo team
Barbeque at Milano Senior Center
by Natalie Thomson
... cook out - eat in!
Feast of St. Rocco celebration in Malden
by Natalie Thomson
... a festival of faith and friendship
Downtown Melrose, close-up and intimate
The SilverStringer phototeam
... don't tell me you never heard of the Flax Block!
The weather
outside was frightful
by Natalie Thomson
A rainy day at Addison Gallery
from the SilverStringer photo group
... looking for light and warmth, shooters visit Andover museum
Boston's bloomin' Public Gardens
by Natalie Thomson - Photos by Silverstringers
... sunshine, swanboats and blossoms
Melrose Memories ...
those Powers girls
from the Photo Team
Secret gems of Melrose
by Natalie Thomson - photos by Shirley Rabb
... presented by Victorian Melrose Society
Searching for Venus
From the Stringer Photo Team
... Stringers persevere, get that illusive shot
Memorial Day parade on Sunday
by Natalie Thomson
... lest we forget
SilverStringer Melrose from the past Photo essay: The capture of Saddam Hussein Yikes! It's Main Street They come from The great snow storm of December 5th 'Just jot down Mount Hood Park: A fair jewel Here's what Melrose Yikes! A grasshopper! Decoupage Fun Trick or Treat Chaos? Mayhem? No, just a flea market ... Picture Concord, as Autumn arrives Under-cover photos reveal the real Bostonian Victorian Fair in wondrous color An afternoon at Saugus Landing Yikes! A spider! Strange light show Considering Quannapowitt and Ell Pond Not exactly the funny papers Barb Leedham's Swans are back Cape Ann and the internet Cherry blossoms, A slow walk through Pine Banks ... Speculation zooms Congregational Church indoor yard sale The cold facts- photographing icicles Cribbage Players Where's Perk up! 'Shooting' people on gray days Rust bucket Trimount works An ounce On any Saturday -- MDC steps up, builds nice park On considering Victorian Fair in Photographs Big splash for charity Local Oak gets The original was $400 Togetherness These must be Illustrations Shooting digitally, in a nutshell Every fall, Change directions -- go digital! Photo essay: Beebe School oil tank removal More photos of Stringers' visit in Ennis, Ireland DeCordova Museum Plinking at Meet Melrose - More paintings Sunset from The view from the sixth floor Photo Review of the "New" St. Mary's Church City Of Homes: Spotlight Lingering Colors of a Late Fall Winter - Snow cometh again? The Mystery of Pond Number Three Turkey Invades Melrose Party Time for the Turkeys Where did all The Competition -- that other media.... When in Switzerland, Climb a Mountain Study in Yellow and Blue -- and late Fall Colors A Wonderland in our Back Yard
photo team
on location
from the Photo team
by Bob Ross
... Melrose early 1900 to 2004
Photos via Irving Smolens
... news content from the front lines
a bumblebee!
from Don Norris
snowstorm
by Natalie Thomson
far and wide ...
from the Stringer photo team
from the Stringer photo team
... it just kept snowing and snowing and snowing ...
your thoughts
and send 'em in ...'
From the SilverStringers
From the Stringer Photo Team
... Draws praise from golfers, hikers, nature lovers
people look like ...
photo by Don Norris
from Don Norris
Jack Beckley
... Pictures of a decoupage class at the Milano Senior Center.
by Natalie Thomson
... it was neat!
by Don Norris
... Stringer photog gets stomped ...
From the Stringer photo team
... at The Bridge over the Concord, where the revolution began
by Don Norris
... funny, each face is unique, a work of art
by Stringer Don Norris
... Snappy snapshots catch local folks doing the fair thing
from the Stringer Photo Team
... the river, the marsh, the boats, and the characters
by Stringer Don Norris
in Melrose
by Don Norris
The Stringer Photo Team
... Photo team pokes its nose into neighboring town
from the SilverStringer Photo Team
... Stringers mingle with the people of Melrose
Victoria Gardens
from Barbara Leedham
at Ell Pond
Photos from Rick Mockler
from the Stringers' Photo Group
... shooters crop selection from 400 submissions
blue fire hydrant
Stringer Photo Group
The Stringer Photo Group
... a familiar place through the camera lens
over plate mystery
by Stringer Don Norris
From Stringer Don Norris
by Louise Fennell
... there's always something there.
at Senior Center
from the SilverStringers
my calculator?
photo by Don Norris
Summer's just
around the corner
from the SilverStringers
by Don Norris
... Lack of light sets a different scene
brings back
memories
the SilverStringers
Picture Feature
photo by Louise Fennell
of prevention ...
by Natalie Thomson
by Don Norris
... sneak a peek at what happens in this all-American town ...
from the Stringer photo group
Boston Light ..
Outstanding photo!
photo: Barbara Leedham
digital photos from Don Norris
... random shots, irreverent commentary at the fair ...
Photos and commentary by Natalie Thomson
... Victorian Fair dunking booth coughs up dollars
lingering revenge
from Jean Maure
-- the model, $15.95
by Don Norris
... at 14, he was the coolest dude in town ...
... an anonymous husband
CITY turkeys!
by Don Norris
in Polish???
by the SilverStringers
by Don Norris
... Second in a series: Why go digital?
New England
looks like this ...
by Don Norris
by Don Norris
... digital photography is a whiz -- but it's no small investment
by Frances Bertulli
... It all happened behind the Milano Senior Center.
by Ella Letterie
... the scenery was beautiful, the people even more so ...
by Ella Letterie
... A Wonderful Day at The
DeCordova Museum
tin cans still
age-old sport
by Don Norris
View from
a mountaintop
by Don Norris
from Tony
Accettullo
by the SilverStringers
a highrise
by Hedy Kodish
with Bill Jodrey and Don Norris
... all about our town, churches, taxes, pre-history -- whatever.
Virginia Hanley
... a sampling of the changes in the recent renovation ...
Bernadette Mahoney
by D.R. Norris
Bob Ross
... Winters past...
Crocs or Bedrocks, that is the question.
... evidence supplied by Marie and David Moorland.
Frances Bertulli
the girls go???
... from the MHS
Class of '49, and
its reunion committee ...
More social pokes from Isaac Strickland.
... photos sent to a friend by Brian and Priscilla Simm
Scenes about Melrose, from Isaac Strickland
From the photo files of Isaac Strickland
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