The advantages of blurred vision

“Your inability to see yourself clearly is what’s keeping you alive.’’

— Sarah Silverman (born 1970), American comedian, writer and actress. She was born in Bedford, N.H., and raised in nearby Manchester.

Manchester on a dreary October day.

Weston Observatory in Derryfield Park, Manchester. It was built in 1897, at the height of Manchester’s glory as a manufacturing center, especially for textiles.

— Photo by Magicpiano

The gigantic Amoskeag mill complex, along the Merrimack River, in 1911.