by Susan | Jun 22, 2014 | Out and About in Maine
We celebrated the first day of summer with a hike up Pigeon Hill. The last time we made the trip Hannah and I were on snowshoes. Needless to say, this was a much easier trip! Today, Paul, Hannah, and her friend JP joined me for the trek with the promise of homemade...
by Susan | Jun 10, 2014 | Out and About in Maine
Cruising home today, I did a u-turn in the middle of U.S. Route 1 and headed back to the river after spying this Canada Goose family out for a swim. A goose, a gander, and three goslings. Papa took the lead and mama brought up the rear with the babies tucked safely in...
by Susan | Jun 7, 2014 | Out and About in Maine
There’s nothing more fun than touring a beautiful garden that gets you to dreaming. The Incredible Edible Milbridge group sponsored a garden tour at Bear’s Den in Addison, Maine. Geri, our hostess, walked us through her two vast vegetable gardens....
by Susan | May 25, 2014 | Out and About in Maine
A forecast of mostly cloudy with only a chance of rain was all it took for us to hightail it to Mount Desert for some exploring this holiday weekend. I wanted to photograph Bass Harbor Light. It took a little scrambling down the rocks, but the view was worth it....
by Susan | Apr 12, 2014 | Out and About in Maine
This morning, we made a spur of the moment decision to trek to Deer Isle and watch Hannah’s first high school softball game. The guilt over abandoning the work on my desk lasted only until I was parked in my new camp chair soaking up the spring sunshine watching...
by Susan | Mar 23, 2014 | Out and About in Maine
We spent the morning exploring Nutkin Knoll Farm. Open to the public for Maine Maple Sunday, we wandered the trails through their sugar bush and took a look at their sugaring operation. Needless to say, it’s a little more advanced than is ours. They...
by Susan | Feb 28, 2014 | Out and About in Maine
The setting sun left a beautiful reflection on the icy blueberry barrens. Worthy of an impromptu iPhone photo stop.
by Susan | Feb 25, 2014 | Out and About in Maine
An impulse, drive-by, iPhone shot of Cadillac Mountain had Paul and Hannah sitting in the car rolling their eyes. Again.
by Susan | Feb 20, 2014 | Out and About in Maine
Today, I passed a field full of wild turkeys – their heads buried in the snow, foraging. It was a pretty sight.
by Susan | Feb 7, 2014 | Out and About in Maine
The red, white, and blue of this expanse of snow driven blueberry barren caught my eye this afternoon. I didn’t have my camera with me, but then I remembered my iPhone so I made a u-turn in the middle of the road to go back and snap these pictures. It’s a...
by Susan | Dec 29, 2013 | Out and About in Maine
After lunch, Hannah and I packed up our snowshoes and drove over to Pigeon Hill. Our first winter excursion on these trails, I don’t know what possessed us to think that snowshoeing up Pigeon Hill wouldn’t be any tougher than hiking it. The view,...
by Susan | Dec 27, 2013 | Out and About in Maine
The morning after another snowfall.
by Susan | Dec 8, 2013 | Out and About in Maine
Yesterday, when it was somewhat moderate outside, Hannah asked if we could go for a hike today. Today turned out to be a frigid 27 degrees with a crisp breeze added to the mix. Still, we motivated and hiked the Hollingsworth Trail at the Petit Manan Wildlife Refuge....
by Susan | Oct 24, 2013 | Out and About in Maine
Autumn blueberry barrens on a misty morning in October.
by Susan | Oct 14, 2013 | Out and About in Maine
After sticking close to home working and puttering this weekend, Hannah and I got out and about today. We picked up lunch on the go and went to hike the trails at Ingersoll Point in South Addison. Our 2.5 mile round-trip hike was predominately through the woods. And...
by Susan | Oct 12, 2013 | Out and About in Maine
I couldn’t help but stop and enjoy the view yesterday. The trees in transition The water view. The geese!
by Susan | Oct 10, 2013 | Out and About in Maine
At quarter past seven this morning at the boat landing in Columbia Falls, the sun was shining warmly on the falls. It was peaceful, the mist rising quietly. A lovely way to start the day.
by Susan | Oct 9, 2013 | Out and About in Maine
It was a scrape your windows kind of frosty October morning today. I hate scraping my windows so I opted to wait for the defroster to work as I read Hannah’s low-tech version of texting. She wanted to make certain that I did not forget to bring goodies to tonight’s...
by Susan | Oct 5, 2013 | Out and About in Maine
Feeling the need to get off our behinds and fit in some physical activity, Hannah and I went for a walk along the Narraguagus River this afternoon. A short trail through the woods led to the river. The trees and clouds reflected beautifully in the water. I was...
by Susan | Oct 3, 2013 | Out and About in Maine
I sat by the side of the road for ten minutes today snapping pictures of this Bald Eagle perched on a rock, waiting for him to do something majestic. With my poor distance vision and his inactivity I began to wonder if I was taking oodles of pictures of a big seagull....
