by Susan | Dec 16, 2020 | Out and About in Maine
We took the scenic route home from work today. Sixteen degrees outside meant we took most of our photos from the comfort of the car. Truly the calm before the storm.
by Susan | Nov 29, 2020 | Out and About in Maine
After quarantining for a week, waiting on my COVID-19 test results since I traveled out of state to bring Hannah home, it felt good to get our about today. My test results came back today – negative (Hannah got hers before leaving campus). We celebrated with a...
by Susan | Oct 22, 2020 | Out and About in Maine
Despite COVID-19 the WHRL’s Christmas Tree Festival is a go for the first weekend in December. It has to look different this year. We’ll be open for viewing of trees and wreaths over a more extended period with limited admission at any given time. All of...
by Susan | Oct 16, 2020 | Out and About in Maine
Cruising along US Route 1 today, the ocean shined a bright sea green – almost a verdigris – the perfect foil for the autumn leaves.
by Susan | Oct 11, 2020 | Out and About in Maine
This weekend we were blessed with sun and temps in the 60s. After working much of Saturday and ending the day feeling disgruntled (ask me sometime about losing me losing my temper over the missing meatballs), I needed to get outdoors. We went for a drive and ended up...
by Susan | Oct 10, 2020 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine
I very much enjoy the Canada Geese, who summer in Maine – especially the babies. In spring and early summer, Hannah and I will venture out in search of goslings. It’s a bit of a different scenario at Milbridge Commons Wellness Park. WHRL, in collaboration...
by Susan | Sep 9, 2020 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine
I’m not the only one who finds happiness in a sunflower. I snapped these pictures this afternoon while checking in on the WHRL’s Incredible Edible Garden at the Red Barn Motel. A pair of goldfinches feasted on the sunflower seeds. They were shy, flying...
by Susan | Sep 5, 2020 | Out and About in Maine
Two hours from home, in Bradford, Maine, is a sunflower maze. I’ve wanted to visit a sunflower farm, and this sounded like a close second, so Paul and I adventured there this afternoon. My timing wasn’t ideal as it was late in the day, and all of the...
by Susan | Sep 4, 2020 | Out and About in Maine
It’s shorebird migration time here, Downeast. I’ve not had time to get to the beach to watch, but I paused today when I saw them in the marshy area near the river today. I’m not sure if they are Sandpipers, Yellowlegs, or something else. The red...
by Susan | Sep 2, 2020 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine
Nothing to see here but a girl who spent a happy hour today photographing blooms and bees.
by Susan | Aug 31, 2020 | Out and About in Maine
I’ve hiked Pigeon Hill dozens of times – usually with Hannah – but we’ve never ventured out for the full moon. Downeast Coastal Conservancy organized a full moon hike this evening. I asked Paul if he wanted to go with. He said,...
by Susan | Aug 19, 2020 | Out and About in Maine
It’s been five months since I spent more than a few moments in my colleagues’ company. Today, in place of our typical Wednesday Zoom meeting, we had the opportunity to gather outdoors at Gardner Lake for a staff retreat. I enjoyed five hours of talking...
by Susan | Aug 7, 2020 | Out and About in Maine
Low on motivation this afternoon, I talked Hannah into joining me on an outing to explore a new trail to the shore I learned about this week. She said she’d go but wasn’t up for a big hike. It turns out that the trail was just our speed. A short walk along...
by Susan | Aug 2, 2020 | Out and About in Maine
Hannah has a summer punch list to complete before returning to school. Visiting Acadia National Park was at the top. We’d planned to do this on her birthday next week – to make a day of it. Then came word from school that all students should quarantine for...
by Susan | Jul 7, 2020 | Out and About in Maine
Photography with my iPhone and a clip-on macro lens is a favorite past-time. I find the close-up detail in flowers incredibly appealing. The Coastal Maine Botanical Garden was a treasure trove of subjects. There’s so much to see when you take a closer that you...
by Susan | Jul 6, 2020 | Out and About in Maine
I am drawn to patterns and textures in nature. That fascination was nourished at Coastal Maine Botanical Garden last week. I see patterns in the flowers, and in the trees. I notice textures in the contrasts, and in the man made versus the natural. I spot it in the...
by Susan | Jul 5, 2020 | Out and About in Maine
The lure of the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden is the flora, but the fauna is the serendipity that makes the experience extraordinary. We spent an inordinate amount of time studying the frogs. It’s a frog eat frog world. New this visit is the butterfly house...
by Susan | Jul 4, 2020 | Out and About in Maine
Yesterday dawned cool and drizzly as Hannah, and I embarked on our journey to the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden in Boothbay, Maine a three-hour drive. It’s been three years since we first visited, and it’s on Hannah’s summer “To Do”...
by Susan | Jun 26, 2020 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine
Today was our mandated weekly beach visit; a couple of hours after work to let the waves wash away the stresses of the day. The fog bank settled over the peninsula and outer islands, leaving the beach mostly sunny if a little chilly. The high tide didn’t leave...
by Susan | Jun 5, 2020 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine
The weather app reported cloudy all day. By mid-day, the sun was shining on one side of the house while cloudy on the other, so we took our chances and headed to the beach. We parked our chairs and were rewarded with a quick 20 minutes of sunshine before the clouds...
