by Susan | May 31, 2022 | Odds and Ends, Photography
As May comes to a close, I thought I’d share how Maine has come to life this last month. Although my gardens are just emerging, the wild blooms have nourished the pollinators and my soul. Ferns are emerging. Ash tree (maybe?) in bloom. Wild violets. Buttercups....
by Susan | Sep 15, 2021 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine, Photography
A late summer hummer to brighten up this gloomy, rainy day.
by Susan | Jun 5, 2018 | Photography
Last month while visiting my parents, Hannah and I visited Boiling Springs and walked the lake. We spent quite a bit of time watching the Mallard mama with her babies. A flotilla coming into shore. Taking a mid morning break on the boat ramp. A fierce mama watching...
by Susan | Feb 7, 2018 | Photography
A lull between appointments gave me the chance to pause and enjoy watching a couple of Common Mergansers floating down the Narraguagus River. I call moments like this “drive by shootings” – serendipitous photos taken from the comfort of the car....
by Susan | Nov 7, 2017 | Photography
A couple of degrees below freezing this morning as I ventured out for my day. I relented and dug out a jacket and gloves and then sat in the car watching the sun rise over the trees waiting for my windshield to defrost. How pretty a morning frost can be.
by Susan | Sep 10, 2017 | Photography
A longtime friend photo challenged me on Facebook. The task was for seven days to share a black and white photo of your life. No people. No explanation. It was fun revisiting my pictures, testing which ones look good in black and white; many did not. Others are...
by Susan | Jul 25, 2017 | Photography
The Monarch caterpillars are getting quite big. This morning I gave them a new sprig of milkweed. By this evening, they’d eaten all but the stock. I had two new stems of milkweed left in a mason jar on the counter from last weekend. As I prepared them for the...
by Susan | Jul 23, 2017 | Photography
Last week I splurged and spent $19 on a macro lens for my iPhone. I figured that it would be an inexpensive way to begin experimenting with close up photos of my Monarch caterpillars. I’ve played around with the lens a bit with various results. Once clipping the...
by Susan | Oct 16, 2016 | Odds and Ends, Photography
Gidget was taking her time when I took her outside the other morning. While I dawdled with her, I began to notice the frost. Silly, I know. Yet, ten minutes later I’d snapped numerous iPhone pictures of frosty plants. It started with the clover. Then I noticed...
by Susan | Oct 9, 2016 | Photography
Hannah and I are in Pennsylvania for a quick college exploration visit and Hannah’s first college interview. This afternoon, I took Hannah to Waggoner’s Gap where dad took me a few of years ago. The sun was in the wrong spot for good photos, but for a...
by Susan | Jul 17, 2016 | Photography
We made a whirlwind visit to Massachusetts this weekend to visit the last of the colleges on Hannah’s list of schools. She now has one big yes and a few backup schools. It’s been fun watching her explore the possibilities and learn more about what makes...
by Susan | May 27, 2016 | Photography
A flat of lupine seedlings ready for planting present the most compelling picture – pattern upon pattern.
by Susan | Mar 8, 2016 | Photography
I work from home a couple of days a week. The bulk of that time I’m glued to my computer, the time passing without notice. Yet, there are those moments when I wander to the kitchen for coffee or chase down a too quiet puppy, and I find myself distracted by the...
by Susan | Oct 29, 2015 | Photography
Sunrise on a foggy morning left an eerie light over my solitary tree standing watch over the barrens.
by Susan | Oct 28, 2015 | Photography
Blame it on the moon. That’s what I said when I arrived to work later than planned this morning. When I saw the full moon behind the mist over frosty barrens, I had to pull over and take about five dozen pictures of the exact same view. This evening, I attended...
by Susan | Jun 10, 2015 | On My Mind, Photography
I love patterns. I see them everywhere in nature – in the clouds, in the marsh grass, in the boat-shaped petals of a Lupin, in winter’s drifts of snow. And in dandelion blowballs. At first glance, it’s just another weed gone to seed. I have a lot of...
by Susan | Apr 2, 2015 | Photography
Winter. Spring. Cadillac Mountain across the Mt. Desert Narrows.
by Susan | Feb 12, 2015 | Photography
Thursdays are spent at the Women’s Health Resource Library in Milbridge. This is the view of the Narraguagus River from the window this morning. Another round of snow moving in, eclipsing the sunrise. Thankfully this will just bring a few inches rather than...
by Susan | Jan 21, 2015 | Photography
A rising crescent moon vying for attention with the setting sun. My iPhone doesn’t do the scene justice.
by Susan | Nov 23, 2014 | Photography
Bare winter trees in silhouette against a setting sun.
