Frosty Morning Warnings
A frosty start to the day it was. Beautiful in a crisp, stark way, frost glistened like jewels on the grasses as the sun rose over the hills. Waiting for the car defroster to tackle windshield frost while I sipped my coffee, I pondered our to-do...
Mud Room Makeover
The mudroom makeover started in September with these feedbag recycle bags hanging in the mudroom. They replaced the overflowing plastic buckets that used to take up floor space. The "honey-do" list continued with these wooden cube units that Hannah...
The Tiny White Breasted Nuthatch
The tiny White Breasted Nuthatch is resident in the stand of maple woods here behind the house. I often see them hopping about as they scale the sides of trees - often upside down. Have fun creating this cute little bird. Right click here and...
Our Annual Pigeon Hill Hike +1
Hannah and I made our annual hike up Pigeon Hill today. This is usually a mother-daughter trip, although last year we convinced Paul to come along. This year little Gidget joined us for the trek. The weather was brisk - 40s with a steady wind, but...
Coffee on the Porch
This morning was a gift. Sunny and sixty, I spend spent an unusual November morning on the porch with my coffee soaking up vitamin D. It's been more than a month since I had a full day off to enjoy just being. To be able to spend it on the porch...
November Barrens
November's autumn colors are eye-popping right now, so rich and vibrant. Only the oak leaves cling to their branches while the Hackmatack needles turn golden - the perfect contrast to the crimson blueberry barrens. This morning's sunrise cast a...
Misty Sunset Over the Barrens
The prettiest pink sunset had me hustling toward the coast this afternoon in search of an open vista to capture the sunset. As I rounded the corner I found that a gorgeous ribbon of fog had descended over the blueberry barrens as the sun dipped low...
Chasing Leaves
What better fun than chasing leaves on a windy autumn day. Leaves tumbling musically along, taking flight and changing directions are a simple delight that brings such joy.
A Horrifying Experience
Today was my first visit to the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden in Boothbay. On this next-to-last day of the season there was little in bloom and the worker bees were putting gardens to bed. Yet I could still appreciate the beauty of the place, the...
Solitary Tree Through the Fog
Sunrise on a foggy morning left an eerie light over my solitary tree standing watch over the barrens.
Blame it On the Moon
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...
Those Ears!
Hannah and I hoped that Gidget would keep her floppy ears. However, at 14 weeks, it's pretty obvious that isn't going to be the case. She's got this one ear up, one ear down thing going on - it's as if she's saluting. It's pretty darn cute. Gidget...
Sunset Over the Barrens
Last evening, the sunset over the barrens in Jonesboro was gorgeous as sun's last light glowed against the clouds.
Family Hike in Corea
After this morning's overcast and rainy weather cleared, we cruised over to Corea to hike the heath trails. I suspected that this would be a relatively easy walk for a puppy to manage - and for the somewhat out of shape me. Gidget saw this as a...
Autumn Barrens
This is one of my favorite views in Downeast Maine - Chandler Bay from the Mason Bay Road in Jonesport. It doesn't matter what the weather, the view of the ocean across the blueberry barrens, is always spectacular. I think the blueberry barrens are...
A Spectacular Sunday
Today was one of those unexpected, spectacular, throw open your windows kind of days. And in mid-October, it could be the last one of the season. It was the kind of day that I long for, but haven't had the opportunity to take advantage of very...
Owl at 3 am
It was a cold night, and the house was locked up tight. Yet, the call of this owl woke me at 3 am - as loud as if I had the windows open. I lay there and listened for five minutes or so and when sleep eluded me, I opened a window and recorded the...
Gidget Goes to Schoodic
We had a family outing to Schoodic Point this afternoon. You'll see no pictures of Hannah because she enjoyed the view from the backseat of the car with her iTunes. Gidget on the other hand, enjoyed the sun and fresh air. She had fun sitting on the...
Vice Grips and Yankee Ingenuity
I'm not sure what a vice grip as a kitchen faucet handle says about us. The handle that belongs on the faucet has been falling off for two years. Two years! It drove us batty every time we forgot it was loose and the handle fell off, clunking into...
Walking with Gidget
Walking with Gidget is an adventure. We live in the woods at the end of a dead-end road so we let Gidget freely walk with us. She meanders left and right, starting and stopping, her little legs working overtime to keep up with you. She chases the...
Cleaning Out the Greenhouse
The day was sunny and cool, a high of 60. Yet, inside the greenhouse, even with the door and a vent open, the temperature was 80 degrees. I spent the afternoon in there yanking out the spent squash and cucumber plants and cleaned up the beds....
Out, Damned Snake!
All summer long this little snake has been lying in wait for me on the porch stoop. He stalks me, incognito on the edge of the cement step, for that perfect moment to startle me. This morning, our first serious jacket day of autumn, he did it...
Too Short a Weekend
It was a spectacular weekend here in Downeast Maine. I had plans to attend the Common Ground Fair, one of my absolute favorite things to do. Yet, when it came time to leave on the five hour round-trip to Unity, I realized that I wanted nothing more...
A Cute Battle of Wills
This is one of my favorite pictures of Gidget. As she was sleeping, I tip-toed over and just as I snapped the pic with my iPhone, her eyes popped open. Ten weeks old today, Gidget is staging a coop. She thinks her cuteness is a trump card allowing...
Incredible Edible Milbridge Mobile Veggie Cart
Paul spent the better part of August building this veggie-mobile for Incredible Edible Milbridge (IEM), a project of the Women's Health Resource Library where I work part-time. Incredible Edible Milbridge is a series of 25 gardens throughout our...
