by Susan | Jan 4, 2020 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine
On an afternoon where the weather couldn’t decide if it was going to rain or snow, Hannah and I headed to Schoodic. I did some beachcombing, playing with the iPhone macro lens Hannah gave me for Christmas. I managed to put my last one through the wash. I love...
by Susan | Jan 1, 2020 | Out and About in Maine
We welcomed 2020 with a walk at our happy place. It was a lovely day for a walk on the beach. Santa brought Hannah a crystal sphere for Christmas. We experimented with some refraction photography. The crystal ball, or lens ball, came with a warning about using it in...
by Susan | Aug 16, 2018 | Out and About in Maine
It’s blueberry harvest season and Hannah is in the thick of it. This is her third summer working for Jasper Wyman & Son. After her first couple of weeks working with HR gearing up for the season, she’s been in charge of one of the scales weighing blueberries....
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 | Jan 8, 2015 | Out and About in Maine
A view of Narraguagus Bay this morning where the sea smoke and the clouds converged.
by Susan | Nov 23, 2014 | Photography
Bare winter trees in silhouette against a setting sun.
by Susan | Nov 11, 2014 | Out and About in Maine
by Susan | Oct 30, 2014 | Photography
As October comes to a close, here are a few of my favorite autumn photos from the month. Full color on the Mill River Wounded wing In transition Glorious maple Autumn on the East Machias River Serendipitous sun flowers Lingering butterfly Brilliant autumn barren The...
by Susan | Oct 12, 2014 | On My Mind
This year I’ve done a terrible job with my flower beds. Few flowers got deadheaded and the weeds and grass are running rampant. The only places that got a little attention this year were the veggie gardens. Now, as the days grow shorter and the flowers spent,...
by Susan | Oct 2, 2014 | On My Mind
Do you see a bird in the sunset clouds?
by Susan | Sep 23, 2014 | On My Mind
On this first day of autumn, the trees are just beginning to blush, but the blueberry barrens are racing towards full-color. As much as I fought the finality of summer, there’s something captivating about the season of fall.
by Susan | Mar 29, 2014 | On My Mind
This pretty Canada goose lounging along the banks of the Narraguagus was a reaffirmation that spring is here. Despite the blizzard Mother Nature threw our way this week and the ice and sleet predicted for tomorrow, winter is loosing her hold on us.
by Susan | Jan 24, 2014 | On the Farm
This winter has been defined by ice. The cycle of snow, sun and frigid temps has left us with icicles everywhere. There’s more to icicles than meets the eye. They hold reflections of the world around us.
by Susan | Dec 27, 2013 | Out and About in Maine
The morning after another snowfall.
by Susan | Dec 22, 2013 | On My Mind
We woke this morning to no power. No happy smell of coffee. No happy smoke coming from the wood boiler out the window. Our entire world was covered in a layer of ice. Curiously, exactly one year ago we also woke to no power – the result of a windstorm that time....
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 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 | Sep 30, 2013 | On the Farm
The sunset tonight made the sky look as if it were on fire. From the house, the trees blocked the view so I hopped in the car and ran out to the woodlot on the back 40 to snap this picture. Beautiful!
by Susan | Sep 27, 2013 | Out and About in Maine
I enjoyed a 2 1/2 mile walk on the Sunrise Trail this afternoon. A reclaimed railroad bed, in Machias and East Machias the trail runs along the river offering beautiful views.
by Susan | Sep 18, 2013 | On My Mind
Summer Frost. Those two words seem incongruous, but while there’s still a few days of summer left, twice I’ve had to scrape the frost from my car window in the morning. My Moonflower on Sunday… My Moonflower on Tuesday morning when the thermometer read 36...