by Susan | Oct 2, 2013 | Out and About in Maine
The changing of the season is apparent in more than just the color of the trees. I took both of these pictures of Gleason’s Cove with Canada in the distance from almost the same vantage point. The fading marsh grasses of October are beautiful in their own...
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 30, 2013 | Bird Patterns, Felt Patterns, Shore, Water, and Wading Bird Patterns
I was inspired to make this little Sandpiper after my walk on the Sunrise Trail Friday. This pattern can be used for a Least Sandpiper or a Semipalmated Sandpiper. You choose! Right click on this link and select “save target as” to download this free pattern to your...
by Susan | Sep 29, 2013 | Out and About in Maine
My body still achy from gathering wood yesterday, I suggested a hike on Great Wass Island as a way of getting out of more wood gathering today. Great Wass Island Preserve is part of the Nature Conservancy’s lands. We gave our selves a time limit –...
by Susan | Sep 28, 2013 | On the Farm
“The family that gathers wood together stays warm together.” So says Paul as we spent the afternoon in the wood lot limbing and stacking trees for winter firewood. Although the day was glorious, sunny and in the low 70s, the changing colors of the trees...
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 23, 2013 | Bird Patterns, Felt Patterns, Shore, Water, and Wading Bird Patterns
The Seagull is possibly to most common bird seen along the Maine coast, but I tend to overlook them. They are sometimes a nuisance, sometimes comical, but always present – soaring over the bay, bobbing in the water, roosting on the rooftops, or strutting along...
by Susan | Sep 20, 2013 | Out and About in Maine
Up with the sun, we headed out to Unity, Maine for the Common Ground Fair. For more than six hours and what feels like 15 miles of walking, we explored exhibits, concessions, and vendors until our bodies gave out. A fitting way to spend the last day of the summer....
by Susan | Sep 19, 2013 | Family, On My Mind
I stumbled across this picture of Hannah and me taken at a wedding back in 2007. She was eight at the time. The photo was in an archive of the wedding images taken by someone else, and I’d not seen it before. Discovering it felt a bit like Christmas...
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...
by Susan | Sep 16, 2013 | On My Mind
This is how I felt on Sunday. All I wanted to do was curl up in my hammock and take a snooze in the late summer sun. But, the squirrels ate my hammock last summer. So I lazed on the porch, puttering in the yard here and there when guilt over my laziness set in. While...
by Susan | Sep 14, 2013 | On the Farm
I spent much of my Saturday indoors cleaning and advising Paul as he installed a new counter and sink in my laundry room. A scurrying sound across my window screens distracted me from my chores and I headed outside where I found this little squirrel. He was doing his...
by Susan | Sep 10, 2013 | Out and About in Maine
Cruising along U.S. Route 1 to Ellsworth this weekend I finally stopped to snap a picture of this tiny island. Every drive by, I admire this little island in Sullivan Harbor with a backdrop of Cadillac Mountain in the distance. During low tide it appears as if it’s...
by Susan | Sep 7, 2013 | Out and About in Maine
Today was an Ellsworth run day – a town with stoplights 40 minutes away. The errand list included L.L. Bean, Reny’s, Tractor Supply, WalMart, two shoe stores, etc. – to shop for shoes, jeans, special chicken feed, and all types of other things we...
by Susan | Sep 6, 2013 | Family, On My Mind
Today was the first day of high school for Hannah. Hand me a tissue, please. She is now a Lady Knight, playing JV Volleyball at Narraguagus High School. Today was her first high school sporting event and first ever volleyball match. She played one match and scored a...
by Susan | Sep 1, 2013 | Out and About in Maine
Late this afternoon, the gray drizzly clouds that lingered all day moved on. I talked Hannah and Paul into an impromptu hike up Pigeon Hill. This is the first time Paul tagged along with us on this hike. The view from the top is outstanding. I could sit on this rock...
by Susan | Aug 31, 2013 | Chickens, On the Farm
Shadow’s latest batch of baby bantam chickens have flown the coop. Shadow has given up her mama duties and the youngsters, now 11 weeks old, are on their own. The Banty B&B is a bit overcrowded with this latest hatch. Who knew Shadow would be such a good...
by Susan | Aug 31, 2013 | Out and About in Maine
Paul has been on a fitness kick lately. He’s eating better and is making exercise a regular part of his routine. And it shows – he weighs less now than when I first met him in 1995. A couple of weeks ago he tagged along on a back-to-school shopping trip with me...
by Susan | Aug 27, 2013 | Out and About in Maine
Following our hike at the Pike Lands on Sunday, we spent a little time browsing Lubec. Lubec is the eastern most point in the United States. You’ll find some of the most spectacular real estate in Maine – the scenery is unparalleled. Struggling...
by Susan | Aug 26, 2013 | Out and About in Maine
On this crystal clear Sunday, we went for a family hike. Usually it’s just Hannah and I, but Paul opted to tag along when I promised it wouldn’t be a forced march. We explored the Pike Lands in North Lubec.?Two main trails run from South Bay to Cobscook...
