by Susan | Aug 29, 2012 | Out and About in Maine
On day five of my homecation we spent an amazing morning cruising our hometown waters – the Narraguagus Bay with Captain Jamie of?Robertson Sea Tours. We left from the Milbridge Marina and cruised out to Petit Manan Island. The day was a gorgeous backdrop for...
by Susan | Aug 27, 2012 | Out and About in Maine
Day three of my homecation involved a mother-daughter hike to Bog Brook Cove in Cutler, Maine. The hike out to the coast took us through a variety of terrains – fir forest, oak forest, and birch forest before we finally made it to the coast. We parked ourselves...
by Susan | Aug 25, 2012 | Out and About in Maine
Today started my homecation. A vacation where home is your base for fun and no work. I have carefully guarded my schedule for the coming week so that Hannah and I can fit in all of the things we wanted to do over the summer, but didn’t. Because my schedule has...
by Susan | Aug 21, 2012 | Out and About in Maine
The Canada Geese were lounging in the blueberries along Whitneyville Road again today. I paused for a few more “drive by” shots of the flock.
by Susan | Aug 20, 2012 | Out and About in Maine
This time of year the blueberry barrens in Downeast Maine become a sea of blue. The normally quiet countryside becomes a flurry of activity as the harvest comes in. Harvested by machine where possible, or painstakingly raked by hand. Everywhere you look, blueberries...
by Susan | Aug 9, 2012 | Out and About in Maine
Today was an unexpected slow day at work so Hannah and I drove over to Pigeon Hill Wildlife Refuge to pick blueberries. You may take all the berries you can find if you pick them by hand (rather than raking). After an hour we had about a quart of berries –...
by Susan | Jul 4, 2012 | Out and About in Maine
Hannah talked us into taking the day off from home and farm projects. She wanted to spend the day at the beach. I know that Paul is not content lounging on the beach listening to the surf roll in so we negotiated a hike, picnic and short beach excursion. The skies...
by Susan | Feb 28, 2012 | Out and About in Maine
by Susan | Feb 16, 2012 | Out and About in Maine
by Susan | Feb 6, 2012 | Out and About in Maine
An odd thing happened today. I found myself home, alone, and all caught up on my work. Amazing. My conscience said that I should use the time to catch up on housecleaning, but 40 degree temps in February lured me outside. With cell phone and camera I wandered off into...
by Susan | Jan 20, 2012 | Out and About in Maine
Overnight Mother Nature dropped eight inches of snow resulting in Snow Day #2 of the year. Once the front moved out, Hannah and I strapped on our snowshoes and headed out exploring. We trooped up the woods road and then ventured into the woods. I wasn’t sure how...
by Susan | Nov 9, 2011 | Out and About in Maine
The only autumn color left in this November landscape is the pop of yellow from the Hackmatac trees. These conifers lose their needles in the fall; another week or so it’ll be raining yellow needles. Everywhere.
by Susan | Oct 25, 2011 | Out and About in Maine
The view from South Lubec Road in Lubec, Maine. The storm clouds from last night are finally heading out. Campobello Island (Canada) is visible across the Quoddy Narrows. This spot is just shy of the eastern most point in the United...
by Susan | Oct 19, 2011 | Out and About in Maine
Two months ago, the wild blueberry barrens so prevalent in Downeast Maine, were seas of blue. Today they are crimson in the autumn light.
by Susan | Oct 18, 2011 | Out and About in Maine
As I was tooling along one of Maine’s back roads I spied a lone cow grazing in a field. No fences of any sort. So I figured that he got loose from an area farm, but I didn’t see any farmhouse in the vicinity. On my return trip, the cow was still there. It...
by Susan | Oct 10, 2011 | Out and About in Maine
I abandoned my computer for a couple of hours this afternoon to enjoy a quintessential autumn day. Here are a few of the keepers from my pics.
by Susan | Sep 23, 2011 | Out and About in Maine
We celebrated the first day of autumn with a visit to the Common Ground Fair put on by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. We waffled about going because of the weather forecast. Was it going to rain? How much would it rain? Thunderstorms? Three...
by Susan | Sep 18, 2011 | Out and About in Maine
Farmer friends in Harrington called today to let us know that they were butchering meat chickens and we were welcome to come over and see their Whizbang Chicken Plucker in action. After reluctantly learning how to pluck chickens I needed to see this. Redbird Farm is...
by Susan | Sep 11, 2011 | Out and About in Maine
There are a number of old apple trees on our property. Some trees are sparse and short and the deer eat most of the apples. Others are so big that we cannot reach the apples – even with ladders. None of the trees are in easy access locations. We have to wade...
by Susan | Sep 1, 2011 | Out and About in Maine
I played hookey today and took Hannah and her friend “M” to the beach for the day. We went to Roque Bluffs and we were the only folks on the beach. I parked myself in my chair, listened to the surf and read while the girls played. Swimming was short lived....
