by Susan | Jul 15, 2012 | Garden, On the Farm
After a long day of working outdoors tending gardens, looking after critters, and landscaping, I spent an inordinate amount of time photographing these busy bees in my lavender. There were dozens of bumble bees randomly buzzing here there. (Click on the pics for a...
by Susan | Jul 13, 2012 | Critters, Odds and Ends
I’m not the only one who liked this cheery bouquet.
by Susan | Jul 12, 2012 | Ducks
Do you suppose they notice their reflections? Oscar’s double reflection as she chases off the ducklings.
by Susan | Jul 11, 2012 | Ducks
The ducklings have taken up synchronized bobbing, diving for pond goodies!
by Susan | Jul 8, 2012 | On the Farm
It was a weekend of two weather forecasts. Saturday was beastly hot and humid. Sunday was glorious – a perfect Maine summer day. I spent both days outdoors working on a myriad of garden and critter chores, sneaking in some reading by the pond and taking pictures...
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 | May 20, 2012 | On My Mind
It was a glorious weekend here. Sunny and seventies. It would have been perfection but for the black flies. Insidious little things. Did you know they have serrated teeth? My legs – a minefield of red swollen bites are proof. Lots of things happened at Downeast...
by Susan | May 7, 2012 | Garden, On the Farm
Instead of tackling my mile-long work “to do”? list I opted for a little garden therapy today. I don’t often play hooky from my desk when there’s work to be done, but sunny and sixty with a forecast of a rainy week ahead lured me outdoors. I...
by Susan | Mar 2, 2012 | On My Mind
Me, in my PJs and fleece, walking Hannah to the meet the school bus this morning.
by Susan | Feb 20, 2012 | On My Mind
Here’s a little camera experiment to compare my new cool SLR camera to my old cool camera. This is a buff in the box picture taken a week or so ago with my Kodak Z981 set on automatic. This is a buff in the box taken yesterday with the new Canon Revel 3Ti SLR...
by Susan | Feb 18, 2012 | Granny Gadget, Odds and Ends
My cameras have always been point and shoot. Recently, I told Mom that my next camera would be a digital SLR. Shortly after that conversation I received an email from Amazon – a Canon Rebel EOS T3i had been shipped to me, courtesy of Granny (and Papa) Gadget....
by Susan | Feb 16, 2012 | Out and About in Maine
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 | Jan 19, 2012 | On My Mind
Moonset from my kitchen window this morning.
by Susan | Nov 6, 2011 | On the Farm
This morning I found a dragon fly frozen in ice. Frozen in time. That is until the ice melts.
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 15, 2011 | On the Farm
I often talk about our little patch of woods. What you might not know is that we have waterfront property on a tidal river. This little patch of waterfront property is separated from the rest of our land by the old route U.S. 1. The picture below is taken from our...
by Susan | Oct 13, 2011 | Critters, Odds and Ends
Miss Cinder enjoying some late autumn sunshine yesterday.
by Susan | Oct 11, 2011 | On the Farm
The bathroom window. A view that might make you linger a bit longer than necessary!
