Photos of Fall Foliage 2009 Part 2
Yesterday I posted on this blog Part 1 of my fall foliage series (see here), which I continue today. Enjoy…
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Photos of Fall Foliage 2009 Part 1
Since a child I’ve loved a deep blue October sky fringed in fall leaves. I like everything about it, the smell, the crunch and swish underfoot, and the crisp air. I am grateful every year that I get to live in a place where this beauty unfolds before me. What a joy to move through … Read more
Photos of Chestnut Pods
We’ve had a lot of wind and rain around here lately. I’ve often seen chestnuts on the ground in the fall, but never in still in their pods.I found them fascinating. I love the textures; the contrast between the silky smooth nut inside and the prickly protective exterior is amazing. Enjoy these photos below.
More Photos of New Pond Farm
I took these photos yesterday as I dropped my daughter off at New Pond Farm. An interesting mixture of sun and clouds, the weather was fascinating. The bottom shot is a beauty! Enjoy…
Today’s Photos of Gusty Wind and Gorgeous Clouds
It was a lovely, blustery day with beautiful clouds. This morning found me in this pristine meadow watching the unfurling drama of clouds in fully animated air. Leaf confetti showered. We breathed deep the fresh vistas, primed for pastel painting. My daughter ran barefoot – arms out wide – through the grass. We had inadvertently … Read more
Photos at Caramoor
This morning I delivered my twelve year old homeschooled daughter to a special music composition class at Caramoor (see here). For three Wednesdays in a row, she’ll be treated to a first class concert, followed by several hours of instruction in musical composition. Today my daughter heard Leva Jokubaviciute (see here) play Schubert on the … Read more
Photos of Store Windows
This has been a topic of amusement for me on my walks as I am fascinated by refraction and reflection, as well as abstract juxtaposition of color. It never occurred to me to pull them together as a post until I watched a recent photography class get “windows” as an assignment. There are a lot … Read more
This Week’s Shared Harvest Haul
We’ve enjoyed being part of what New Pond Farm here calls their “shared harvest” program. Other places call the same idea CSA’s (Community Supported Agriculture.) We pay a yearly fee based on how much labor we are willing to contribute. Our twelve year old daughter enjoys working in these fields so much that she has … Read more
Photos of Holbrook Farm Dahlias
I went to Holbrook Farm for the last of the corn and what confronted me was dahlias. Oh my gosh! Enormous ones and variegated ones, they have them, with the tubers carefully dug up and stored from year to year. Mostly in this post you’ll see dahlias (the huge ones are called “dinner plate dahlias”) … Read more
Day 4: Creative Arts Camp 2009
“Nothing in the world takes the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not: unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve … Read more
Going Back to Maine Today for Creative Arts Camp
I go back to Maine today for my fourth time at Creative Arts Camp. I will be without internet until late next Sunday or early Monday, so if you receive my blog posts by email, you’ll receive them bunched up again then, and after that I’ll revert to my daily routine! The first time at … Read more
Biking Acadia Carriage Roads
This is the fourth year in a row I have done this same 18 mile bike ride of the carriage roads in Acadia National Park, and the last three years my youngest daughter has done it with me. These carriage roads were built at great expense by John D. Rockefeller who originally owned the Acadia … Read more
Eastern Shoreline of Mt. Desert Island
Today we visited the eastern shoreline of Acadia National Park’s main island at Sand Beach and near Thunder Hole. These two spots, while very near each other, couldn’t be more different. One is sandy and calm, and the other rocky and crashing. I was particularly inspired by the later today, and stayed in one place … Read more
Schoodic Peninsula
My daughter and I made our annual trek to the Schoodic Peninsula which is another separate region of Acadia National Park, about an hour north of the main part of the park. I copied the explanatory sign for you to see in this post (as only a homeschooling mother might do) to explain the interesting … Read more
Isle Au Haut
We had an awesome day on our trip to Isle Au Haut, which is a southern remote island of Acadia National Park. We had never done this before and it entailed getting there via the “mail boat” to Duck Harbor, which leaves from Stonington, on Deer Isle, Maine, in the morning, and returning on it … Read more
Labor Day Fog Dispersing
I awoke to dense Labor Day fog, and pondered it in depth on the dock. The last time we had fog this dense here was four years ago, also on Labor Day. Unlike today, the tide was in then and we had rented kayaks so I went off kayaking in the fog. It was an … Read more