Category: events

No Kings, October 18

(Updated to include names of indigenous speakers) We attended a No Kings rally in Ellsworth, Maine, on Saturday. The weather was beautiful. I started out with a coat on, but I shed it as...

Common Ground Fair – fiber

The last batch of photos: Fiber! I felt so proud of the Wednesday Spinners group for maintaining such a strong presence at the fair year after year. Here’s an article about the group from...

Common Ground Fair – plants, music, misc.

More photos: mostly plants, music, booths, and other things that caught my eye. These next three photos show a new part of the fair which might be my favorite yet. It’s called “Whimsical Woods”...

Common Ground Fair

I went to the fair! Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The weather was perfect. Lots of people, but there was a lot of space to spread out. I took photos. But it’s hard to share...

Homestead Day

This past Saturday was Farm & Homestead Day at the Common Ground Fairgrounds. We haven’t gone in the past, but this year we decided to give it a try. It was a beautiful Saturday...

Hands Off rally

It was as gray and cold as it looks in the photos. Mainers are a hardy bunch. Lots of heavy coats and knit hats. Lots of signs. This rally, one of many, was held...