Category: seasons

Ice along the trail

We’ve had some snow. But before the snow, there was ice. The trail we walked last week will be very treacherous now, with invisible ice under the snow. I’m glad we were able to...

Peaks and views

We hiked in Acadia last week near Southwest Harbor. Two peaks were summited (small ones)! There was some ice on the trail, but we could pick our way around it. First peak – Flying...

Winter dreams

A little snow and then a little more. The transforming effect is enchanting, as always. The trees are sleeping? Or just standing in the snowy cold. There are green plants in the hoophouse, small...

Frosty

We woke up to frost this morning. Everything was coated. It looked very beautiful. I seem to be surprised that there’s such an everyday occurrence as weather on Thanksgiving. Of course there is! Now...

With daisies

Summer afternoons in Maine. The daisies are blooming near the deck. They look beautiful for a few weeks. My quilt top is progressing. To manage the size a little better, I’m going to stitch...

Heat

We are dealing with the heat over the past two days. We’ve been walking early in the morning. It’s tolerable. Then breakfast, then watering the garden. There’s a shipwreck in the photo. Actually a...

Snow day in Bangor

A big day yesterday. Sam had to have hand surgery to fix a contracture of two of his fingers and his thumb. His surgery was scheduled for April 4 and it wasn’t really feasible...