Mallory

We like to watch Sunrise Earth. It is the type of program that can be on and you don't have to pay attention. Mallory and Boo seem to like the program as well. They are attracted to small movements and the sounds of nature. Boo Usually watches from a far, while Mallory likes to get up close to the action.

This episode was from Lobster Fishermen. It was shot during the summer in a cove at New Harbor, Maine about 100 miles south west of Bangor.

Rumor of Snow Confirmed

Well overnight we received 13 inches of snow. That is a lot of snow in a short period of time. Plus we have drifts over 3 feet. After doing some shoveling, we can get out of our driveway. I took a few shots of the neighborhood.

Snow and Rumors of Snow...

Well it looks like it is going to be a white Christmas here in New England. Snow is on the ground and with the possibility of a Nor'easter blowing in on Sunday. Melissa pointed out the other day that some of the homes here have condensation built up around the windows and that many people often imitate the look this time of year around the country. The home we are leasing is no exception. A double hung window with the top or the bottom of the glass with a uniform amount of condensation around the corners, reminds me of some Dickens tale with some character in a nightshirt or robe holding a single candle walking by the window.

As one can see we have a little bit of snow hanging around. This is out our back door. It is hard to melt at 2 degrees. On a brighter note, our neighborhood has calmed down considerably since cold weather has set in. We have yet to see any transients this season sleeping under piles of newspapers or homeless drunks huddled next to a barrel set a blaze like we had expected.

Melissa and I found this coffee syrup last night. It is a regional item. Lots of coffee flavored items around here. We can now make virgin White Russians. I prefer the leaded Caucasian beverage myself.

We have been told that there is a coffee flavored brandy that is sold in these here parts that after a couple of drinks makes the opposite sex loose their inhibitions and well you know how the rest of the story. I feel inclined to try it but am a little apprehensive. I will probably stick to Sex Panther cologne. 60 percent of the time, it works every time and it's made with bits of real panther. It's science.

Yesterday, Melissa and I went on a couriers mission to Bar Harbor. With little time to spare for pictures. I only got get a few.

As the morning sun hung diffused by clouds over Eagle Lake, I snapped these images that will provide us with a lot of daydreaming for some time to come. The carriage road provides us with thoughts of cross country skiing, snowshoeing, or perhaps a horse drawn sleigh.

Happy Holidays

I had they day off today. After much leisure, and general laziness, I took a few images to share. These are unofficial and in no way reflect my ongoing strike against the networks for airing Christmas movies with Steve Guttenberg. Peace and Solidarity to all.

Wow!!

Sorry folks, I have let a whole month pass by without posting anything. Well that's not entirely true I did post a video but I took it down as not to offend anyone. As far as photography goes. I have not seen much that warranted making an image. I believe that is a good philosophy. I do plan on posting a couple of short videos this month. Perhaps if it snows this week I will make an image but I do not want to force anything.

Happy Halloween

Halloween is next week. So to get in the spirit I found one of the spookiest looking places in town. Hilltop Kindergarten.
Of course I darkened down the sky just a little until I can get back there during a thunderstorm and get real shot. Looks creepy to me.

Fall Trip To Acadia

Melissa and I took out this morning to get some more fall photos. Our plan was to head south towards Acadia and then head northeast towards Canada. While we took several images of fall foliage. The highlight of our day turned out to be the Schoodic Point of Acadia National Park. It is on the other side of the bay from Bar Harbor, Maine. What a delight to avoid the crowds of leaf peepers ,as they are known by Mainers, by taking a detour that we found hard to leave.

Melissa found these beautiful shells in a small tidal pool. They are in water several inches deep. It was so alive. There was so much going on a micro level. Little invertebrates swimming around in the pool. These blue shells that would rival any fine china.

Ah, Schoodic Point. I had made a couple of images already and I thought I had what I wanted. We were preparing to leave when Melissa mentioned a sail boat out in the gulf that had just come into sight. So we waited and the result was worth the wait. The light shimmering on the ocean and a lone sail boat on the horizon. I have always wanted an image like this.

This is Wonsqueak Harbor. I am not the first and will not be the last to stumble on this jewel. So with the promise of fall images of Acadia which I have. I feel that I have saturated this blog with them so they will go into a folder for now to be brought out on a winter day.