Rambling

A lot of miles have been put on this year. Moving and visiting family with only the bare minimum plus our two kittys. Toll roads, vending machines, rest areas, gas stations, burnt diesel, interchanges, campsites, lakes, fishing licenses, nightcrawlers, campfires ,primitive toilets ,catfish, bobbers,road construction, rainy night glare, crickets,  lawn chairs, camera equipment, roadside belt repair,coolers, 13 states...

Spring is Here

Turn the key on the lock. A short break is on the way. Stay tuned in  a couple of months there will be more.  Days to fish camp and spend time with family.  

The Whole Moose and Nothing but the Moose

Okay, I told my son I would post pictures of the dead moose we had seen on our Safari.

Crazy Mooses.

Moose track.

Image by Dean Baker

Moose Hoof.

Dead Moose.

This is Backwater of a creek

Moose Safari

As Melissa and I begin to start packing for our next adventure. Our friends treated us to a Moose safari on Good Friday. So we spent the day touring the back roads of Maine looking for moose.We did not pay to go on tour.

The only moose we did see had been dead a couple of days. I may add those pictures soon but not today. I did take a couple of landscapes that I really enjoyed. Since we will be leaving Maine in a month or so, it was good to get out and see the countryside.

A frozen lake with mountains in the background and the image exposed the way I like it.

This is a stand of trees planted by Plum Creek for later harvest. The hues of gold is a sure sign of spring.

This is an image of Low's Bridge in Guilford, Maine. Covered bridges are becoming a thing of the past. I have not seen too many in my lifetime. I tweaked this image to give it a dreamy look. Breaking with tradition is good.

Random Things

While waiting for the thaw to come in a couple of months, this is a good time to reflect on random things and projects that are works in progress.

Skiers beware. You can see them here by the stickers they have on their vehicles. Mountains conquered, memories made,and free advertising SugarLoaf is a popular mountain here in Maine to go to ski. I like to collect bumper stickers of places we have visited. We just don't put too many on our vehicle. Like a badge of courage to say we have been to this place and now we are forever attached to it.

This is a sticker for SugarLoaf. Why not personalize it?

Movies. I do enjoy them. One of my favorite movie clips of all time is from the Wizard of Oz or should I say the Dark Side of The Rainbow.

I guess it is the music set against chaos of the movie scene, while a tornado dances on the plains is what I like. I always liked the scene even without Floyd. Cinema at its best.

Illinois Dean and The Quest for Poutine

Catchy Title. Rolls off the tongue. Squeaks like cheese curds on teeth. What!!! Melissa and I had dinner at a local restaurant tonight. On menu Poutine.

I had to give it a try. We had heard about this dish that supposedly originated in Quebec, Canada in the 1950s from some friends. We even had even seen it on an episode of No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain.

When the waitress set the dish in front of us, we were a little apprehensive. It kinda grows on you as you eat it though Melissa and I think we should go up north and give it a try. This dish is a regional take on the Canadian original which, is supposed to include real cheese curds. The dish we had contained shredded white cheddar cheese, fries, and beef gravy. After doing a little research this is obviously a low brow dish and some Canadians do not like to admit to eating Poutine.

Alley Cat Alert !!!

On many occasions we have found some article of food that has been molested by our beloved cats. Melissa and I for the most part have had to live the lifestyle of campers by securing all food products away in a safe place. This morning we had a breech of food security. The latest victim was a food sweetener called Purevia. The little packets are just too fun for Mallory to resist. She has a fetish with wrappers any wrapper. Any opening of a wrapper will bring her from anywhere in the house. Melissa and I may cannot start securing our food way up high like we were in bear country. Mallory is too smart for that. If it has a wrapper she will find a way to get to it and if she can't eat it. She will play with it.

The Crime scene.

Caught in the act!!!

For now Mallory has won. Until we find a better security system in place, Melissa and I will have to dance the soft shoe with Purevia at our feet.