To the nines...

Caught this guy a couple weeks ago on our beautiful brown eyed susans. He was dressed to the nines...

Fall on the Pompy...

The Ompompanusuc is showing signs of fall...

Skowhegan ME. Indian...

Apropos of nothing, I stumbled on this photo recently. I find this vision of the Skowhegan Indian trying to make it in the modern world kind of wistful.

Balloon at Sunset...

Sculpturefest...

We visited Sculpturefest 2008 in Woodstock this weekend. It was an amazing collection in a very beautiful setting.

Sphinx...
And one of several cats...
Sadly, I don't remember who is responsible for this beautiful and hopeful piece...

Dynamic Morning...

This morning was full of bright light, clouds, and color. Amazing...

Sharing...

Meg took this shot of a couple of finches sharing our sunflower seeds. Mother and daughter we're guessing?

Very late season Sunflower...

I'll try very hard not to submit you to any more sunflowers... but I can't promise anything...

Bottoms Up!

Meg captured this yellow finch working on one of our recently blooming sunflowers...

Illuminated Leaf.

Yellow Garden Spider

Coming...
And going...

Young Finch...

Meg captured this young finch on our railing the other day...

New Harbor Gull

At Rachael Carson Salt Pond in early August as the storm comes in. It was a surprising display of contrasts that day with blue sky, bright but low light, and a few *very* dark clouds coming into view.

Morning Web...

Late season sunflower...

Ann Arbor...

We were in Ann Arbor for a family wedding this weekend...

Hummingbirds...

Busy Bee...

This fellow was working the brown eyed susans this morning...
While this fellow was working the sunflower circuit...

Take 2...

Finches in the Fog...

Indian Pipes...

So long New Harbor...

Later afternoon goodbye to the sea here in New Harbor...

Sunrise

I finally had a morning where I actually got up to see the sun rise - and we weren't completely socked in with clouds.



An island (Western Egg Rock perhaps?) out across the way as the sun topped the horizon...

Harrington Meeting House Cemetery

We walked the cemetery behind the Harrington Meeting House and Museum this afternoon. It holds many, many people taken by the sea, either through war (there were many Captains - though Meg points out these could be ship's captains not military Captains) or through commerce, specifically whaling. Also an awful proportion of children; many families experiencing the loss of many children before age twenty.

Oh, and it was kind of a spooky place...

Evening Buoy...

We've had a rainy time this week but the other night we had a beautiful end to the day, with the sun shining it's last rays on the buoy outside the New Harbor harbor.

Pemaquid Point...

We took a rainy walk this afternoon over the rocks of Pemaquid Point...

Evening Light...

Meg snapped this shot of an absolutely beautiful sunset here in New Harbor. The boat coming by is the Hardy Boat Evening Cruise...

Roughin It...

Meg snapped this picture of me working hard to get through another tough day here in New Harbor. Where are the fried oysters?

Dogs in Boats...

An interesting theme to the day. First a dog on a lobster boat in New Harbor, shown here skiffing back to the dock with the boat captain...


... then later in the day in Pemaquid Harbor...

Fast and Slow...

I've been taking entirely too many pictures of moving water lately. I thought this pair kind of interesting. The first is mid-afternoon with bright light and a fast shutter.


The second is late afternoon with softer light and a slower shutter as the water recedes from the rocky shore.

Stormy...

We visited the Rachael Carson Salt Pond yesterday evening as the sun was setting. At the same time, a wild storm approached with the bright sunlight falling in front of the dark clouds. The gulls seemed to almost panic and the raindrops fell.

Buddy...

This is our friend "Buddy". He adopted us (and perhaps others who rent here?) and taught us a few things about manners. When another gull comes around, he tilts his head back and squawks until the offender moves on. However, he also allows his girlfriend - her name is "Belinda" - to come by and even seems to encourage her to help herself to any handouts that may be around.

He seems nicer than a lot of people I know and he knows how to pose for a portrait.

Afternoon Sun and Surf...

Morning Downpour...

Evening Begonia...

The evening sun brought this beautiful sunlight to our angel wing begonia. What beauty there is around us every day.

Tall Guy...

Vermont Evening...

Vermont Morning...

Possibilities...

We visited the home of Augustus St. Gaudens today - I was particularly struck by the amount of indoor/outdoor space in such a Northern location, with this open air reflecting pool being a beautiful example.

Morning Dew...