Well, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? I’ve missed the whole darn summer! I won’t go into the details or we’ll never get to the beachcombing, but every darn person living in my house and several other close family…
Raccoon Beach, Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada; June 8, 2012 Raccoon Beach is part of Roosevelt Campobello International Park, an amazing joint effort between the US National Park Service and the Canadian government. View Larger Map The park takes up…
Beachcombing series No.63 I stopped by Peter’s Cove on a cool, damp afternoon when the overcast sky turned the air and the water silver. I hadn’t had a chance to beachcomb in weeks, so when I drove past this public…
This one is about a month old – I’d forgotten to post it! The weather had been very warm in November, but the day I decided to hit the beach it dropped to 42 degrees (F). It was overcast and…
I think I’ve mentioned the wall of boxes that lines my studio. Well, lately it’s been overflowing, so I’m going through all the boxes and trying to be ruthless with the contents. I had one large box labeled “Firetrucks.” You…
Hulls Cove, Maine; November 9, 2011 (Beachcombing series No.54) The weather was still unseasonably warm (this was back on November 9), and I snatched a few minutes between chores to wander on the beach. This is one of the coolest…
Village Burying Ground, Bar Harbor, Maine; November 13, 2011 (Woodland series No.4) Fall just keeps lingering on this year. Usually by November all the leaves are gone, the wind is bitter, and the skies are grey. With the snowstorm we…
This is the poppy seedpod that started me off. And here’s another composition. The longer I look at it, the more I love that clematis. I think it needs a portrait, don’t you?
Seedheads, a photo by quercus design on Flickr. I started weeding the front garden today while waiting for the school bus, and the coolest, lacy poppy seedpod rolled right in front of me. Then I noticed how frilly the empty…
The Bluffs, Bar Harbor, Maine; October 26, 2011 (Beachcombing series No.53) I’ve been drawn to ropes lately. I always pick as many of them off the beach as I can, since a lot of animals can get tangled in them.…