Shinrin-yoku It’s Japanese.shinrin = forestyoku = bath I gather the idea is to take a walk in the woods to refresh oneself and reduce stress. Some of us have always done that, but apparently it’s a Thing now, like yoga…
What happens in a tourist town when tourist season is over? In Bar Harbor, we have a Pajama Sale to celebrate. Stores open at 6am, with coffee, doughnuts, and discounts for anyone who comes in their pajamas. This year was…
It was pouring rain the morning we had planned to go to the Common Ground Fair this year. A few years ago that would have meant a change in plans, but the weirdest thing has happened since I got interested…
Last week I strolled out along the Hemlock Road to catch the fall colors. Wow! It was 8am, and the sunlight lit the trees up like stained glass windows. Fallen leaves floated on reflections of branches. Everything was sparkling with…
Northeast Creek is a tidal estuary flowing through marshes and cranberry bogs out to the bay. It is also called King’s Creek: seems like every natural landmark around here has been renamed at least once (unlike the man-made landmarks whose…
St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church here in Bar Harbor is famous for its stained glass windows. There are 10 windows by Louis Comfort Tiffany, and another dozen or so by less-well-known artists. I spent some time there last week taking in…
I joined the MDI Photo Club a couple of months ago, and it has been such a treat to hang out with other camera-obsessed people. I’ve learned a lot from my fellow members! For example, last weekend we went on…
The Waterfront Gallery is closing for the season so I went down to Bernard to pick up my unsold work. It was a beautiful fall day, warm and sunny, with the leaves just starting to turn … I have to…
