photography

There was some very peculiar frost on my car’s spare tire this morning. It looked like tiny feathers, or petals, standing up at a 45º angle. Kind of like ruffled fish scales? It must have a name. Everything has a…

By Jenn | December 13, 2012 | Maine, natural history, photography | No Comments |

Well, it isn’t really a wolf moon – that’s the January full moon – but boy, doesn’t it look like it’s escaped from a werewolf movie? We couldn’t help howling at it! That’s my neighbor’s house over there. …

By Jenn | November 28, 2012 | natural history, photography | 3 Comments |

As the temperatures drop in the late fall, Mainers play a game of one-upsmanship called “We haven’t turned our furnace on yet.” It’s played by … not turning on your furnace even though the nights are dropping below freezing. You…

By Jenn | November 2, 2012 | Maine, photography | No Comments |

Satellite moving through Orion Last night was the peak of the annual Orionid meteor shower, and I persuaded some friends to go star-hunting with me very early this morning. There were three reasons for going in the morning:1. It rained…

By Jenn | October 21, 2012 | Maine, natural history, photography | No Comments |

Animal, Vegetable, Mineral (The Common Ground Fair)

It’s bald, but I think it’s supposed to be like that. Who breeds bald chickens? The Common Ground Fair is held near the end of September ever year in Unity, Maine. It’s run by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners…

By Jenn | October 8, 2012 | botanical, Maine, photography | 1 Comment |

College of the Atlantic (Beachcombing series No.66)

The College of the Atlantic has one of the most spectacular campuses in the world. Fact! It was patched together from several grand old estates so it still has a couple of Victorian “summer cottages” and even some remnant gardens…

By Jenn | October 3, 2012 | beachcombing, collections, Maine, photography | No Comments |

Our family had gathered to celebrate my father-in-law’s birthday when we were distracted by the drama unfolding in the sky. First a fragment of rainbow began to spring upward from Ironbound Island. Then a second rainbow shot off at a…

By Jenn | October 1, 2012 | beachcombing, collections, Maine, natural history, photography | No Comments |

South of Welshpool Wharf, Campobello; June 10, 2012

It was our last day on Campobello Island and I set out to explore the area south of the wharf. My husband is an amazing trumpet player and wanted to practice, so he stationed himself near the wharf building, which…

By Jenn | September 29, 2012 | beachcombing, Campobello Island, Canada, collections, New Brunswick, photography, sea glass, travel | No Comments |

North of the Welshpool Wharf, Campobello; June 9, 2012

The sea glass hunting around the Welshpool wharf is some of the best I have ever seen. There wasn’t a lot right next to the pier, but to the northwest the beach was speckled with beautifully worn glass. According to…

By Jenn | September 26, 2012 | beachcombing, Campobello Island, Canada, collections, New Brunswick, photography, sea glass, travel | No Comments |

Friar’s Bay, Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada One of Campobello’s claims to fame is that Franklin Delano Roosevelt summered there. Friar’s Bay was one of his favorite places on the island. It wasn’t mine. Granted, it was high tide and…

By Jenn | September 21, 2012 | beachcombing, Campobello Island, Canada, collections, New Brunswick, photography, sea glass, travel | No Comments |

Jennifer Steen Booher

photography

Frost

Wolf Moon

Flames

The Orionids

Animal, Vegetable, Mineral (The Common Ground Fair)

College of the Atlantic (Beachcombing series No.66)

Rainbows, September 4, 2012

South of Welshpool Wharf, Campobello; June 10, 2012

North of the Welshpool Wharf, Campobello; June 9, 2012

Friar’s Bay, Campobello Island, June 9