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“Seal Harbor Beach, Maine; February 4, 2018. (Beachcombing series No.87)” Top to bottom, left to right: Row 1: Rock Crab (Cancer irroratus), vinyl glove with coralline encrustations and marine algae holdfasts Row 2: Sand Dollar (Echinarachnius parma), lobster-claw band, Common…

There’s a great interview with Mary Roper, head gardener at the Asticou Azalea Garden, over on the Coast Walk. Also a short hike on the Asticou Stream Trail.

Over on the Coast Walk I’ve been interviewing all kinds of interesting people here on Mount Desert Island. Porcia Manandhar told us about studying gull chicks, Tim Garrity, director of the MDI Historical Society, talked about how our perception of…

Coast Walk 17: Bracy Cove to Roberts Point, May 17, 2017 From top to bottom, left to right: Row 1: Razor Clam (Ensis directus), lobster trap rope, Horse Mussel (Modiolus modiolus), Common Slipper Shell (Crepidula fornicata) Row 2: pink granite…

  For five years I suffered from a mysterious, wracking cough that left me bedridden for two months every winter and incapacitated for several more. After years of misdiagnosis as asthma, I was aggressively treated for severe acid reflux and…

You can see why this is my favorite seaweed. I’m going to call this one ‘Goldilocks’ because it’s attached itself to that poor little periwinkle. Imagine going through life with a headdress like that! Save Save Save

Set on a white background, seaweed looks so calligraphic. Rockweed in particular seems like an alphabet I can’t quite read. The longer the strands, the more they remind me of Arabic calligraphy. I need a bigger light box! In other…

I’ve added a few posts on the Coast Walk blog that might interest you. One about the still life at the top of the post, One about Women’s History month and this photo of me: and the most recent installment…

  The latest Coast Walk post is up here: http://jenniferbooher.com/wp-walking/coast-walk-12-blackwoods-to-hunters-beach/ It’s been a little hard to keep up both blogs: I just realized I haven’t posted here since October! Sorry about that, and Happy New Year to all of you.