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Summertime
August 16, 2023 - Backlight Queen Anne's lace in Fryeburg Harbor.
The slides on Langdon Brook in Center Chatham, NH.
Sunsets color...
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Winter Cold
February 14, 2022 - This winter has given us some cold weather. Not -30 degrees F mind you, but -20. These images all represent cold to me....
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Sailing Penobscot Bay
October 04, 2021 - Friends have a sailboat in Rockland, Maine and they invited me out to sail on Penobscot Bay for the day.
Morning starte...
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It's About Time
February 20, 2021 - Time for another Lake Living Magazine article and cover that is. The article is about Hickory Dickory Doc Clock Shop....
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August cycling
August 29, 2020 - The skies were clear, but the temperatures were high. It was good to be done by noon. Over 42 miles around Greenwood, Ma...
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Late summer scenes
August 29, 2020 - Cardinal flowers blare their color along the edges of the brook below my house.
In Grafton Notch, the water levels ru...
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Cycling in Maine
June 30, 2020 - Friends joined me to cycle a loop starting and ending in Andover, Maine.
East B Hill Road out of Andover had construc...
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The swamp in winter
February 10, 2020 - It looks like coyotes were investigating at this beaver lodge. You may be able to see where the snow has melted near the...
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New Year -- new snow: 2020
January 02, 2020 - 2019 closed in a snowstorm. As the sun came up on 2020, it lighted the snow-covered trees and mountains.
May you all...
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Fall colors
October 25, 2019 - And what a colorful fall it has been.
Hemlock Bridge Road:
To Hemlock Bridge:
Over the Old Saco River
Closer to...
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Late summer
September 12, 2019 - Late summer brings us:
And:
The last flowers of the year:
A beautiful sunset
And next will be fall. Not to...
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Founder's Day 2019 - Paris Hill, Maine
July 23, 2019 - Yearly, the residents of Paris Hill, Maine have commemorated the founding of their community with an event on the villag...
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Pleasant Mountain - Ledges Trail
June 24, 2019 - Going up!
Then you get to the ledges:
Blueberries to come:
Looking to the southwest:
It was the longest da...
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New Growth
June 12, 2019 - In spring, the deciduous trees grow new leaves. Not to be left out the coniferous trees have new growth too.
Here...
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Lake Living Magazine Spring 2019
March 22, 2019 - The spring issue of Lake Living Magazine should be on the stands about now. My contributions to this issue are photograp...
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Lake Living Magazine autumn 2018
October 04, 2018 - Is it October already? I had the opportunity to take photographs for another Lake Living Magazine article. It is of a ne...
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2018 Paris Hill Maine Founder's Day poster
July 12, 2018 - It is almost time for another Founder's Day on Paris Hill, Maine. Here is the story behind this year's poster.
This y...
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Lake Living magazine summer 2018 #2
June 21, 2018 - Another Lake Living Magazine photo session, this one of Cornish, Maine. It has developed into a picturesque town in sout...
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Lake Living magazine summer 2018 #1
June 21, 2018 - For the 2018 summer issue of Lake Living magazine, I photographed the Bridgton Farmers' Market and nearby shops of Depot...
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Maine spring
June 20, 2018 - Here is a selection of spring images going back a month at least. First two photos of Baldface from Chatham, New Hampshi...
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Lake Living Spring 2018
March 21, 2018 - Look out Lily, Lake Living magazine may have a new cover girl: Jane!
The set and the props.
The stand-in (to check...
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Sabattus in winter
February 20, 2018 - We hiked Sabattus a month earlier this year than last. Still the trails were packed. We wore grips instead of snowshoes...
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Ice & snow
January 29, 2018 - Remember the postings from last year on my trip to Montana? Well I mentioned making a post about Theodore Roosevelt Nati...
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Snow
December 26, 2017 - West Bridgton
A sundog near the Fryeburg airport
Reflections in the Old Course of the Saco River in Fryeburg.
T...
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Portland winter afternoons
December 26, 2017 - These are views from Portland's Munjoy Hill on two separate afternoons: the day before winter started and the first day...
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Jockey Cap in winter
December 26, 2017 - North Kearsarge -- I still haven't climbed it.
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East Royce
December 04, 2017 - Now for a post-Thanksgiving hike up East Royce on the Maine-New Hampshire border. The road through Evans Notch (ME 113)...
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One November morning
December 04, 2017 - Like StreetView only no Google car travels this.
Kezar Lake in Lovell
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White November
November 14, 2017 - Last night:
This morning:
Moose Pond, West Bridgton, Maine
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Jockey Cap
October 19, 2017 - Jockey Cap is a small hill that looks over the town of Fryeburg. If you run up, it takes five minutes, but you will be o...
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Red maple
October 14, 2017 - Since Karin liked the maple on Moose Pond, here it is again a few days later.
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Foliage season
October 10, 2017 - It has been very late in starting, but we have brilliant colors developing now:
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Taste of Acadia
October 10, 2017 - This is a sample from Acadia National Park, but it does not show any of the highlights.
Bar Harbor, low tide
Bar I...
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Cobscook Bay S.P. & Cutler
October 06, 2017 - Cobscook Bay State Park is this hidden gem of a campground Downeast -- if you like privacy, isolation, shaded trees, and...
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Eastport, West Quoddy Head, and Lubec
October 05, 2017 - For something different, a post started with a sunset. This is Eastport, Maine.
It was great to revisit Downeast Main...
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Aftermath of storms
August 18, 2017 - A tornado in Bridgton took down some of the trees on this photogenic island in Moose Pond. This was back at the beginnin...
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2017 Paris Hill Maine Founder's Day poster
July 04, 2017 - It is that time of year again:
Maybe we'll meet there.
I took this photo as we were packing up from the photo sessio...
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Lake Living summer 2017
June 20, 2017 - We continue our annual Lake Living Magazine summer cover theme with Lily.
The set (calmer waters than in 2015):
The...
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May 1
May 01, 2017 - The April showers have spilled into May.
Fog and rain at Horseshoe Pond.
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Pleasant Mtn. Bald Peak Trail
April 19, 2017 - Another spring and another opportunity to hike Bald Peak Trail up Pleasant Mountain. Compare it to last year here. This...
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Last cross-country ski day
April 11, 2017 - There is still plenty of snow around, so yesterday (4/10) we made sure to get out one final time for the season. We skie...
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April 1
April 03, 2017 - Our first April storm on April 1. We received around 8" of fresh wet snow.
The Narrows Bridge, Kezar Lake, Lovell...
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Pleasant Mtn. Southwest Ridge trail
April 03, 2017 - Last Wednesday we revisited Southwest Ridge Trail on Pleasant Mountain. There was still snow.
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Sabattus, winter or spring?
March 21, 2017 - We are starting our hikes again. This time a return to Sabattus in Lovell in the snow. On the day that spring starts. We...
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Beach weather?
February 27, 2017 - It has been so warm lately that I took a break from morning errands Saturday to spend some time at the beach. First I ha...
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Snow amounting
February 21, 2017 - Main Street, Bridgton, Maine
Then there was three days of warm weather:
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Living with snow
February 09, 2017 - It looks like my website is now fully transferred over to Zenfolio. There is a lot of content that I need to add, so wat...
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Autumn colors continued
November 28, 2016 - Let's start in the White Mountains again: the Basin Pond.
Then views of the White Mountains: Baldface and Kearsarge....
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More Washington County
October 07, 2016 - This time it is on to West Quoddy Head for the first glimpse of sunrise in the nation (at this time of year), then on to...
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Welcome to Eastport
October 06, 2016 - It was my first ever visit to Washington County, Maine. We drove in on the Airline, but it was late evening of a cloudy...
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Vinalhaven - Maine coast
September 21, 2016 - September weather can be so amazing here in Maine and this trip to Vinalhaven island allowed for its full enjoyment.
Th...
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Vinalhaven preview
September 19, 2016 - This is a preview of an upcoming and more complete posting.
Rockland Breakwater Light from the outgoing Vinalhaven fe...
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Mountain blueberries
August 09, 2016 - In 2014, the blueberries were about peak at this location on August 15. This year they were past prime on August 5. (See...
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2016 Paris Hill, Maine Founder's Day poster
July 14, 2016 - It is time for the Paris Hill, Maine Founder's Day event again. The poster is made from photos taken last September. A n...
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Lilac time
May 27, 2016 - Here is the view from Sweden looking back at Sabattus Mountain, the subject of a previous post.
Lilacs, taken with th...
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Sabattus Mountain
May 13, 2016 - We have had to go a little further afield for evening hikes. This time it is Sabattus Mountain in Center Lovell. You see...
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Pleasant Mountain ledges
April 29, 2016 - Here is our last trail up Pleasant Mountain: Ledges trail.
There was still leftover from all the snow we received...
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Pleasant Mtn. from the West
April 19, 2016 - This is the next in my series on the trails up Pleasant Mountain. Only one more trail to go.
This time we actually to...
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Small sailboats
April 13, 2016 - In Portland there is a sailing school that goes out on Casco Bay.
Lonely and left behind.
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Old headstones
April 13, 2016 - Whilst driving through the Stroudwater area of Portland, this caught my eye:
The headstone was too hard to read, so I...
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Pleasant Mtn. early spring
April 13, 2016 - Southwest Ridge Trail on Pleasant Mountain is new to me. This is an interesting time of year to hike since there are no...
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Pleasant Mtn. winter's end
March 21, 2016 - Last year I posted about a hike up Pleasant Mountain taken at the end of March. To contrast this winter with last, here...
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Winter ending
March 14, 2016 - A new snow like this was rare this winter -- winter was less wintry.
Maple syrup season starting in February. Photo w...
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Crocker Hill
February 17, 2016 - Crocker Hill is a short hike in Paris, Maine. Remnants of old mining work is visible along the trail, but the mine shaft...
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Winter sunsets
February 16, 2016 - Sometimes you have to look behind you. This image does not quite achieve the brilliance of the dark blue.
Highland La...
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New snow
January 18, 2016 - Now there is enough snow for cross-country skiing. Photos taken with the Fuji XF-1.
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A hike in the new year
January 13, 2016 - A winter hike is a great way to start the new year. And so we did on January 1.
From right to left, East Royce (behin...
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Snowless December
January 04, 2016 - The day after Christmas there was still no snow at lower elevations.
It was time for another visit to Two Lights in C...
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December fog
December 16, 2015 - It has been a very long November for southern Maine: no snow yet. Here are some views from Munjoy Hill in Portland of Ca...
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Fall in the White Mountains
October 21, 2015 - Evans Notch is a less-visited part of the White Mountain National Forest. There are no 4,000 ft. peaks, huge expansive v...
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Maine Coast cycling
October 19, 2015 - Boothbay Harbor is said to close up the Sunday night before Columbus Day. It definitely was less crowded than during mid...
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Fort Edgecomb
September 24, 2015 - Fort Edgecomb, a 19th-century blockhouse, turned out to be a quiet place to visit at the end of summer.
Looking down...
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Late summer at the seaside
September 24, 2015 - Before summer ended there was another opportunity to visit Morse Mountain. So here is what it looks like in summer to co...
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The last weekend of summer
September 08, 2015 - In New England, summer ends on Labor Day weekend. All those people from away return to whence they came, closing up thei...
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Late summer
August 31, 2015 - A break from travel photos.
Late summer in the White Mountains of Maine.
A damp day on Deer Hill overlooking Cold Ri...
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Founder's Day 2015 report
July 20, 2015 - The Paris Hill Founder's Day is past for another year. There are still limited edition posters left for sale. Check the...
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Summer updates
July 15, 2015 - This Saturday is Founder's Day on Paris Hill. They will be selling a limited edition (100, signed) 18" x 24" version of...
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Lake Living summer 2015
June 15, 2015 - It is about time for a new issue of Lake Living magazine. Do any of you remember last summer's cover shoot blog posting?...
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Casco Bay
June 10, 2015 - Some friends visited town so we decided on a day trip out to Peaks Island (Casco Bay, off Portland). It was one of those...
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Spring green
May 26, 2015 - Old-fashioned lilacs -- I have always been challenged by trying to get the lilac color to display well on screen. These...
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Early spring at the seashore
April 03, 2015 - It started out as a stormy day in southern Maine. Some blowing snow. Chilly. Surf.
These are all near Two Lights in C...
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Late winter-early spring
April 03, 2015 - This post is doing a little catch-up. Winter granted us enough snow so it persists even without new storms.
Alpengl...
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Lake Living spring 2015
April 03, 2015 - The spring edition of Lake Living magazine has been out for several weeks now. I contributed photographs for two article...
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Winter at the seaside #2
February 23, 2015 - It was overcast; the storm was gradually moving offshore leaving inches of fresh powder in its wake. Unless you live by...
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Phippsburg
February 21, 2015 - Whilst you are waiting for a continuation of the previous post, I'll put this up: Phippsburg. After the day out snowshoe...
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Winter at the seaside
February 13, 2015 - Winter at the seaside, or snow on the beach. You will have to wait until the next post to see the whole story, but here...
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Snowshoeing
February 09, 2015 - Can you tell if it will be a good day for snowshoeing by the sunrise?
A Norway pine -- so-called because it was fir...
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Winter woods
January 30, 2015 - The deer had been pawing through the snow around here.
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Western Maine in winter
January 20, 2015 - Last weekend I had to go out to Sumner, Maine. It is between West Paris and Peru. Those are still small towns. How about...
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November snow
November 17, 2014 - Boat house, Kezar Lake
Moose Pond reflections, West Bridgton
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Deer Hill
November 11, 2014 - November is deer hunting season in New England, so it may be fitting to hike Deer Hill and Little Deer Hill in Western M...
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Autumn reds
October 07, 2014 - This is what I have been seeing since the last post.
View from the "Airstrip" at the Stone House (White Mountain Na...
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Katahdin #2
September 10, 2014 - Hiking Katahdin is a day-long trek. Even if you camp inside the park (with the exception of camping at Chimney Pond). Ex...
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Katahdin #1
September 10, 2014 - Friends invited me to climb Mount Katahdin with them this summer. Katahdin is one of those peaks that every hiker in Mai...
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Stalking the Wild Blueberry
August 19, 2014 - September 6, 1901
Having an invitation by W.S. Fox to join a picnic party to go to Mt. Pleasant [Pleasant Mountain in W...
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