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    Think A Little

    … on gardening in the shade

    That’s a hellebore. They are funky and strangely mysterious and I love them. Here are some more… Very cool. There are oodles of myths and legends surrounding hellebores –... Read More

    Tags: Grieving, grief, just ponderin', hellebore, shade garden, death of a pet, garden photography, musings, photography, death of a dog

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    Think A Little

    … on what she feels

    I took this photo of Blaze a little while ago. I’d been looking at her, trying to look into her. What do you know? What are you thinking? How... Read More

    Tags: musings, pet loss, death of a dog, Grieving, just ponderin', marshal dillon dingle

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    Cry A Little

    … on the temporary puppy

    He was… Yeah. Was. Marshal Dillon Dingle was supposed to be a temporary puppy. We were supposed to take him in for a night, during which a friend was... Read More

    Tags: musings, german shepherd, death of a dog, grief, just ponderin', marshal dillon dingle, german shepherd dog, pet death

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    Cry A Little

    … on an awakening

    There is something wondrously cool about Wait. Just to be all kinds of honest and authentic, that – up there ^ –  is not a tulip I grew. It... Read More

    Tags: processing grief, empty nest, secrets to happiness, grief, just ponderin', southport maine, spring, midcoast maine, spring in maine, Boothbay Harbor, caregiving

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    Laugh A Little

    … on jerk ducks

    No, silly. That is not a jerk duck right there, that is ChickHen. She is looking sad-ish because this morning I went outside and called to her and Cockadoodle... Read More

    Tags: musings, just ponderin', maine blogger, maine photographer, wildlife photography, ducks, mallard ducks

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the inspection status

    So, I was a little worried because there was wind and snow and freezing rain forecast for today and what if Cockadoodle Drake and ChickHen decided to postpone the... Read More

    Tags: it's the little things, The Inn and gardens, musings, humor, just ponderin', maine birds, maine blogger, ducks

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    Laugh A Little

    … on dreams coming true

    So. I was walking past the farmer…s….’s…s’ porch door (label depending, of course, on the number of farmers who gather there, or how many think they own it)… anyway,... Read More

    Tags: maine birds, ducks, mallard ducks, The Inn and gardens, musings, humor, photography, just ponderin'

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    Think A Little

    … on being in it together

    The greys, the blacks, the blues, the reds They land amongst my flower beds All covered now, with mounds of white A singing songing hue’d delight Three walk the... Read More

    Tags: winter in maine, maine birds, maine blogger, maine photography, birds in winter, poem, poetry, photography, just ponderin', winter

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    Think A Little

    … on the flight attendant

    That’s me. No, not in the pic. The pic was actually taken the other day, of my favorite little harbor in Maine, Cosy Harbor (also spelled ‘Cozy’ Harbor (no,... Read More

    Tags: Boothbay Register, just ponderin', mother daughter relationships, parents are people too, musings, maine, empty nest, kids growing up

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    Laugh A Little

    … on loons and kurt vonnegut

    Oh, I know. Loon-atic. I spotted that guy from the window yesterday afternoon as the sun was sinking to the bottom of the sky. With my binoculars. I mean,... Read More

    Tags: maine photographer, nature photography, common loon, being able to laugh at yourself, humor as medicine, nat geo wild, musings, humor, maine birds, maine blogger

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the bistro in winter

    Heeeeeeeee’s baaaaaaaaaaack. Oh, I know. This… this is what I saw when I stepped outside, onto the farmers porch, the other morning. Side note: Houzz refers to this type of... Read More

    Tags: winter in maine, maine blogger, maine photographer, nature photography, red squirrel, just ponderin'

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    Think A Little

    … on the peace of the present

    I took this pic in the pink light of early this morning. It’s not a perfect shot of the dove’s head, but that was actually on purpose (I’ve had... Read More

    Tags: southport maine, being present, winter in maine, maine blogger, maine photographer, mindfulness, wildlife photography, musings, mourning dove, photography, Boothbay Register, just ponderin'

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