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    Think A Little

    … on dream days (introvert-style)

    Blow me a bubble one without trouble Or people, or small talk noise free To float in, to ponder and let my mind wander... Read More

    Tags: introvert, day dreaming, coast of maine, poem, poetry, photography, just ponderin', secrets of happiness, maine blogger, maine photographer, musing

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    Think A Little

    … on small boats in big seas

    I love this picture. A storyteller, an audience. Chirps and bleeps and ringtones absent. Distracting screens and crowds replaced by the quizzical faces of... Read More

    Tags: thoughts, philosophy, musings, red sox, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', divided nation, maine blogger, maine photographer, divisiveness

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    Laugh A Little

    … on plumbing (and the power of money)

    Yep. That is the Nearly Perfect Husband up there. On a lobster (lob-stah) boat. In the midst, and mist, of a very windy and... Read More

    Tags: love and marriage, musings, secrets to happiness, just ponderin', midcoast maine, maine blogger, colonoscopy prep

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    Laugh A Little

    … on flying pigs (and thingamajigs)

    A question I never thought I’d have to answer: “Why did you replace your laptop with a trap, Lisa?”  Well, I will tell you... Read More

    Tags: maine blogger, flying squirrel, flying squirrel maine, pancake mouse, musings, humor, just ponderin'

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a feathered bottom

    My friends like animal bums. Okay. Photos of animal bums. And they like them very much. One has even dreamt (or threatened) a coffee table... Read More

    Tags: just ponderin', southport maine, Boothbay Harbor, coastal maine, seagull, maine photography, animal bums, musings, photography, Boothbay Register

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    Think A Little

    … on growing up so fast

    Well, let’s see. It’s been a few weeks since three baby squirrels – well, one very small baby squirrel – showed up… and then brought... Read More

    Tags: tic, tac, musings, and janet, photography, nat geo, just ponderin', maine wildlife, secrets of happiness, wildlife, olympus omd em1 mark II, gray squirrels, wildlife photography, grey squirrels, orphaned squirrels

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    Laugh A Little

    … on boating for dummies

    We’re looking at boats. I’m going to have to ask you to hold your tongue on this one. No, seriously. Because I have learned... Read More

    Tags: first boat, musings, humor, just ponderin', southport maine, midcoast maine, Boothbay Harbor, coastal maine, boating, boating in maine, boating language

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    Laugh A Little

    … on dingle diner, expanded

    This morning, after putting out food and fresh water at the newest incarnation of Dingle Diner (and announcing that breakfast was served), only little... Read More

    Tags: secrets to happiness, just ponderin', southport maine, midcoast maine, Boothbay Harbor, maine photographer, maine photography, wildlife photography, baby grey squirrels, musings, animal babies, photography

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    Laugh A Little

    … on tic, tac, and janet

    The other day, I opened the screen door and placed my foot on the first granite step when I saw movement out of the... Read More

    Tags: maine photographer, maine photography, gray squirrels, baby squirrels, nature photography, musings, wildlife photography, Boothbay Register, squirrel photography, just ponderin', southport maine, Boothbay Harbor, maine blogger

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the totally extraordinary ordinary

    And there it was. A tomato, peeking out from behind a velvety green leaf. Red. Ripe. Ready. And me? Well, I was dancing. Alone... Read More

    Tags: maine blogger, maine photographer, The Inn and gardens, maine gardener, musings, growing tomatoes in maine, maine, secrets to happiness, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', southport maine, boothbay maine, Southport Island

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    Think A Little

    … on a helpful nudge toward enchantment

    Sometimes, in the midst of a busy mind and heart, Wonder grabs us by the throat. Catching our breath on the intake and stopping... Read More

    Tags: just ponderin', southport maine, being present, midcoast maine, Boothbay Harbor, wonder, maine, maine photography, poetry, quotes, photography, hendricks head, secrets to happiness, mindfulness, Boothbay Register

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    Cry A Little

    … on reminders sent and received

    That’s Mac up there. I did not take this photo, and suspect a certain Half Kid did. In addition to being my Half Kid,... Read More

    Tags: midcoast maine, maine blogger, maine photographer, grandmothers and granddaughters, death of a grandparent, musings, grandparents, grief, Boothbay Register, just ponderin'

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wHierd

Similar to ‘wHat’, ‘wHy’ and ‘JoHn’. In Dingleville, we tend to pronounce the ‘H’s’ in these words and I don’t know wHy it started, or wHere or by wHom. Sometimes we even add H’s where there are none. It’s wHonderful.

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