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    Think A Little

    … on pride-ing and falling again (dammit)

    So. This whole ‘pride goeth-ing before the fall’ thing is getting old. Allow me to amend my previous statement. This whole ‘pride goeth-ing before... Read More

    Tags: humor, just ponderin', midcoast maine, coastal maine

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    Think A Little

    … on an eclipse (and more) nearly missed

    That’s an eclipse right there. Oh, you can’t really tell – in that the sun is strutting its all powerful self – but the... Read More

    Tags: maine, photography, just ponderin', magic, midcoast maine, eclipse, it's the little things, cozy, 2024 eclipse, serendipity

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    Think A Little

    … on ‘getting’ a place

    As I write this morning, Maine still exists in darkness outside my screen porch. The post lantern is on, as is the one that... Read More

    Tags: being present, midcoast maine, maine blogger, maine photographer, maine photography, maine writer, cozy, life in maine, musings, mainelife, maine, take your time, Lobstering

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    Think A Little

    … on cloud water memories

    Early yesterday morning I stepped from cool granite to dewed grass, making my way down to the water. It was pre-dawn, the colors just... Read More

    Tags: maine, photography, just ponderin', midcoast maine, cloud water, light, musings

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    Think A Little

    … on beauty in dark and light

    Yesterday morning, the water beneath and beyond our dock was filled with fog. It cast a veil over the recently risen sun, the effect... Read More

    Tags: photography, just ponderin', gratitude, midcoast maine, coastal maine, maine coast, positivity, lobster boats

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    Think A Little

    … on signs being signs

    Signs, signs, everywhere a sign Blockin’ out the scenery Breakin’ my mind Do this, don’t do that Can’t you read the sign? That Five... Read More

    Tags: musings, midcoast maine, it's the little things, damariscove island, damariscove, boothbay regional land trust, signs

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    Think A Little

    … on april showers’ superpowers

    Yesterday morning, I woke up to a world quenched from gentle overnight rains. This was a nice reprieve from the wind-whipped shards of water... Read More

    Tags: midcoast maine, human connection, reconnecting, musings, maine, just ponderin', spring

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    Think A Little

    … on a party of five at sea

    This past Tuesday, five women stepped aboard a boat and headed toward a dream. Okay, that’s too flourish-y, too much. This past Tuesday, five... Read More

    Tags: maine blogger, maine photographer, puffins, eastern egg rock, small wonders, maine, joy, secrets to happiness, friendship, midcoast maine

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    Think A Little

    … on waking up on maine’s midcoast

    Nearly every morning, when I wake up, the bed covers have been kicked, tossed, and otherwise molded into a loden cloud of duvet and... Read More

    Tags: maine photographer, maine spring, maine morning, mornings, gardens, porcupines, maine, just ponderin', gratitude, midcoast maine, spring in maine, maine blogger

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    Laugh A Little

    … on kicking off summ-ah

    As you can see, green is happening. Also there is some purply-pink in the form of a certain rhododendron who lives just outside the... Read More

    Tags: maine photographer, maine writer, lobster boat, musings, photography, just ponderin', Lobstering, midcoast maine, maine blogger

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    Cry A Little

    … on the sun rising again

    *** This morning, I was listening to the radio. It was one of the satellite radio vintage rock stations, and I’d just finished listening to... Read More

    Tags: maine photographer, never forget, 9/11/23, musings, maine, photography, September 11, 9/11, midcoast maine, maine blogger

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    Laugh A Little

    … on midcoast island introductions

    A few days have gone by since the coronation of HRH Princess Belle of Dingle, and I figured it was time that she begin... Read More

    Tags: rescue dog, ARLGP, maine, photography, Boothbay Register, just ponderin', southport maine, midcoast maine, Boothbay Harbor, maine photography

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ShepHerds

Not really the same as wHierd or wHy. My friend Karen breeds German shepHerds, and so many people send her e-mails asking about her ‘sheperds’ or ‘shepards’ that once I think her head really did nearly pop off. She needed help making her point. So I’m helping. Because that is the kind of friend I am.

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