Category Archives: Maine
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Summer’s Beautiful Bounty
6July 24, 2022 by Jean
It is high summer in Maine and a most bountiful time of the year. Each Sunday’s visit to the farmers’ …
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Suddenly, Warmth
10May 14, 2022 by Jean
One of the consequences of climate change is that spring comes earlier to Maine and lasts longer. This year, we …
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Let Music Live
6December 20, 2021 by Jean
Things were looking up in Maine early last summer, with Covid cases and hospitalizations down, test positivity rates only around …
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Winter Friends
2November 17, 2021 by Jean
One night in September, I got up in the wee dark hours of the morning and looked out my big …
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Roque Bluffs
3September 27, 2021 by Jean
During my recent Downeast Maine vacation, I spent a day at Roque Bluffs State Park. I had been here before …
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Stargazing
2September 7, 2021 by Jean
I recently returned from a five-day vacation on the Downeast Maine coast. I stayed in a cottage with a big …
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The Way Life Should Be
4August 23, 2021 by Jean
Coming back last month from my first trip out of Maine since before the pandemic, I crossed the bridge over …
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Party Time
4July 20, 2021 by Jean
When normal life was suddenly suspended in March of 2020, my choral singing group was in the process of preparing …
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Light and Dark
8June 28, 2021 by Jean
This is not a post about race relations or about any metaphorical use of light and dark. It is literally …
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War of the Rodents
7May 15, 2021 by Jean
One of the pleasures of rural living is the opportunity to observe and interact with wildlife, but interactions with wildlife …
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