During our vacation week in February, Rachel and I decided to take Eliza along on a sightseeing drive down to Harpswell and Bailey’s Island. There isn’t too much going on in the area this time of year, so it was … Read More

I decided to try taking some close up photos of some of my Minolta cameras with the 50mm macro lens that I have. I mounted my Minolta XD-7 on a tripod and aimed it down at the table, and came … Read More

We drove up to Rockland for the day to take a look at the historic roundhouse and turntable, and to take a walk on the boardwalk. The roundhouse and turntable are among the very few still in existence in Maine. … Read More

I took Eliza for a walk around Old Town House Park in North Yarmouth. The park has a nice network of trails that loop around fields and through the woods. There are also several good views of the winding Royal … Read More

Eliza and I went for a little walk around Chandler Brook Park in North Yarmouth. We also went to take a closer look at the nearby railroad trestle on the former, unused, St. Lawrence and Atlantic line that runs near … Read More

Rachel, Eliza, and I went for a nice winter walk around the trails at the Falmouth River Point Conservation Area. The trails make a loop of over a mile, and they wind through fields and woods, and along the Presumpscot … Read More

We went for a drive down to Perkins Cove in Ogunquit for a day of sightseeing. It was a cold and windy day, so we went for a short walk across the pedestrian draw bridge that crosses Perkins Cove. Then, … Read More

Over the course of several weeks, I took some photos of the Amtrak Downeaster passing locations in Cumberland, Freeport, and Falmouth. I saw both the northbound and southbound trains pass Route 9 in Cumberland, and both stop at the station … Read More

On a walk at the Royal River Park in Yarmouth with Eliza, I took a few photos of some of the waterfalls and one of the dams on the river. Later on, I took a few photos of our Christmas … Read More

I had a few shots left on a roll of film, so I drove down to South Freeport Harbor to take some photos of the boats. This time of year, there are mostly just lobster and fishing boats left in … Read More

I found a few interesting old railroad crossing signs, signals, and other sights along the old Lower Road for the Maine Central Railroad. The route, which runs from Brunswick to Augusta has been unused since the 1980s, and there are … Read More

I went down to Portland to take a few photos of the railroad swing bridge that crosses the inlet to Back Cove. It had been recently announced that the southern portion of the bridge would be demolished, since it was … Read More