We celebrated Thanksgiving and an early Christmas with my sister and brother-in-law on Cape Cod on the weekend of Thanksgiving. In early December, Rachel, Eliza, and I went to the Balsam Ridge Christmas Tree Farm in Raymond to pick out … Read More

On a few days off in November, Eliza and I went to see the Amtrak Downeaster pass through Freeport and Brunswick from several different viewpoints. We also found some old crossing signs and railroad signals, visited the Grand Trunk Railroad … Read More

Rachel, Eliza, and I went to visit friends in Vermont for a long weekend in early October. We went apple picking at Burtt’s Apple Orchard in Cabot. We also did a little sightseeing around Kirby, and saw some very nice … Read More

On a few different days in late September and early October, I visited some of my favorite spots in Freeport and the surrounding area to find fall foliage. I went to Tidebrook and Winslow Park in Freeport, Pineland Farms in … Read More

I went for a walk at the Littlejohn Island Preserve in Yarmouth with my Minolta XG-M. I had thought that there was something wrong with the metering system on the camera, so I wanted to give it a good test. … Read More

I went for a walk out to Pettengill Farm on a mid September morning. I wanted to try retaking a photo of the farmhouse that I took in the spring. I took a few other photos of the house from … Read More

Rachel, Eliza, and I decided to drive to Pinkham Notch in New Hampshire for the day. We hiked a short distance on the Tuckerman’s Ravine Trail on Mount Washington in order to reach the Crystal Cascades. The waterfall totals 100 … Read More

Rachel and I took Eliza with us on a long hike to Cameron Mountain in Camden Hills State Park. Our total distance out and back was over 5 miles, making it our longest recent hike. To get to Cameron Mountain, … Read More

I have several older cameras that Brittany found in the attic at the house on Cape Cod. They have been on display on a shelf in the dining room for awhile, but I have also been eager to try taking … Read More

Sorry about the puns! During the month of August, I made several visits to Littlejohn Island, Cousins Island, Falmouth Town Landing, and Winslow Park. I was specifically looking to take photos of boats, since there are so many in the … Read More

After having a birthday lunch in Camden, we drove to Owls Head Light State Park, in Owls Head. There is a short but hilly dirt road that leads to Owls Head Light, which is a small lighthouse that is situated … Read More

For my birthday, we drove up the coast, and went for a walk up Beech Hill in Rockport. It is a fairly short and easy walk up a dirt road to the top of Beech Hill. Along the way there … Read More