In late July, we took the kiddos to the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray. It was fun to walk around and visit the animals. We have made visiting the park an annual tradition, and Eliza has enjoyed going back every … Read More

In mid-July, we went camping at Mount Blue State Park in Weld. We had a nice few days camping, even though we had to endure some rain and thunderstorms at various times during the week. Eliza had a lot of … Read More

In early July, we went camping at Peaks-Kenny State Park in Dover-Foxcroft. We had visited the park last year for a day trip, but decided to try camping there this summer. We really liked the campsite that we had, and … Read More

We took Eliza and Lindsey on a hike up Mount Tire’m in Waterford. The hike is fairly short, at about 0.6 miles each way, but it is steep for most of it. There is a nice view of the area … Read More

We returned to Boothbay Railway Village with the Maine Antique Power Association for the annual engine show there. The weather was foggy at first, but cleared a bit as the day went on. We were excited to take Eliza for … Read More

During the last week of June, we went camping in Leicester, Vermont. We had a good chance to visit some of Rachel’s family and friends, and had some fun camping and sightseeing too. Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t great for the … Read More

On a sunny day in May, I took the girls with me to Brunswick to see Midcoast Railservice in action on the Rockland Branch. Soon after we arrived, Midcoast Railservice arrived with both locomotives and a train of cement hoppers. … Read More

I took Eliza and Lindsey for a walk along the Royal River in Yarmouth. It was fun to see the Canadian Geese and ducks along the edge of the river. The leaves on the trees were just starting to pop, … Read More

I’m starting a new occasional series of photo posts called Digital Developments. These are photos that I took with my Nikon D7100 using the camera’s monochrome JPG settings. Sometimes I want to shoot in black and white, but I don’t … Read More

We had a Nor’easter come through, and we got a lot of snow from it. After it stopped snowing, Rachel and I took the girls for a walk around our neighborhood to check the mailbox. I took my camera along … Read More

Rachel and I took the girls for a scenic winter drive to Shore Road in Boothbay Harbor. The road runs right along the rocky coastline, and past many seasonal cottages. There is a nice view of Ram Island Light as … Read More

We went for a little walk to the Giant’s Stairs on Bailey Island in Harpswell. A lot of the snow had melted, so the trail was easy to navigate. It was a scenic walk with the dramatic rocky cliffs and … Read More