This year, we went to Hanscome’s Christmas Tree Farm in North Yarmouth to get our Christmas Tree. This was our first time going to Hanscome’s, and we liked it a lot. The farm is quite large, and we found a … Read More

Eliza and I went to Cumberland Center to see if any trains would go by. While we were there, we were lucky enough to see the Pan Am OCS train pass by and I was able to get a couple … Read More

We went for a nice hike up Bauneg Beg Mountain in North Berwick. There are two different trails to the viewpoint at the summit. We decided to take Ginny’s Way, which was a nice trail with a gradual incline. Near … Read More

Rachel, Eliza, and I went to the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray to see the animals. We had been wanting to take Eliza there for awhile, since we knew she would really enjoy it. The park is home to a … Read More

During the second half of our June vacation, Rachel, Eliza, and I went to Cape Cod to visit Brittany and Marshall. It was our first time seeing them since before the pandemic. While we were there, we went for a … Read More

We went for a nice walk at the Maquoit Bay Preserve in Brunswick. The trail is about a mile each way, and it ends at a nice viewpoint on Maquoit Bay. The trail was a mostly flat and pleasant walk … Read More

During the month of April, I decided to try using my Minolta XG-M with my 50mm macro lens to take photos of some of the springtime flowers in our yard. It was fun to fine tune compositions with them. Later … Read More

On the last day of my February vacation, we drove to Ocean Point in Boothbay, to explore Shore Road. The road is fairly narrow, but has a lot of spots to park and enjoy views of the ocean. There are … Read More

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

For Christmas, Rachel got me a vintage Minolta Autowide camera, that was made in the late 1950’s. It is a unique camera with interesting features. I went to a few of the marinas in the area, including Falmouth, Yarmouth, and … 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