Tea

While doing the dishes tonight, I put my glass of tea on the windowsill over the sink. Sunlight streaming in through the glass glowed . Tea with a touch of honey in a Mason jar.

This don't feel like Spring.

While standing in line at the Gifford's Ice Cream Stand in Farmington, the guy in front of me, an older gent, was waiting for his banana split, he turns to me and says "This don't feel like Spring". "No,no it doesn't", I said. It was 5 above this morning in Rangeley, and at noon in Farmington ,there still was a good chill in the air. Breezy too.

Errand done and a strawberry frappe' in hand. I headed back north along the Sandy River to Strong and Phillips, then turning up the mountain towards home. Sap buckets are out, there are bare patches of ground, and the rivers are beginning to break up. Spring in Maine. March in Maine.

Remembering Ed

20 years ago today, Edward Abbey passed away in Arizona.

Take a few moments to remember him today.

Shadows

time

In need of playing around, so I set up a camera and let it watch the sky.

Landscape detail

CBC 2008

Been a while since my last post, and yesterday being our Christmas Bird Count here in town, I thought it would be a good time to post some photos. No, no birds, just where I was. And birding by skis is a lot more enjoyable than driving around in a car.

Cold, zero when I left and warmed to 10*f. saw what I expected and one I hoped for, a black backed Woodpecker. All in all a good day.