Monhegan Island – Maine

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I know, I post too many Monhegan photos. If you’ve been there you would understand. It’s what gets us through until the next year when we head that way.

Walk, eat, talk, visit, then walk some more… That’s what we do on Monhegan Island. To just BE where it is so incredibly quiet, especially in Cathedral Woods. The air is so fresh and clear, what’s not to love?

Catch you back here tomorrow!

Monhegan Flowers

Trying to catch up after several days of no wifi and lots of yard cleanup after hurricane Matthew, back to normal posting next week (artists, recipes, house plans), for now enjoy the images!

Monhegan Flowers

There are beautiful flowers everywhere you look on Monhegan. The bees are so happy. I wish you could have seen the Farmer’s Market. Many people waiting for the bell to ring, once it rings the produce, flowers, white pumpkins, food, etc. are quickly sold out. I do mean quickly! It was fun to watch!

Back to normal posting in a few days – Catch you back here tomorrow!

Island Inn Monhegan, Maine…

Trying to catch up after several days of no wifi and lots of yard cleanup after hurricane Matthew, back to normal posting next week (artists, recipes, house plans), for now enjoy the images!

Island Inn, Monhegan Maine

We are back from a wonderful stay at the Island Inn, Monhegan, Maine. If you are looking for a wonderful inn, with fabulous food, and views to die for, this is the place for you. The people who work there become family. We all can’t wait to get back. Home away from home, if only for a few days!

Catch you back here tomorrow!

Stormy Skies – Rockport, Maine

Trying to catch up after several days of no wifi and lots of yard cleanup after hurricane Matthew, back to normal posting next week (artists, recipes, house plans), for now enjoy the images!

Camden, Maine

Rockport, Maine. We had driven around on this day, back off the island from Monhegan – checking out Camden and Rockport. The dark skies were rolling in. Funny, it never rained, just looked like it was going to! Isn’t the light against the dark skies amazing? Mother Nature has a way, wow.

(I originally had this photo labeled as Camden, ME – thank you Linda!!)

Catch you back here tomorrow!

Quiet, beautiful roads…

Trying to catch up after several days of no wifi and lots of yard cleanup after hurricane Matthew, back to normal posting next week (artists, recipes, house plans), for now enjoy the images!

Beauty!

I could ride around Maine taking photos of sunrises, sunsets, clouds and beautiful roads forever and ever. Everywhere you look there is something else that catches your eye. I just love this setting!

Catch you back here tomorrow!

The Road Home… Well, Kind Of…

Trying to catch up after several days of no wifi and lots of yard cleanup after hurricane Matthew, back to normal posting next week (recipes, house plans, and artists), for now enjoy the images!

The Road Home

I like to think of this as THE ROAD HOME… although it was actually on the way to the airport, never a happy day. Maine is so beautiful, it’s hard to leave. But, we appreciate our time there SO much!

Catch you back here tomorrow!

September Sunrise!

Trying to catch up after several days of no wifi and lots of yard cleanup after hurricane Matthew, back to normal posting next week, for now enjoy the images!

Sept sunrise, Waldoboro, ME

A September sunrise in Waldoboro, Maine. Quite the beauty, isn’t it? There was this bright white streak that went across the sky, it was amazing! One of those, where it catches your eye through the window and you grab your camera and run in your PJ’s before its gone!

Catch you back here tomorrow!

Sunflower and Uncle Henry’s in Fog – Monhegan Island.

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Stunning! I have taken so many photographs over the past few years of this very spot. In sun, light, shadow, but this year I was able to add fog to the list. I truly enjoyed those few foggy days. It kept things cooler, which I wanted more than anything! For those of you familiar with Monhegan, this is the view as you walk from the Lupine Gallery back towards the Island Inn – this is on your right – Uncle Henry’s, an iconic cottage that sits majestically on that hill between the wharf and the Island Inn.

It was really nice to catch up with friends – can’t wait until next year!

Catch you back here tomorrow!

Monhegan Sunrise… From the archives!

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I took this photo of the lighthouse on Monhegan back in 2014. There is nothing that can get me out of bed faster than a sunrise of this magnitude! Everything about it was stunning. The light spilled across to Manana (Island) and into the water. The island was floating in this beautiful pinkish orange. I feel so blessed to have witnessed this!

Catch you back here tomorrow!

Be safe…

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I am replacing today’s post with a peaceful image for all of you evacuating your homes due to Hurricane Matthew. Oh, how I wish the roads looked like this! Be patient, know that it’s going to take a while to get anywhere, and be prepared…

Stay safe – a phrase that I have heard so many people say over the past few days…

Catch you back here tomorrow!

Northbridge Park – Charleston, SC

Charleston, SC

Wonderful clouds, bright green marsh grass – a feeling of fall in the air despite the hot temps. I am thrilled to be getting closer each day to the cooler, less humid weather! Woohoo, cool temps make me so happy!

Isn’t this a beautiful setting? It’s located right here in Charleston, off Cosgrove, for those of you who are local. This is Northbridge Park… Spectacular views!

Catch you back here tomorrow!

Live Oak Trees, Spanish Moss and Resurrection Ferns!

Charleston, SC

We live in an area where live oak trees were planted in front of each house (back in the 1930’s) – they are so beautiful. Each and every one makes the street we live on something extra special. I love when the sun hits the Spanish moss, or when the resurrection fern that grows on the limbs goes from crispy and brown to lively and bright green – it’s amazing! Click that link to see the before and after (rain), it’s so cool!

These trees are like something in a fairytale! Catch you back here tomorrow!