Evening Sky

"It's not the weight you carry but how you carry it - books, bricks, grief - it's all in the way you embrace it, balance it, carry it when you cannot, and would not, put it down."  
Mary Oliver

The evening sky was just glorious!

Light and Love

The winter sun over the Lexington Green this afternoon.

"Live Deliberately"

Photos from our recent sail on Casco Bay....when time slowed down.

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Paul took this beautiful photo at Willard Beach in South Portland last weekend.

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  A view of the Lexington Battle Green from Hancock United Church of Christ.

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How I found my crocus in Maine today.
The quote was in my Pinterest feed.
Yes...it was one of those March days.

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I love the ocean in the winter.

This quote was in a birthday card from my sister Marilyn a few years back...
I couldn't track down the author.

Words and Paintings

This is another original watercolor that was uncovered while treasure hunting at Connie's.  I am completely in awe of people who can take what look like effortless strokes of paint and turn them into something so beautiful. Well done Connie!

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I saw these leaves on a walk a few days ago...the color is amazing!

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The green vines on the side of Hancock Church have changed to a soft fall palette.

Transition

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October is a transition month. My friend Linda recently said "every day is a surprise." One day can be warm and beautiful...the next blustery, cold and rainy. Creative energy is spent putting gardens to bed, dumping plant pots and other fall clean-up.

We had our first frost a week or so ago...many of the plants in the garden have died back...but this lovely mum is just getting going. It helps with the transition.

"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers."

Horizon Line

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This photo was take this morning by my sister-in-law Carol. It's a simple horizon line but I recognize every inch of it including the telephone poles on the left going up the road and the hint of the tree on the right next to the driveway...and of course that magnificent sunrise.  It was taken on the farm I grew up on in Wisconsin....which is now Carol's home with her darling boys Henry and Charles. Thank you Carol!

The background photo was taken on a walk with my friend Anita in my Lexington neighborhood.

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Pingree Park, Colorado
This photo was taken by my husband Paul.

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IT'S ALMOST FALL!  Becky and I enjoyed the last surge of summer while we were in Maine...but the weather has turned and all of a sudden it's fall...and we both love it.  We grabbed what we could last night for our cold feet and this is what we ended up with.  A match made in heaven don't you think?

I love playing around with digital art!!!  The possibilities are endless!

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End of summer Oak Leaf Hydrangea blossom

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The first of an occasional post featuring a favorite photograph and a quote that strikes me. It's a good way for me to play around with my Pages program...which I enjoy quite a bit.

I took this photo of the Portland skyline a few years ago while Paul and I were sailing with our good friends Jay and Janice. I love how keeping a bit of the sail gave me a place to put the words.