Back to Green
The plants in my garden flower abundantly in the Spring and Summer, going from the dreamy mauve and pink of…
The people behind the plane
Fly-in in Greenville this weekend–it’s all about planes. FLY_180 Gary and Maureen Norris The white Cessna 180 bobs and shifts…
Just squidding around
Pale and luminous, the squid drift in a group towards our lures, and then scatter. Their movement is smooth, so…
Samovars, Nijinsky, and Russian tea in Otter Creek
Steaming cups of strong black tea, silk-gowned ladies on a wide wrap-around porch, and yeast rolls that never fail–the Russian…
Hills Like White Otters
Dorr Mountain, Cadillac, and Champlain–these are the mountains that surround the island village of Otter Creek. Their namesakes were men…
Snake on a plain
A fifty-foot boa constrictor skeleton lies mouldering on the south face of Cadillac Mountain, Otter Creek, Maine, in what is…
World’s best chicken stew
Today I made the world’s best chicken stew. This is a bold claim, and I do not make it lightly.…
TRUSTY David Trust
Is the ice safe? A reasonable question, since every winter, somewhere, someone goes through. But not David Trust, and not…
A Walk with Mrs. Peel
It is a clear January morning, and the temperature outside is three degrees. The ground is white with snow that…
SLOAF John Doyon
There are 365 days in a year. John Doyon skies one hundred or more of those days, and he skies…