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Category Archives: Day to day
Just squidding around
Pale and luminous, the squid drift in a group towards our lures, and then scatter. Their movement is smooth, so different from fish that swim with tail flicks and fins. They slide. Propelled by sucking water and then forcing it … Continue reading
Posted in community, Day to day
Tagged Acadia National Park, Nature Log, Otter Creek
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TRUSTY David Trust
Is the ice safe? A reasonable question, since every winter, somewhere, someone goes through. But not David Trust, and not his daughters. David has been an ice fisherman for most of his life, as were his dad and his grandfather. … Continue reading
Posted in Day to day, Dramatis Personae, Uncategorized
Tagged Acadia National Park, Maine Vanities
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Meals I would never serve to guests
A brief flurry of cupboard doors, bowls are snatched from the fridge, a quick pass over a gas burner and dinner is on the table. It has no name, came from no tried-and-true recipe, and it can never be duplicated. … Continue reading
Puttin’ on the dog
Their royal majesties Queen Victoria and Prince Albert graciously hosted a dinner party in the neighboring town of Bar Harbor and we were fortunate enough to be on the guest list. Since commoners are perhaps not appropriate dinner companions for … Continue reading
The Rain in Maine
Spring rain can be so constant and so gentle that it becomes a background companion to the day, rather than a threat. A few might be driven inside by the wet, but most go about their business. We do, too. … Continue reading
Invasion of the garlic mustard
The down side of not taking a weekend away is that all those projects and chores which are conveniently out of sight when we go road tripping stare at us and say “now.” The list for this weekend included framing … Continue reading
Digging in the dirt
French Intensive is not a language class. One of many names for double dug gardens, it is the name I heard most frequently in high school when my Dad and I shared our copies Mother Earth News and Foxfire books. … Continue reading