Thomas Hill Standpipe - Summer

Grrr...I'm a little concerned about this whole idea of mine. See, the Thomas Standpipe is open each "season". They open it in October (fall), March (winter), May (spring), and July (summer). In my mind, only two of those seasons are matched to our weather here in Maine; Fall and Summer. Because of this oddity presented to me by the Bangor Water District, my Spring Shot and my Summer Shot are VERY alike. Not much difference can be seen, which totally throws off my cut each of those printed to an 8x10 into four strips and piece a strip from each one together, and frame. Good idea...not sure how it's going to look once executed.

Anyway the Standpipe was open this week, on Wed, and here is my classic shot. This time, WABI and ABC were at the top of the standpipe doing live broadcasts. That was the first time Robin and I had seen them up there. I guess -20 degree weather with whipping wind is not their cup of tea in the winter. :)

Comments are always welcome.

I'm in Love

Went with Warren to his Dad's girlfriends house this weekend and got to play with her two lab puppies. They're brother and sister, the black lab is Max and the yellow lab is Sasha. Sasha was the runt of the litter of nine, but she's a cuddler and a trouble maker. She picks on her brother a lot. Max is already ten pounds heavier than Sasha, so when they're rough housing, he gets very angry when she runs away from him and slides under the couch...where he can't fit. Anyway, after we had been there for a while, the dogs calmed down and I was able to get on the floor with them. Isn't she a charmer?

This is my favorite of Max and his puppy dog eyes. He's so funny, because once he lays down on the floor, you can hear him snore....even from 20 feet away!

Playing with these guys makes me want a lab puppy of my own...I miss when Caleb was that age.

Camping at Lamoine State Park/Visiting Schoodic Point

My dad's baby brother and his family came up to Maine (from NJ) to spend two weeks camping with my parents. I joined them for a night this past weekend at Lamoine State Park. I haven't tent camped in YEARS, so that was quite an experience to relive. Unfortunately, it was very hazy in Acadia on Sunday, so I didn't get as nice of shots as I would have, had the weather cooperated. I did like this one, though....my dad was being typical and playing with the waves. We were at Schoodic Point, lounging on the rocks, and I took many continuous shots with my camera to catch the waves at the movement of water...they show nice movement. I think I'd like to go back there on a nice day to have the comparison.

Let me know what you think!

Baby Shower

So...I think it's very embarrassing to admit that I haven't posted in almost a month. There...I said it. It's now out in the open.

Three weeks ago, my cousin, Elizabeth, threw a baby shower for her best friend Patty in Southern Maine. Patty is going to be induced in five weeks, but I know that she's hoping to have little Alyssa by then. While we were at the baby shower, which was a surprise for Patty (her hubby, Adam, and Elizabeth put the whole thing together), I took a bunch of photos.

This one came out and is absolutely my favorite. Mark (Elizabeth's husband) is pushing Patty and Adam's son, Hunter, on the swings. I took a bunch of shots in sequence on my camera and liked this one the best because of Hunter's face...it's full on enjoyment. I'm not sure which he's enjoying more...the push on the swing or that he has Mark all to himself.

Hope you all enjoy!