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Once more, on schedule

December 6, 2023October 16, 2023 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

Moment of reflection

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Dick in fine weather on a trail behind his farm.

 

Smoke with kitchen sunlight

November 29, 2023October 7, 2023 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

You seldom know what you’ll find in an old barn

November 24, 2023October 7, 2023 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

Well, it is the premise of this blog. For the record, a lot of our junk was stored under this floor, though this barn in York, Maine, was never ours.

Here’s how they’re grown

November 22, 2023October 7, 2023 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 1 Comment

Cranberries are often grown in enclosures like this, which are then flooded. The berries then float for harvest.

One bed stands above the other.

This is Mingo’s in Calais, not the only one in eastern Maine.

Turkeys in the wild

November 20, 2023October 7, 2023 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

 

Here’s how they look much of the rest of the year around here. And there are a lot of them who surprisingly disappear this time of the year.

 

Western sunset

November 17, 2023October 7, 2023 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

Yeah, all sunsets are in the west, but this looks like something out of a cowboy movie finale. Even if it’s in Downeast Maine.

Window in the woods

November 15, 2023October 7, 2023 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

The bark siding really captures my imagination.

Souvenirs on the wall

November 13, 2023October 7, 2023 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 1 Comment

 

 

Stunning bridge over the Narrows

November 10, 2023October 7, 2023 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 2 Comments

 

 

At the top of Penobscot Bay, this is the principal welcome to Downeast and Acadia. Or for those of us going the other direction, to the rest of America.

You can even go to the top, the equivalent of 40 floors, for a spectacular panorama.

 

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