Cormorants in the morning

May 22, 2020May 3, 2020 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

They’re stretching their wings to dry rather than merely awakening, which is what we were doing.

Hidden courtyard

May 19, 2020March 7, 2020 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

A small ground-level patio is tucked away in the Cocheco Millworks in downtown Dover. Looks quite private, even exclusive, to me.

Riverwalk

May 17, 2020March 7, 2020 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 2 Comments

One more scene from from the heart of my town.

A pedestrian walkway follows the Cocheco River through a corner of downtown Dover.

On a sunny spring day

May 14, 2020May 3, 2020 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

Not long ago, the old carriage road up the hill a few blocks from our house was still covered in ice and snow. Just wait another week, for the deciduous leaves to fill out.

Too tame to run

May 9, 2020May 3, 2020 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

These were grazing in a vacant lot right along a city street in Eastport, Maine – the first of many we encountered. No wonder gardens were surrounded by tall fences! We can’t wait to get back. (Photo by Rachel Williams)

School outing … a year ago

May 8, 2020May 1, 2020 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

Middle school students ply the intertidal zone at Dover Point in search of an array of animal and plant life. Normally, such field trips are common as the academic year winds down into summer. So this is how it looked last May.

Hobbit house in Maine

May 7, 2020May 3, 2020 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 2 Comments

I must have passed this a thousand times before finally noticing it tucked in beside an older farmhouse. The return of foliage will soon have it completely hidden.

Whaleback in the tide

May 5, 2020April 24, 2020 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

On the Maine side of Portsmouth Harbor, Whaleback Lighthouse sits on a menacing ledge. It’s one of two lighthouses along the passageway of tricky, strong tidal currents.

The falls downtown after a day of heavy rain

May 2, 2020May 1, 2020 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

The Cocheco River pours over the dam and waterfalls downtown yesterday. The pipe, far right, allows salmon and other migratory fish and eels to bypass the cataract on their way to the tidal waters below.

On the old carriage road

April 28, 2020October 14, 2020 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

It’s now a fine trail to the city park at the top of Garrison Hill, for those of us who would rather walk than drive.

And it leads to this observation tower, for more climbing.

Here’s how the route looked in the late 1800s.