
To put the jack-o’-lanterns in context, let’s take a step back.

You never know what we'll churn up in cleaning a stall

To put the jack-o’-lanterns in context, let’s take a step back.



a day centered on shades of gray
trimmed in green and faint blue

slow bell
buoy, white and red
slow bell lazy-like,
lulling slow sea

we’re sailing about 1.3 knots
three times faster than I could swim
without a current
either way

Fall foliage doesn’t always have to be bold and splashy.

For the Passamaquoddy people at their Sipayik Reservation at Pleasant Point. Before the causeway was constructed in the 1930s, the waters of Passamaquoddy Bay mingled powerfully with those of Cobscook Bay here. There are plans to restore that.

It was a rustic summer home style in the mountains of upstate New York. Here’s how it looks in Castine, Maine.
Every morning, we had to lift anchor to get on our way. Our schooner relied on a four-person winch, plus a helper to keep the anchor chain orderly for the trip.



They’re not always knockout gorgeous around here. Not that I’m complaining.