Home About Us Archive Links: MND Bookstore MaineNatureStore MaineNatureDiary MaineNaturePoetry The Daily Puppy Uncle Jay Explains Family Media: Blistered Fingers Fiddler Kasha Snoring Family Frisbee Drew & Kasha Winter Play 2009 Family Media 2008 Family Media 2007 Family Media Web Media: Pomplamoose! 2009 Web Media 2008 Web Media 2007 Web Media Tumblr (3.0; @kdoggy)http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7i2h2BPFF1qz4cvio1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7i2h2BPFF1qz4cvio3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Becky Visits Stephen King’s High School Alma Mater: </strong>Stephen King is niece Becky’s favorite author, and she wanted to see where he graduated from high school. So…we drove to the next town over and visited Lisbon High School where Stephen King graduated in 1966!</p>http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/987166665http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/987166665Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:27:00 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7i2noZwdE1qz4cvio1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Becky at Lisbon High School:<br/></strong></p>http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/987175460http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/987175460Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:00:00 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7i34onHQE1qz4cvio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Drew and Becky clown around on the campus of Lisbon High School. </strong>They sure are two peas in a pod, aren’t they! <em>(Click on the photo for a larger view)</em><strong><br/></strong></p>http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/987198971http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/987198971Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:59:00 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6qikliCK61qz4cvio1_500.jpg"/><br/> Dynamic Duo<br/><br/> <img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6qikliCK61qz4cvio3_500.jpg"/><br/> Mel<br/><br/> <img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6qikliCK61qz4cvio2_500.jpg"/><br/> Green Frog<br/><br/> <img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6qikliCK61qz4cvio4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Woodsy Walk:</strong> Becky showed Mel all the sights and sounds of the snowmobile trail.</p>http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/912829709http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/912829709Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:21:00 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6q7e1AYT31qz4cvio1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6q7e1AYT31qz4cvio2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6q7e1AYT31qz4cvio3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6q7e1AYT31qz4cvio4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6q7e1AYT31qz4cvio5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6q7e1AYT31qz4cvio6_500.jpg"/><br/> Gentle Mel<br/><br/> <img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6q7e1AYT31qz4cvio7_500.jpg"/><br/> Becky, The Intimidator...<br/><br/> <img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6q7e1AYT31qz4cvio8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6q7e1AYT31qz4cvio9_500.jpg"/><br/> Pitcher Plant<br/><br/> <img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6q7e1AYT31qz4cvio10_500.jpg"/><br/> Fragrant Water Lily<br/><br/> <p><strong>Niece Becky and Mel Kayaking:</strong> Awesome Niece Becky, and her partner Mel, spent a fun couple of hours in the mist of Caesar Pond. This was Mel’s first time kayaking, and Becky had a great time showing her all sorts of fancy paddling techniques! They spent all their time at the north end of the pond scoping out the beaver lodge, finding flowering water plants, and spying painted turtles.</p>http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/912147623http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/912147623Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:20:00 -0400<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/13933341?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=01AAEA" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Paddling away</strong>: Becky and Mel partake in their first paddle on Caesar Pond. Off they go into the wild blue yonder. <em>(Remember, you can click on the four arrows to the left of the word “vimeo” to view full screen. When the video is complete, hit “escape” on your keyboard to go back to the website.)</em></p>http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/912805065http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/912805065Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:14:00 -0400<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/13933516?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=01AAEA" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Paddling back</strong>: Whooo Hoooo! Becky is enjoying herself. <em>(Remember, you can click on the four arrows to the left of the word “vimeo” to view full screen. When the video is complete, hit “escape” on your keyboard to go back to the website.)</em></p>http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/912787357http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/912787357Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:09:00 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6ql71OTRP1qz4cvio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Beaver Lodge:</strong> Becky and Mel visited the beaver lodge to see if they could find the beavers, but no luck.</p>http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/913000994http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/913000994Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:08:00 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6msl76oEn1qz4cvio1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6msl76oEn1qz4cvio2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6msl76oEn1qz4cvio3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6msl76oEn1qz4cvio4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6msl76oEn1qz4cvio5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6msl76oEn1qz4cvio6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6msl76oEn1qz4cvio7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6msl76oEn1qz4cvio8_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6msl76oEn1qz4cvio9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6msl76oEn1qz4cvio10_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Girl’s Day Out:</strong> Neighbor Carla, Niece Becky, and I went to Boothbay Harbor for the day. We went to the Botanical Gardens and out to a nice restaurant. We saw lots of beautiful flowers, rock designs, statues, and trails. Niece Becky is visiting from Florida for a week and we are so excited to have her here. This was our first fun outing of the visit.</p>http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/903019862http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/903019862Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:07:00 -0400<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/9679622?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=01AAEA" width="400" height="224" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>NYC in Miniature</strong>: An amazing tilt-shift video by Sam O’Hare. Sam O’Hare uses the technique pioneered by <a href="http://keithloutit.com/">Keith Loutit</a> where a tilt-shift/time-lapse technique creates an illusion of miniaturization in film. “..In his scaled down and sped up realities, real world subjects become their miniature counterparts”.<em> This video is best viewed full screen by clicking on the 4 little arrows next to the word “Vimeo”.</em></p>http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/888334227http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/888334227Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:12:00 -0400<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sZGzbd0IvUE&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sZGzbd0IvUE&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><strong>Kitchen Safety</strong>: Important advice on how to extinguish a kitchen fire (From <a title="Kitchen Fire Management on bookofjoe" href="http://www.bookofjoe.com/2010/07/helpful-hints-from-joeeze-kitchen-fire-management.html">bookofjoe.com</a>).</p>http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/874581855http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/874581855Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:33:00 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5zdiqzSZ71qz4cvio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Laurie’s Dream Vehicle (although as an electric version, please…):</strong> Check out the <strong><a href="http://spyder.brp.com/en-US/">Can-Am Spyder Roadster</a></strong>. What a sweet looking ride! Can you see me tootling along to work on one of these machines? Yowzer! I want the <strong><a href="http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/custom%20bikes/brp_can.htm">yellow one</a></strong>! Unfortunately, this baby only gets between 29-35 mpg…not very practical in this day and age…</p>http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/846878055http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/846878055Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:37:00 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5zcgzifho1qz4cvio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Old Dog Relaxing: </strong>Kasha will not come inside during the day. She follows the shady spots around the yard all day long. She runs around after the ball, rests a bit, asks for more ball play, rests, repeat…What a life!</p>http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/846800510http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/846800510Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:14:00 -0400<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/12703293?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=01AAEA" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Blistered Fingers Fiddler:</strong> This kid is 13 years old, and has been fiddlin’ for 6 years. He learned this Bill Monroe song from fiddle camp, and said that the Bill Monroe tunes are his favorite to play. There was Open Stage time from 1:00-2:15, and he was one of several individuals to perform. One of the bands is then chosen to perform at the next festival. I hope it is him, because he did a great job! Unfortunately, I didn’t catch his name.</p> <p>My apologies for the angle of view and the wind interference. I  was not at an optimum place to shoot video (last second decision) as I didn’t want to stand in front of the audience and obstruct any views. (Again, let the video pre-load, and click on the four arrows that make a little square next to the word “vimeo” to view the video full-screen.)</p> <p>This young fiddler brings back memories of another kid who, back in 1990, won the Florida Fiddling Championship at age 16. His name is<strong> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey_Haynie">Aubrey Haynie</a></strong>. We saw Aubrey play at the Withlacoochee Bluegrass Festival in 1990, and then visited with him and the <strong><a href="http://www.bluegrassparlor.com/band/">Bluegrass Parlor Band</a></strong>, at the Bluegrass Parlor in Tampa, for a Thursday evening jam session. They were awesome! Aubrey is now one of the most sought after session musicians for many bands in Nashville because he is fabulous on the <strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Aubrey-Haynie/e/B000APVL4O/ref=ac_dpt_sa_nc_link">fiddle and the mandolin</a></strong>. He has recorded <strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_11?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=aubrey+haynie&sprefix=Aubrey+Hayn">three albums</a></strong> to date.</p> <p><strong>Memories and Dedication to My Dad on Father’s Day: </strong>Gee…this brings back more memories of the 1990 Withlacoochee Bluegrass Jamboree (where we saw Aubrey) that we attended with my parents. We were fortunate to also see Bill Monroe as one of the featured performers. My parents were true bluegrass lovers and introduced me to the music that I love more than any other form.  Mom bought a dulcimer from Kentucky while Dad played one that he and my sister built from a kit. Good times! Mom is a dancer from way back, and she convinced Dad to learn to clog so that when they went to festivals they could dance to the music. I loved watching them make music together.</p>http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/718074083http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/718074083Sun, 20 Jun 2010 07:15:00 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4a8p5ofJz1qz4cvio1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4a8p5ofJz1qz4cvio2_500.jpg"/><br/> Blue Around The Edges (Rhode Is)<br/><br/> <img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4a8p5ofJz1qz4cvio3_500.jpg"/><br/> Gabi was getting tired...for 2 seconds!<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4a8p5ofJz1qz4cvio4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4a8p5ofJz1qz4cvio5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4a8p5ofJz1qz4cvio6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4a8p5ofJz1qz4cvio7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival:</strong> The <strong><a href="http://www.blisteredfingers.com/">Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival</a></strong> has moved to a new venue, the Litchfield Fairgrounds, which is only about 7.5 miles from our house…YeeHaw! I am in music heaven because Bluegrass is the most down-home music there is.</p> <p>My friends Nicole and Gabi joined me for this special musical day. When Gabi got out of the car, she immediately picked a piece of grass that had a flower head on it, and proclaimed, “Mama, this grass is green…where is the Blue Grass?”</p> <p>We were able to listen to the following bands: Wilf Clark & The Misty Mountaineers (Maine), Blue Around The Edges (Rhode Island), The Bluegrass Diamonds (New Brunswick), White Mountain Bluegrass (New Hampshire), Alecia Nugent (Louisiana), and LIttle Roy & Lizzy (Georgia / Tennessee).</p> <p>My favorite performers were Wilf Clark & the Misty Mountaineers, while Nicole’s was Alecia Nugent. Three year old Gabi liked it all and was in constant motion as she danced and did somersaults all day long. Unfortunately, she needed a partner for some of her dances, so she and I spun around, and around, and around…I’m still dizzy! She is one of the cutest little girls I’ve ever met, and she was in great spirits all day long. You can’t help but fall in love with her, and I really enjoyed photographing her face as her smile really shone. Pure bliss!</p>http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/716224979http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/716224979Sat, 19 Jun 2010 18:19:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l25jpxBZY51qz4cvio1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>May 20, 2010 - </strong><strong>Entwined…Happy 20th Anniversary to Us!<br/></strong></p> <p>It’s been a great 20 years together from our marriage in Brooksville, Florida, to our 10 years in Boulder, Colorado (and our adoption of Kasha), to our 10 years in Bowdoin, Maine! We’ve done lots of stargazing, hiking, canoeing, and photography together. Our mutual love of nature has allowed us to spend oodles of quality time together, and we are happiest when we can share our discoveries with each other.</p>http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/583867424http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/583867424Thu, 20 May 2010 06:00:00 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l248ju43tJ1qz4cvio1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l248ju43tJ1qz4cvio2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Kasha resting between Frisbee throws<br/></strong></p>http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/582002853http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/582002853Sat, 08 May 2010 15:23:00 -0400<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/10849825?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=01AAEA" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Snoozing</strong>: As Kasha has aged, she tends to snore more often. This clip represents the last 50 seconds of a long and loud snoring session.</p>http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/514055223http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/514055223Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:02:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0fnk4cH1e1qz4cvio1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Kasha and her favorite rubber ball:</strong> Kasha still likes to play catch, and she loves these flexible little balls. She can also have a good chew on them after playing. We liken them to “chewing gum” for dogs.</p>http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/499568650http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/499568650Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:14:00 -0400<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzyjo0SOzZ1qz4cvio1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Kasha:</strong> Kasha will be 14 years old in 2 months from today! Whoo Hoo! She is in pretty good shape, and is quite healthy. Her veterinarian mentioned that one of the few indicators of her age was the state of her teeth (they are quite worn down). But, other than that, you wouldn’t know that she was so elderly.</p>http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/477590382http://blog.mainenaturediary.com/post/477590382Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:31:00 -0400