The winter season is an excellent time for observing the purple sandpiper here in Maine. Well on the coast that is. I had the opportunity to visit the area around mid-December of last year. To be exact, I visited the Rockland Harbor Breakwater Lighthouse. The Rockland Breakwater is open to the public every day. You […]
Information About Swamp Thistle (Cirsium muticum)
Toward the end of the summer, during our daily walks, I look forward to viewing our blooming swamp thistles. Every year, during the months of July and August, these flowers brighten up one of the corners hidden deep in the woods. These flowers will appear in different parts of this area that is covered in […]
Releasing My First Monarch Butterfly
While there are mixed feelings about whether to raise monarch butterflies indoors or not, there is no disputing that these gorgeous creatures have indeed been threatened with extinction. Over the last 20 years, monarch populations have fallen by more than 80 percent. Factors contributing to their alarming decrease in numbers have been due to landscape-scale […]
Date Pudding with Salted Caramel Sauce Recipe
With several years of baking experience, I have made several date puddings successfully. I found this version of this dessert quite appealing as it calls for the addition of ginger and lovely spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg. This recipe is quite versatile as the pudding can be baked in individual portions, in a springform […]
When & How to Cut Peonies for Flower Arranging
When Jay and I moved into our home here in Western Maine almost ten years ago, it was during the month of November. Being that it was fall already, we didn’t get a full picture as to what type of flowers we had growing in our newly acquired gardens. It wasn’t until the following spring, […]
Lavender Ice Cream Recipe
A couple of years ago, Jay and I attended a book sale that our local library was hosting. We decided to go as I’m always on the hunt for new reads and I indeed found a great many books that day. Along with many interesting finds, I found The Little Paris Bookshop: A Novel by […]
The Melodious Song Sparrow
The song sparrow derives its name from its colorful repertoire of songs. These birds are one of the most familiar types of sparrows in North America. They are easily one of the most abundant, variable, and adaptable species of sparrow and interestingly enough can look much different in different areas of the country. Even though […]
Easy Crabs Cakes with Quick Tartar Sauce Recipe
The Recipe While searching for crab cake recipes to prepare, I found an easy version using canned crabmeat. It consists of only a few steps and makes for a wonderful treat anytime of year or for a summery feel as though you were on a beachy vacation. Simple to prepare and chock full of flavor, […]
Angela Scrivin: One Artist’s Journey
After finding her passion for painting, watercolour artist Angela Scrivin creates visually stunning pieces that she hopes will evoke both thought and emotional responses from her viewers. Angela finds inspiration through the natural world and her vision is effectively conveyed with her very own technique. As you browse through some of the paintings from her […]
The Delightful Tufted Titmouse
A petite grayish-colored bird with expressive and large doll-like eyes, a short beak, and an elegant crest give these birds a quiet but eager expression. The tufted titmouse Baeolophus bicolor is a small North American songbird, a species in the tit and chickadee family Paridae. Its genus name Baeolophus hails from two Greek words for […]
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