The information booth at the entrance of the Narrow Gauge Pathway in Carrabassett Valley near Sugarloaf in Western Maine. The Narrow Gauge Pathway entrance rules sign for using the pathway. The Narrow Gauge Pathway entrance sign near Sugarloaf. The Narrow Gauge Pathway bridge entrance over the Carrabassett River in Carrabassett Valley, Maine. The Narrow Gauge […]
Growing Beautiful Wildflowers
California poppies (Eschscholzia californica) are also known as Californian poppy, golden poppy, California sunlight, and a cup of gold. Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) are also known as bachelor’s button, bluebottle, boutonniere flower, hurtsickle, bluebonnets, blaver, blue-poppy, thimbles, brushes, corn pinks, witch’s bells, bleuet, barbeau, and casse lunette. Garden Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) are annuals that bloom in […]
Summer Garden Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus flowers are also known as garden cosmos, wild cosmos, or Mexican asters. This species of flower is a half-hardy annual and grows in different shades of pink, purple, and white. A light pink cosmos flower growing in the garden. A side view of a garden cosmos in the flower garden. A dark pink […]
Lodge Cast Iron Griddle
As you may already know, I enjoy cooking. I have a rather large collection of cookbooks and one of my favorite pastimes is to sit on the couch and flip through the pages of these books in an effort to locate incredible looking and tasting dishes and desserts. From the beginning, I knew I wouldn’t […]
A Grasshopper Visiting a Purple Coneflower
A green grasshopper Omocestus viridulus sitting on a purple coneflower Enchinacea purpurea. A grasshopper holding on to the Leaf of a purple coneflower in the flower garden. A grasshopper sitting on the leaf of a purple coneflower plant. A grasshopper holding on to the head of a purple coneflower. A grasshopper holding on to the […]
Photos of Grasshoppers Around the Property
The Grasshopper is an insect in the suborder Caelifera within the order Orthoptera which consists of jumping insects. Grasshoppers are found in a variety of habitats, including grasslands, semi-arid regions, and lowland tropical forests. Grasshopper colors can range from green to olive to brown and can also have red or yellow markings. A grasshopper sitting […]