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Good morning everyone. Wow. What a difference a day makes. Friday was t-shirt weather and Sunday morning we dressed to make snowmen and shovel the deck. The first big snow event hit the East coast Saturday night into Sunday morning. The wind on the bay was gusting well up into the 30s. The heavy snow brought a pine tree down across our wires blowing the fuse at the end of the driveway. Since it was just us and no one else on the street I knew we were in for a long wait. Thank goodness for the outhouse, the hand pump at the well and 5 gallon buckets that balance well on a sled.

Sawyer and I have been walking the woods looking for something to fill the freezer. Our new game camera allows us to be where we aren't and see when the deer and other wildlife are passing through. I love being in the woods this time of year, even if I am sitting in a snowbank. The closeness of the trees is no less marvelous than the wide horizons of summer sailing. It is all "chicken soup" in my book. Getting out to ramble around in nature is just the ticket, winter or summer. I have been re-reading Thoreau's "Maine Woods" while I sit in the dark early morning woods listening to barred owls and coyotes off in the distance. I love this season. I try not get too distracted by the million things I have to do back in the office.

Have a great day. Be well. Do good. And have a wicked happy halloween.
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Tinker said…
What a lovely picture of Maine! Although we already live in a place close to Heaven, you make Maine look very attractive.
October 31, 2011 at 3:24 PM
Unknown said…
I noticed that the pumpkins were not turned into Jack-'O-Lanterns. I ran across this video showing a very fun way to turn a simple pumpkin into a pyrotechnic Hallow-e'en surprise.

Click on this link to the video on YouTube.
November 1, 2011 at 12:46 PM
Sue D said…
Stranger still, here in Jefferson, ME we awoke to a view of the west side of Damariscotta lake covered with 2 inches of snow. In our yard, on the easten shore, there was not one flake. (me being the possible exception)I'm glad you've found your land legs to be rewarding. We're already dreaming of next summer's cruise.
November 13, 2011 at 8:46 AM
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