Sailing Vacations
A Maine Windjammer

Good morning everyone. This has been a week filled with the golden light of beautiful sunrises and sunsets. And as the cameras clicked away I could see the filling of hearts with the warming glow of memories that will last a lifetime. How cool is that? It is the intent to share these precious moments that makes these naturalist/photography cruises some of my favorites. Jim Dugan often coaches us to not get too focused on the sunset in front of us while missing the golden glow of light reflected on the objects behind us. Isn’t that a wonderful metaphor for what we share with each other every day, getting so wrapped up with what is in front of us without recognizing how we are touching those all around us. Have a great day. Be well. Do good.

Good morning everyone. We hope you folks all survived the Thanksgiving holiday without too much in the way of personal growth. When folks ask me what kind of shape I am in I can reply, with great confidence, round! We travelled over the river and through the woods to the Adirondacks for some time with family. Happy to be back after a few days of slow time we are once again at it in full force. Winter cold temperatures have arrived with teens and low 20s the rule each morning. Frost is slowly working its way into the ground. The last of the leaves have blown from the trees (yeah... we get to rake again) and witch hazel blossoms still cling to a few of the trees along our drive. Witch hazel is a most amazing small tree (or big shrub) that is the very last blossoming plant in the woods. As a matter of fact the flower petals can even hang on through the long snowy winter. Seeds are dispersed almost a full year later when the ground is dry. The magical branch from the tree is used for ...