Harvest time

On the day after Thanksgiving, we visited our kids in Western Massachusetts. We enjoyed another fine meal surrounded by evidence of the harvest: drying onions, peppers, corn, and radish pods. We took a walk and enjoyed the sunlight on the roadside weeds. We found decaying pumpkins in the woods and in the stream. We visited an abandoned mill site, and greeted the neighbor's cows before they headed in for the evening milking. It was a most enjoyable day.

November 20 Frost

This morning was quite spectacular if you enjoy seeing frost on things other than your windshield. Everything in the yard was covered with white sugary-looking crystals.

Exeter Stroll

We walked around Exeter on a nice fall day, and found these scenes.

Raymond and Simone Savage Wildlife Preserve

I found the Savage Wildlife Preserve in South Berwick, Maine, yesterday afternoon. It is a 26 acre preserve on the Salmon Falls River, just off Route 101 by the Eliot - South Berwick line. A very easy trail loops around the property, with nice views of the river and bordering marshy areas. I would think early morning and evening visits would yield more bird sightings, but I saw one large heron while I was there in mid afternoon.

Boothbay Harbor, Maine

These are scenes from Boothbay Harbor and East Boothbay, Maine. In the harbor, there are a lot of hotels and restaurants at the edge of the water or overhanging the water, but with some care it is possible to capture images that feature the more scenic elements of the town, such as the water, rocks, sky, and boats. East Boothbay is much less commercial, with beautiful ocean vistas. Have you been there? Leave a comment.