February 2024A friend recently told me that her mother used to say that "February was not necessary". Despite being a mild February for Maine, I will be glad when March arrives this week. Last month was also mild except for the two brutal storms on January 10 and 13th. Both storms, just a few days apart, were basically cat 1 hurricanes. We had roof damage and we lost a few feet of shoreline from the tidal surge of both storms. We spent last weekend in southern Maine and drove home yesterday on a clear, sunny but cold day. Soon, we are off to Austin, Texas to see the newest grandchild. It will be a direct flight from Boston, but getting to Boston from here will be a tough choice. I really don't want to drive, Cape Air is sold out, so that leaves Concord Coach. Is looking like the Coach will be the choice. The next Auburn trip will have to be squeezed in sometime in April or May. We were last in Auburn for New Years. It was a great trip with warm weather. Our son Paul brought his two year old son, Henry, from Texas. Sally's entire family was there too. Last summer, I had the firmware in the Nikon D5 upgraded to accept the new memory cards that replaced the XQD cards that the camera has now. The newer cards are extremely fast but very expensive. Maybe I will get some later this year. Eventually, I plan to switch that camera to RAW. My home computer will not handle the RAW files from the D5 so I have to shoot in JPEG. I think tomorrow will be a bit warmer with temps in the forties. But Wednesday looks like rain followed by a temperature drop on Thursday. The groundhog predicted a short winter - hope he was correct.
November 2023The last post was a year ago. Last Sunday, I was fortunate to photograph the Bold Coast Bash again this year. That event is growing and getting better each year. Cutler, Maine is so beautiful and somehow "different" than here just an hour away. We made five trips to Auburn, Alabama this year - trips #19 through #23 and we will make one more before the year is out. We also made a trip to Arlington in March to attend a funeral. We saw the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and we found Margaret's parents and grandparents graves. Arlington in the Spring is really spectacular. Auburn is growing and changing. It is slowly loosing the little town feel with all of the new high-rise construction. We had drinks on the two rooftop lounges and found our pictures in some old Glomeratas at the Whittle Hotel which used to be a dorm. Margaret lived there briefly as a freshman. I went to my fraternity's annual reunion last month which was combined with parent's weekend. The weather in Auburn was perfect and I rode my motorcycle almost every day. We have two new grandchildren on the way. One will be born in Texas which means a Spring trip to Texas. I am looking forward to that. Even though we had everyone here in Maine for a June family reunion, I still have the urge to visit our firstborn and his family in California. Maybe we can squeeze in a trip this year. 2024 is looking to be a busy year for us! November 2022A lot has happened since the last post in December of last year. We made five trips to Auburn and a side trip to Rosemary Beach this year. We were blessed with two new grandchildren, one in Texas and one in Maine. The June Auburn trip began with a few days in Texas to see the new baby. I had lunch with brother Bud Powada at the Salt Lick BBq in Driftwood, Texas. Paul went with me. I bought a rebuilt Nikon D5 last Spring. A very different camera, less resolution but great speed and low light ability. It has been my go-to camera despite the fact that I can only shoot in Jpeg for now. A new computer is on my list. All the digital darkroom software is by subscription now with a higher version of windows. Raw will have to wait. The Topsham Fair sort of finished off the summer. The garden is done, the boat is prepared for winter, firewood is in. We went to Auburn last weekend - just for the weekend, but Thanksgiving is on the horizon. Hard to believe snow is ahead when it is almost 60 every day. A photo shoot in Cutler next weekend. Maybe I won't hurt my back this year.
December 2021Back in Maine after another great trip to Auburn, Alabama last week. That was "Trip 14". Trip 11 was a May trip, then trip 12 in September. Trip 13 was an October trip that was cancelled. Just too much. I have done three very fun photo shoots this fall. The first in Whitneyviile, Maine, then Cutler, Maine and last week a robotics competition in Auburn. Now, just hunkering down waiting for some Maine snow. June 2019Spring has finally come to these parts, but still using the wood stove all day to keep warm. Went to Whitneyville today to get 50 Brook Trout for the pond.
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