Cabin Fever

Posted on March 9, 2015 | Leave a comment

We’ve all heard the term, know what it means, and have most likely experienced it at one time or another.  Isn’t there also a movie with that title?

Anyway, with the weather in my little piece of Maine so far this winter, I haven’t been able to get out as much as I would have liked to do some photography.  The snow seems to have it out for us, the temperature can’t seem to climb above 30, and the wind keeps raging.  (The passing of my beloved cat back in January only made things worse.)

Because of this, all I’ve managed to photograph in the past two months are birds in my front yard and my three cats in my house.  But, even though I’d like to get outside, get some fresh air, and take some photographs, I’ve been lucky enough to stave off the severe onset of cabin fever.  How am I doing that?  Simple.  Writing.  Writing and working a few orders for some handmade awesomeness.

So, don’t expect to see too much in the way of photography in my blog posts for a while.  At least not until the weather decides to start playing nice.

Until next time…

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~A.M.

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Jewelry

Posted on March 2, 2015 | Leave a comment

So, I’m trying my hand at selling my handmade jewelry, pendulums, journals, etc… Again.  But this time, I’m hosting my items on another site instead of Etsy (I couldn’t afford the listing fees just to watch my items sit until the listings expired).

Unfortunately, if business doesn’t pick up soon, I may have to abandon my hope of making some profit selling my handmade awesomeness.  If that happens, I won’t be a very happy camper because the next dream on the chopping block would be my photography business.  And after that, my writing.

Help me out and at least take a minute to look through my shop.  You never know, you might find something you like for yourself or even something that could be a gift for a friend or loved one.  Better yet, pass the link on to your friends or loved ones so they can check out my work too.

Until next time…

~A.M.

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Ravens

Posted on February 23, 2015 | Leave a comment

 

It borders on strange how often (and how many) ravens decide to hang out in my front yard.  They arrive pretty much every single day, rain or shine.  Wind or snow.  They show up without fail when I throw out stale bread or cereal (they really like fruit loops!), but mostly they just hang around my front yard, picking at whatever falls on the ground from my bird feeders or the huge pine tree in my yard.

 

I managed to catch a shot of one raven hanging out on a branch.

 

Raven on a Pine Branch

 

Until next time…

 

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~A.M.

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Snow Drift Abstract Art…Round 2

Posted on February 16, 2015 | Leave a comment

 

Almost two years ago to the day (strange how that worked out) , I made a post about snow drifts around my house and how they seemed like abstract art (check it out here).

 

Well, here we go again!

 

As I mentioned before, over the past few weeks, my region of the States has been hit with several major snow storms. My little corner of Maine was no acceptation. Though compared to places like Boston, we got away relatively easy.

 

Now, to set the stage for this post’s image, I should start by reminding folks that the wind around my house is a bit strange. Instead of a typical wind coming from one direction, we get winds that circle. I call them, Ninja Winds. One second they’re rushing toward you, the next they come at you from a completely different direction, catching you off guard. As a result of this, I get rather large snow drifts in my yard and driveway.

 

So what did I do? Well, before I had the snow blocking my driveway cleared, I trudged through some of it to get a few pictures.

 

Huzzah! More natural abstract art!

 

 

Snow Drift Abstract Art 2

 

 

Until next time…

 

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~A.M.

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A Winter’s Worth Of Snow

Posted on February 9, 2015 | Leave a comment

It’s nothing out of the ordinary here in Maine to see a foot or more of snow fall in a single storm.  But it seems like we’ve been hit with an entire winter’s worth of snow in just a few weeks.  There’s been a storm almost every other day, dropping anywhere from five inches to over two feet of snow at once.  And cold… Don’t get me started on how cold it’s been.

 

Anyway, during the most recent storm that passed through my neck of the woods, I happened to look out my window and see a raven perched on a tree across the road.  I thought he (or she) looked pretty neat sitting at the peak of the tree with snow falling all around it.

 

Raven in a snowstorm

 

If you live in a region that doesn’t see snow on a regular basis (or at all), consider yourself lucky.  I could use some sun right about now.

 

 

Until next time…

 

~A.M.

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