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Anyone Home?

 

First off, just to let my loyal readers know, there are five Mondays this month but there will only be three blog posts. There won’t be a post on Monday the 22nd, or Monday the 29th for reasons I won’t (and don’t want to) get into.

 
Now… On to our regularly scheduled blog post!…

 
Last week I told you folks about (and showed you) a few faerie houses that were pretty awesome at Quoddy Head State Park. Well, I forgot to tell you that Link checked out the first house.

 
Cautiously…

 

 

Anyone Home?

Turns out no one was home but it doesn’t hurt to be careful!

 

 
Get your Geek on!

 

 

 

 

Until next time…

 

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~A.M.

Faerie Cabin #2

 

Again, on another hike at Quoddy Head State Park, I stumbled across something super cute.

 
Along the trail popular for little faerie houses, my hiking partner pointed out a faerie house a few feet into the trees. It was simple in construction, using an existing mound of earth with a hole, but the overall look of it was pretty genius.

 

Faerie House

As I was heading back to the parking lot from my hike, along that same trail, I saw a family of four up ahead of me. The mother was taking a picture of the two children, a boy and a little girl, sitting on a log. As I got closer, the boy spotted me and asked “Do you like our faerie house?” I looked between where the kids were sitting, expecting a line of stones leading to a hole in the ground or some very simple structure (they were pretty young kids after all), but my expectations were exceeded.

 
The little house, though utilizing a hole in a log, was actually quite elaborate compared to most I see. It even had a stick chimney! You can tell some thought went into its construction.

 

Faerie Cabin #2

Now, I’m not sure if mom and dad had a hand in building the house (I’m pretty sure they did), but if it was just the work of the kids, I’m guessing that at least one of them will go into engineering later in life.

 
It was pretty awesome!

 

 
Again, keep an eye out for the Faerie Folk!

 

 

Until next time…

 

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~A.M.

Faerie Cabin

 

On yet another hike at Quoddy Head State Park, I stumbled across something super cute.

 

Along one of the trails connecting the parking lot to the “Coastal trail,” people tend to build little faerie houses (I‘m sure I mentioned this before in a past post).  Some are so simple they’re easy to miss (just small stones making a path to a hole in the ground or a tree) while others are kind of elaborate.

 

The house I found most recently was kind of elaborate compared to many I’ve seen before.  It had the look of a little log cabin and it was ridiculously cute!

 

Faerie Cabin

Keep an eye out for the Faerie Folk!

 

 

Until next time…

 

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~A.M.

Skyward Sword!

 

Here’s yet another post where I let my geek/nerd flag fly!

 

I’ve been a big fan of the Legend of Zelda series for a while now.  My favorite game has to be “Ocarina of Time” on the 3DS (I never had an NES), but “Skyward Sword” is a close runner-up.

 

I inherited a Wii console last year and only recently had the heart to start using it.  “Skyward Sword” along with “Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess” were the first Wii games I purchased and played (I’m behind the times, all I had for years was a PS2).

 

Anyway, the Link action figure I’ve been taking on my hiking trips is modeled after Link’s design in “Skyward Sword.”  So, on my last hiking trip to Quoddy Head State Park, I decided to recreate the famous “Skyward Sword” pose.

 

Skyward Sword Link

Get your geek on!

 

 

Until next time…

 

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~A.M.

Fourth of July, 2016

Let me begin this post with a side note…

 

Back on May 30, I announced that I’d be running a little giveaway for one signed 8X10 print of one of my photographs, open to all my blog followers.  All you had to do was send an email to me with the subject “8X10 Print Giveaway” and you’d be entered into the drawing that was to take place today.

 

Sadly, there was no need for a drawing.  I didn’t receive a single email entry.  Kind of makes me wonder why I have so many followers.  [-_-,]

 

Oh well.  Your loss.  Just think, you folks had the opportunity to win a signed 8X10 print (of your choice) from a photographer before she becomes famous!  But, the giveaway is over now so…time to move on…

 

Now for today’s blog post…

 

It’s that time of the year again.  Independence Day.  The cookouts, the family get-togethers, the fireworks…

 

We haven’t had much rain in my corner of Maine lately so things are a bit on the dry side.  That means people need to be extra careful of where and how they set of fireworks this year.  People should be careful setting off fireworks no matter where they are and under all conditions, not only to prevent fire in dry climates/areas, but also to avoid personal injury.  And please, never mix alcohol with fireworks.  If you plan to drink at a family function, cookout, or some other event where there will be fireworks, please drink responsibly.  That’s a good rule for any occasion, not just the fourth of July!

 

Anyway, I haven’t had the opportunity to capture any new fireworks images so I’ll just re-post the best I took from several years ago when my neighbors set off a few.

 
Red Fireworks 1

Wishing you a safe, happy, and fun Fourth!

 

 

Until next time…

 

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~A.M.