A day well deserved ~ Mosaic Monday

On Wednesday my husband and I took a drive up to Wolfeboro. We hadn't been in a couple years so I was anxious to go back. My one regret while we were there is that I didn't take any pictures in town. I don't know why, I just didn't.

On our way there we drove near Lake Wentworth . . .

We followed a sign that was supposed to take us to the historic site of Governor John Wentworths home. You can see the dirt road we drove down in the upper left corner. When we arrived at our destination it was a plaque on a rock and an old stone foundation. That's about it. He didn't have the best view either because it didn't even overlook the lake with his namesake!

In the two bottom photos: A tree growing right up over a big rock, and Lake Wentworth on a very calm, cool, and quite autumn day.

The view out our window during lunch in Wolfeboro: A squirrel eating his meal of Maple Tree seeds.

Above and below: Views from the dock over looking Lake Winnepesaukee

My husband catching a few rays

An old wooden boat cruising across the lake. It must have been cold out there!

A Loon weathervane on Alton Bay

And finally a bad picture of us that I tried to salvage with textures and such. I used the timer, and we took several shots, but they all came out horrible. This was the best of the worst.

We had an excellent day. Wolfeboro was glorious as always. As we made our way back to the car we happened to walk past Jimmy Fallon who was about to enter Garwoods Restaurant with an older couple, possibly his parents, who knows. Being that it was such a quiet day, no one else was around, just us. We didn't say anything to him though, just stared like crazy and walked on by. Kind of a weird moment that took us both by surprise. He was awesome on the Emmy's!



After taking a week off I'm going to try to get back in the blogging groove. Pretty soon I'll be starting a new job which I hope will give my life the shot in the arm it desperately needs right now. As much as I was dreading going back to work I think my spirit needs the distraction.


Mosaic Monday at Mary's Little Red House

American Mink

Have you ever seen one of these? In person? Alive???

I hadn't until this morning. And even then I wasn't quite sure what I was looking at. First I thought it was a Weasel but after doing a little research I realized it was actually an American Mink.

It's so cute! If you'd like to know a little more about them you can click here. I will tell you that they can spray like a skunk. Yikes!

They can also dive up to 16 feet deep! He left a little bubble trail every where he went.

Lupines, soldiers, a dragon, and a snapper!

Yesterday I stopped in at the local Blueberry farm to grab a couple quick shots of the once regal garden before the flowers are gone for good. Better late then never!

The Lupines have pretty much gone to seed here in the NH seacoast

In the garden was this beautiful Dragonfly, though I have no idea what kind. Can anyone ID it for me?

*Steve informs me this is a female Widow Skimmer. He left a link to the male in the comments section. Thanks Steve! She's pretty cool with her double wings!

This was supposed to be in yesterdays post since it was taken at the base of that awesome tree, but somehow it was left out. When I was a kid we called this particular kind of moss, Red Soldiers. I could have sworn my mom told me that but she says no. Did anyone else call them Red Soldiers?

On my way home from work (or lack thereof) yesterday morning I found this huge Snapping Turtle crossing the road. Holy cow girl, you're gonna get run over!

What's another mother to do? Why jump out and help her of course!

Judging by the way she kept hissing at me I don't think she wanted my help. What's her problem anyway? I pushed her backside with my foot to try to get her off the road, then used a stick which she immediately tried to bite. She might be a turtle but her reflexes are like lightening! Yikes! Seriously, yikes!

School is almost out. The girls last day is on Friday and they couldn't be more excited! Such a bittersweet time. Next year they'll be in the high school together: Freshman and Senior. Jeesh, it seems like they just 'graduated' from Kindergarten!

Happy Hump Day!

Got me good!

It's always interesting when you put that memory card in to see just what you've captured. Sometimes it's better than what you think, and sometimes it's worse. And sometimes it's not what you thought you had at all.

Beautiful morning here today, especially compared to yesterday. It's frosty and cold, but sunny with a potential for temps around 50.

This is a wonderful old farm in Stratham, NH. All the land is supposed to become conservation land, all 200 acres of it. Unfortunately they were having some disagreements concerning the stipulations so I don't think a deal has been etched in stone yet. I sure hope it all works out because the sunsets here are spectacular, not to mention the land is beautiful old time country farm fields. It would be a shame to see the fields filled with houses, or even worse, strip malls.

Looking towards another part of the field you can see Geese grazing amongst the old corn stalks. Can you see them? I know, they're small but they were quite a distance away and it was a hassle just to get this close in the first place. I wanted to creep down through the field but didn't feel comfortable doing that, plus I didn't want to scare the Geese away. Ha!

Feel free to click on any of these pictures to enlarge them.

Ah yes, look at all those Geese. Please look at them up close. Make sure to click on the image one more time after you open it. I know, they're still hard to see.

Yeah, they're decoys, and they got me good. Okay, so there were a few real ones off in the distance, even further away than these. Apparently it's hunting season.

I'm taking Lily for a walk now. Have a good Sunday!

Mill Pond View

There's a friend headed our way

Oops! Where'd he go?

There he is!

Super Tuesday!

What a day for the unexpected.

On my way to work this morning I took the 'back way' and through a local wildlife preserve. There's plenty of Wild Turkeys, Deer, Birds and other critters to be seen if you have the time to look. So I was looking. Tracks were everywhere.

There, over there deep in the woods, snuggled down in for a rest were the most beautiful animals . . .

This one was hidden pretty well. There were 3 Deer from what I could see, and they didn't like me pointing the camera at them or the noise it was making. But it's a miracle I ever saw them in the first place and I wasn't going to pass up this opportunity!

This one is my favorite:

I love this picture! Within moments they had had enough so they jumped up, waving their white tails the whole time, bounding out through the woods. I wasn't camera ready, so no pictures. What a treat though. On the way home I saw more Deer in the woods eating but decided I would let them be. With the weather we've been having it's going to be a rough year for wildlife. Many will not make it. Finding food will be difficult and the snow can be overwhelming. Best to let them eat when they can.

And a few miles down the road this beautiful old barn. I have a thing for barns lately and it seems like they all still have wreaths up on their doors.

Below: I took this full view shot on the way home but it was very overcast. Still an incredible old New England treasure.


Hope you enjoyed part of my commute to and from work!