<![CDATA[Gentle Years - Photos]]>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:30:54 +0700Weebly<![CDATA[Northern Nights]]>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:20:45 +0700http://gentleyears.weebly.com/3/post/2009/11/northern-nights.htmlThe time has changed-a practice that I completely detest-and this is what the sky now looks like at about 5:00.  I still love it, with the light trying to come through at the treeline (bottom of the picture) and the clouds taking on the colors of blue and black.
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]]><![CDATA[Halloween & Foliage Arrive]]>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:18:38 +0700http://gentleyears.weebly.com/3/post/2009/10/halloween-foliage-arrive.html
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In this first shot I'm actually taking a picture of the cat and pumpkin on the window and it came out with both my own reflection and the foliage reflected in the background-much cooler than what I had intended.

The second shot is our front door.  I bought the witch at Reny's Maine Adventure on our family trip.  RB thinks it's really cool that she flew into the door and got smushed there (my story).

Below are the boys playing on the porch and the side of the lawn.
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]]><![CDATA[One Morning in Maine]]>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:06:43 +0700http://gentleyears.weebly.com/3/post/2009/09/one-morning-in-maine.htmlThis post is not about Robert McCloskey's book, but about the sunrise that I waited for on Saturday that never came due to the fog rolling over the pond.  Still got some great shots, and some later shots of both the pond and the river.
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]]><![CDATA[Signs of Fall]]>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:59:10 +0700http://gentleyears.weebly.com/3/post/2009/09/signs-of-fall.htmlAidan and I were playing in the gravel pit this evening that my mother owns, which also happens to be next to my sister's house.  Here are some shots that show definite signs of autumn on the horizon.
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]]><![CDATA[Humidity Rising]]>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:34:49 +0700http://gentleyears.weebly.com/3/post/2009/08/humidity-rising.htmlA lot of people in other parts of the country are under the impression that we don't have a humidity problem in the Northeast.  Well, we do, and it gets worse each year.  Right now, at 8:30 p.m., it is down to only 95%.  But here are some pictures from earlier today.  These mountains are five miles from where I was standing and normally would be visible but they are almost obscured by the humidity rising around them.  It reminded me of coastal South Carolina in July, so I stopped to take a couple of shots.
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I get quite a few hummingbirds at my house and PB just loves them, so I tried to catch one on film from inside the house (they scatter if I open the door).  The best I could do is catch the blur that this one made-just to the right of the flowers.
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]]><![CDATA[Purple Lilacs]]>Sun, 31 May 2009 09:26:53 +0700http://gentleyears.weebly.com/3/post/2009/05/purple-lilacs.htmlOur state flower is the purple lilac and it is also my favorite.  I have a few planted around the deck that kick off the summer.  First they bloom along with the chives, then we have the peonies, roses, and daylilies followed by the monarda, the phlox, daisies, and coneflowers, and last we'll have the hydrangeas, morning glories, and hollyhocks.  Can you tell how much I love this time of year?

Here are some shots of our lilacs as they start to succumb to the end of their growing season:

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]]><![CDATA[Random Shots at Home]]>Mon, 25 May 2009 11:43:16 +0700http://gentleyears.weebly.com/3/post/2009/05/random-shots-at-home.htmlThe boys are both able to wear short sleeve shirts now-how exciting!

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]]><![CDATA[Party All Day And Night]]>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:36:12 +0700http://gentleyears.weebly.com/3/post/2009/04/party-all-day-and-night.htmlToday we celebrated both Aidan and LB's birthdays-they are two days apart and G's father's birthday is on the day between them.  So there was a morning party for the five year old and an afternoon/evening party for the 18 year old.

]]><![CDATA[The Joys of Spring]]>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:49:12 +0700http://gentleyears.weebly.com/3/post/2009/04/the-joys-of-spring.htmlThese shots are just of an afternoon at home while PB was taking a nap-she was sick and couldn't get well without some sleep-and the front yard-still with winter hanging on.

]]><![CDATA[Warm Weather With Snow]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:49:40 +0700http://gentleyears.weebly.com/3/post/2009/03/warm-weather-with-snow.htmlOne afternoon this week RB and MB came home with us and the older boys refused to come inside.  It was just too nice out to sit on the porch and bask in the March sunlight.

MB stayed inside with me.  Doesn't he look happy?

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