Winter’s snow is an unavoidable evil blessing in New England. You know it’s coming, but only Mother Nature (and the Farmer’s Almanac) knows when it will arrive. This year, we were fortunate enough to have two beautiful, fluff producing storms just 1.5 weeks before the holiday. A White Christmas for 2013 indeed.
Happy Holidays!
When I saw that today’s #FriFotos segment was focusing on pools, I thought – TIDAL POOLS! Being raised in coastal New England and now living here again with my Texan husband and kids, this type of “pool” has become an integral part of our family’s summer fun and a symbol for our lives. They grow life, foster curiosity and change with every tide.
When I was a kid we spent every summer soaking up the sun (harvesting our winter supply of Vitamin D!) on the granite sand beaches of New Hampshire. Tidal pools offered us an opportunity to find star fish, crabs, and krill during the day and a quiet place to reflect in the early evening.
Kind of like nature’s infinity pool!
Quiet and peaceful
searching for crabs
You never know what you’ll find at the beach.
Flea Market Finds
On a recent family trip to France, we visited the bustling flea market in Isle-Sur-La-Sorgue near Avignon. This charming town, complete with fairy tale streams and antique water wheels is worth a visit any day of the week, but the Saturday flea market is exceptional. The prices were a little high, but the kids haggled in French (thankfully, the people were very kind and adore kids!) and they found some reasonably priced treasures. Here is a picture our daughter ‘s favorite vintage soda bottles.
S & S checking out the Rockies in Wyoming
In like a lion, out like a lamb! March is here and that means summer vacation is just around the corner. Here is a photo of our kids just before we entered Jackson, WY last summer. We visited Grand Teton National Park and then headed south to Crested Butte, CO. Idyllic summer break. Fresh air, big sky and endless outdoor adventures. We’ll trek out west again this summer and we can’t wait!
This is our local harbor on a misty, cool summer morning last week. The skiffs were all at the dock – wasn’t much of a boating day. As much as I crave sunshine and heat in the summer, these cool days offer a quiet break and a welcome reminder of why we love living in Maine.
