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Never been a big fan of plants. Growing them that is. Love to have them near me. Smell them. Watch them grow and all. But left to my dev...

My weather report-- Dark days are on the horizon. Roll 'em! Here's my view from up here. September brought us plenty of 80'...

Celebrating birthdays. Justin Hayward yesterday? Elenka today? Coincidence? Connected? Well, somewhat. Justin Hayward is the lead si...

Do you recycle? We do a little bit. Since 1978 we have had a returnable bottle bill in effect statewide. There are quite a few redemptio...

Smile Pig! Have you ever flown a dear pet across the country without going along for the ride? If not, let me tell you, it's a real T...

As you might imagine, any state that has "Vacationland" embossed on its license plate probably sees a lot of tourists each ye...

"Not One More!" A month or so ago, I, along with hundreds of others gathered, lit candles and walked to remember friends, famil...

*and now with apologies to Paul Harvey... The rest of OUR story. After a little R&R and 'digestion' back at the apartment, ...

On our last full day in Austin, we started out by visiting The County Line BBQ on the Lake for a sampling of their legendary barbecue. A...

Have you ever been to San Antonio? If so, you probably recognize this image.  A little backstory first.  I ventured to San Antonio for a...

Dining in the dark? Ever thought about it? Back home, when I'm thinking about that, it's usually a cold January night, a storm i...

When I bought my brand new, yellow Camaro, one of the first places I took it was to the Casco Bank at Morrills Corner to show my Dad. He w...

It was Saturday. College Football Saturday. Plenty of games in Texas. I didn't watch a one. I was busy! We broke the border befor...

As day 3 dawned in some steady rain, our plan was to attempt to run the state of Tennessee and make it into Arkansas by nightfall. After a...

*with apologies to Pee Wee Herman. We were off! When you know what's ahead, there's no need to panic. We pulled out of our driv...

I love to drive long distances. Elenka, not so much. This is our our story. The ride is free.  Come along. Well, some of you might re...

Today, October 1, 2015, is Theme Day across the CDP (citydailyphotoblog) world-wide community carrying this month's theme of "She...

How are your gas prices doing? Ours keep inching downward. I filled up here recently and was pretty happy that I sort of lost my way and ...

Just off Dock Square in the heart of Kennebunkport, there's a small restaurant called Three Dories. I've never taken a seat at a t...

Well, if you are shopping for groceries in the Portland, like most cities and towns, you have quite a few choices. Mom and Pop stores can ...

We spent a day last week in and around Kennebunkport taking in some sights and grabbing some lunch. We thought, with schools in session an...

I don't know if this is a Maine phenomenon or not. Does this happen in other states? In other places? Here's the scene. There are ...

She's to blame! It's all Gloria's fault. I've talked about my Aunt Gloria before. It's all her fault. She sent me my...

Here we have another bridge. It's much smaller, spans the Presumpscot River and is a part of the Allen Avenue Ext. In the foreground, ...

I was searching along the water's edge yesterday morning. On a bit of a quest. You see, my friend Bonnie is an artist, and she often u...

Do you own a juicer? Have you ever used one? On the weekends the infomercials for them are all over the dial. Now, I'm going to admi...

My sister Joanne, hanging out in Oregon, knows that Elenka and I like to pick up and head out at a moment's notice. She's building...

It not often that you find one of these off a rally track and on a city street. I was taking some pictures of it and another guy was doing...

Hook 'Em Horns! Ok, this is not a longhorn steer, but it will have to do. The latest news from this corner of my world is that Justin...

"I've got a plum." Are you at all claustrophobic? Do you like small places? I do. I enjoyed my four years of dorm life....