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Bottle Fed

Posted in Farming, happiness, Kids, Memories, nigerian dwarf goats, photography, tagged Farming, happiness, love, Memories, nigerian dwarf goat kids, photography on December 19, 2022| Leave a Comment »

*Bottle feeding the kids, when you have a problem with supply and demand.*

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Beachcombing

Posted in Beachcombing, happiness, Kids, Lobster, Maine, photography, Summer fun, tidal pools, walking, tagged beachcombing, Lobster, nature, photography, sea life, Summer fun, tidal pools, walking on June 29, 2022| Leave a Comment »

What a beauty of a day! The muggies have moved out.. at least for today. So, when I finished up with my walk I hit the tidal pools to see what treasures I’d find. The tide is low this morning, and the north end of the beach is the best place to go.

When the tide goes out, it leaves dozens of tide pools and rocks for young and old to turn over finding so many treasures. Snails, crabs, starfish, baby eels, hermit crabs, sand dollars, sea urchins and if you’re lucky enough even a lobster or two.

Today I bumped into two little guys that had a bucketful of treasures.. and the thing they were most excited about was catching a baby lobster! I asked if they liked “crabbing” and they both looked at each other saying, “Yes! We can do this by ourselves.. no parents”. 😁 Out of the mouths of babes.. pure honesty. I moved along and let them get back to their treasure hunting, knowing that they’d go away hopefully to have learned something about sea life. And being a Mom, cautioned them of being aware of the tide turning. It’s pretty easy while exploring the pools to get caught up in the adventure, forgetting all about the changing of tides.

I’ve been enjoying the tidal pools since being just a youngster. Nothing thrilled me more than flipping up the seaweed covered rocks to find a gazillion crabs scurrying to find a new hiding place. Quick! Grab them! 😊 Then my daughters were introduced to the pools, and now my grandsons. It’s one of the highlights of summer vacation for them, and me too! Then into the beach pail everything went until it was time to head home… when what was captured was dumped back into the ocean for another day.

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Nap Time

Posted in Family, Kids, Love, Maine, photography, Summer fun, Thought for the Day, tagged family, happiness, love, photography on June 11, 2022| Leave a Comment »

I think the stimulating colors of the hammock are working against us. 😊 Now wouldn’t one think he’d be exhausted after spending the morning on the beach building sand castles?!