Monday Night Blues at the Time Out Pub

With a change in my work schedule I've been able to catch Monday Night Blues at the Time Out Pub in Rockland a little more often. There's good blues happening there regularly!

Here's some shots of a relative newcomer (JP Blues Band) and a couple of veterans (Peter Karp & Sue Foley, Debbie Davies). Great shows by all!
(I feel like I should comment more, but the brain power is fading fast for today.)

Photos by Michael & Jennifer Murphy



JP Blues Band
March 22nd, 2010

Peter Karp & Sue Foley
March 15th, 2010

Debbie Davies
March 8th, 2010

Mother Nature's whimsical early Spring in Maine

March 25th, 2008

March 29th, 2009

March 18th, 2010

I'm just sayin'...

I should go back and buy this...

...so I can take it everywhere with me and photograph the reflections in it wherever I go.

Weekend perambulations in Bangor, Maine

This weekend Mother Nature graced us with a wonderful preview of an early spring (which we hope will continue!). It's still quite brown, especially since we haven't had much snow since early January. It was nice to get outside and, since it's still not really golf weather yet, walk around without wading through snowbanks or slip-sliding on ice. Here are a few sights we encountered along the way.

Open to interpretation

This plate can be interpreted one way if you're a guy, another if you're a woman. Either way, it's a good idea!

It's been another good week for Blues in Maine!

February's off to a good start, Blues-wise, here in Maine (especially if you ignore the fact that Ronnie Earl's gig was on Jan 30th!).

Ronnie Earl - Venue Music Bar & Bistro, Freeport, Maine
Jan 30th, 2010

&

Matthew Stubbs/Sax Gordon - Time Out Pub, Rockland, Maine
Feb 1st, 2010

On Saturday January 30th, 2010 we ventured south to Freeport to see Ronnie Earl perform.
Words simply don't do a Ronnie Earl performance justice.
A note on his website says "Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters are expanding their tour schedule and are taking bookings in the Northeast."

He's gigging a little more often now, so check out his
performance dates and catch a gig.

Guest Photographer Jenny WhyMe took the photo directly above.

On Monday February 1st we headed to Rockland and caught Matthew Stubbs & Sax Gordon, and had an excellent time, at the Time Out Pub. This was a CD release party and
Stubbs' Birthday party.



Guest Photographer Jenny WhyMe took each of the Matthew Stubbs photos.

Misty Morning on the Stillwater River

This will have probably been the only time today, during the cold walk around Webster Park, that I actually felt awake.

It's one of those days, otherwise...

Jan 1st - Minor Snowfall

I've been wanting to take a shot of Mount Pleasant Cemetery from this vantage point for some time. Since I'm usually driving and this is from I-95 I figure it's wise not to try to operate the camera and the car, while in traffic, at the same time. Since I was a passenger on January 1st I took advantage and got one decent shot out of the deal. Submitted to Shutterday for Your First Shot of 2010 theme.