Macro Day challenge for Rings

A friend gave me this Olympic Commemorative jar of M&Ms way back when. It's had M&Ms in it, most of the time, since then.

Submitted to Macro Day's challenge for Rings. If I'd thought of taking this photo in time, I'd have used it for the Circles challenge a few weeks ago.

Icicles on the front porch

Night, Fresh Snow, Shadows, and a little bit of wind

It was a good week for the Blues in Maine!

We managed to catch Studebaker John and the Hawks at the Time Out Pub in Rockland on Monday.

Guest photographer Jenny Why_Me contributed the Studebaker John photos.

We also managed to catch Guy Davis at the Unity Centre for the Performing Arts on Wednesday.

I knew I'd find a reason to post this photo eventually

I drove by here several nights last spring when construction work was being done on I-95. Portions of the highway were closed, so I usually drove over to Howard Street (before they took down the barrels blocking access) and then through downtown Bangor to get home. After thinking about shooting this storefront for several nights, I finally stopped and took a few shots.

Submitted to Thursday's Challenge for Clothes.

More Cold And A Little Mist...

...from this morning's drive to work.

It was around zero when these shots were taken. Fortunately, it's finally warmed up and was a balmy 32 degrees at noontime today.

Everyone should have one of these

Submitted to Macro Day's Black And White Challenge

Bangor - In Vintage Postcards

I received this book (by Richard R. Shaw) as a Christmas gift after learning of it when trying to find some info about a

postcard I saw in Bucksport.

I've only glanced at a few images in this book so far. I look forward to spending some time with it soon. Since Bangor's 175th Anniversary of becoming a city is next week (Feb. 12th), it might be a good thing to do before then!

Cold Mist

It was 11 degrees below zero when we left the house for a gymnastics meet this past Sunday morning. It had warmed only slightly by the time we arrived in Skowhegan, so it might've been five degrees below zero when these shots were taken. It would have been fun to explore more of the river under these conditions, but it was way too cold (and too early!) for my tastes!

Kennebec River looking slightly south of west toward Skowhegan.

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Opportunity

From last week's UMaine vs. UMass-Lowell hockey game at the Alfond Arena in Orono, Maine. Unfortunately for UMaine, this puck found it's way into the net (via Mark Roebothan's stick - 4th of the season) within the next second or so.

Hummer

This is the best license plate I've seen yet on a Hummer. Communicates everything from an apology to screw you!

Gotta wonder if they're Steve Martin fans...

I'm guessing all the dirt came courtesy of Maine's winter. There's definitely no place to go mudding at the moment!

Walkway through Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza at UMaine

Two shots, taken about 9-1/2 hours apart on Sunday December 28th, 2008.
Submitted to See It Sunday's Memory challenge.

Timmay! ...And The Purse

From the New Surry Theatre production of Last Of The Red Hot Lovers our friend Tim is stylin' with a purse that perfectly completes this ensemble.

Submitted to Unique's photo challenge for this week's Red theme.

Icicle(s) (*NOT* in my meatloaf)

An icicle hanging above my back steps.

Submitted to Macro Day's Frozen Water challenge.

You'll have to talk with Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials if you're looking for icicles in your meatloaf!

No Golf Today

This is what the first hole at Bangor Municipal Golf Course looked like Sunday afternoon.

I guess there'll be no golf anytime soon.



Here are a few more images from the west side of Bangor taken during the storm (that added a foot or more of snow) on Sunday afternoon.

Full moon at perigee shortly after moonrise

I think I need more camera (or more lens - someday!) to capture this sort of thing, but I'm happy with how these turned out. Maybe I'll be able to snap a few more shots on the way home after midnight, though I can't say that shooting for any length of time in zero-degree weather has a whole lot of appeal.

Fuzzy and slightly out of focus

Is it the subject's fault or the camera's? Either way, I think it's fair to say that these guys (Ira and Bjorn) fit Moody Monday's Drunken (well, they're probably at the 'happy/silly' point in this shot) theme.

Foggy day (and I mean ALL day!) 2008-12-28

In addition to being my mom's 70th birthday, December 28th, 2008 was one foggy day here in the Whittling Fog neighborhood!



University of Maine campus and Marden Park in Orono
on my way home in the wee hours of Sunday morning.

Bangor on the commute back in between 7 and 8am.

Orono during the commute.

UMaine campus on a morning walk a little more than an hour later.

Afternoon - several hours later.

Orono locations on the way back from my mother's birthday luncheon in the early afternoon.

I thoroughly enjoyed shooting this day. I'd have liked to have spent the whole day chasing the fog, but I feel fortunate to have been able to whittle just a few brief pieces of it.

More from this shoot can be found here.