RIVER WORK (part two) Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… “Rock & Sky” (2024) Part Two: River Work Last week after the work crew was gone, I went back to get more photographs of the “new…
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RIVER WORK Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… A most curious object (2024) It’s been a busy week on the river. As part of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians (HBMI) river restoration projects in the Wolastoq-St.…
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SCIENCE OF RELIGION Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Gray-Banded Agate The universe is composed of Nature and Soul…Why should we not also enjoy an original relation to the universe?from the essay Nature 1836The soul is the…
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AERIAL VIEWS Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… One day last week I took the drone for a “fly-around” on our property in the woods. It was a beautiful summer day and weather conditions were top rated…
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ROPE BRIDGE Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Rope Bridge in the backwoods (1997) For those of you who follow The Backwoods Blog, you may recognize the above photo as the home page image on the blog…
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THOREAU’S JOURNAL Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Big Yellow A comfortable breeze blowing…The wind has fairly blown me outdoors; the elements were so lively and active, and I so sympathized with them, I could not sit…
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LAS VEGAS (PART TWO) Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… The Las Vegas Sphere Part Two: Trip to Vegas The Sphere in Las Vegas is the next step in entertainment/technology experience. I don’t get too excited about much…
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LAS VEGAS (PART ONE) Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Las Vegas town line (1959) Getty Part One: Trip to Vegas Linda and I just got back from our summer vacation in Las Vegas. In…
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FATHER’S DAY Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… George Hutchinson at a bowling alley in Massachusetts (1960) Since Father’s Day is this weekend, I am continuing my annual “shout out” to my Dad in this week’s…
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A MOMENT IN THE SUN Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… “A Moment in the Sun” filmmakers at The Cup Cafe (Bangor Daily News) When New York filmmakers Mia Weinberger and Tom van Kalken heard about Houlton,…