Day Thirty-one: Good Morning

It's beautiful here this morning. The sun is peeking through the clouds and the lake it still making it look like glass. I have been here for a day now and am feeling quite relaxed. Even the dog hates doing anything here. Mostly you can find him curled up on the couch or bed just chillin or sleeping. As I write this I can here him snoring somewhere. All you hear are ther bird and the occassional car up on the main road. The cottage is on a dead end dirt road. If you're not paying attention while driving you can easily miss the street.

This place fills me with memories, both new and old. I remember walking through the woods with my dad and sister to the candy store. This where I first learned what poison ivy looked like and felt like. I remember driving around and getting very lost with my mom and sister. We watch the fireworks up here on the 4th of July, have bonfires under the stars, and swim in the lake all day. I love everything about it, but I really like the way it smells up here. I don't know what it is, but the cottage just smells like Maine.

Here are some photos from yesterday. Bare with the quality as I only have my cell phone up here!

See you again Saturday morning!
~Traci

 

Day twenty: Life moves slower up north

Just so you all know, I am having a blast camping! Yesterday, we sat around the campsite, played ladder golf (more details on THAT game later), had an early dinner and then took a ride.

There are six of us up here, so we loaded up into the suburban and went moose hunting about an hour before sunset. We don't hunt, per se; we just like to see if we can find any and take pictures! After about 45 minutes of driving on the dirt roads, we came across a black bear!! It was the first I've ever seen up close (outside of a zoo). Unfortunately, I didnt get any pictures because he ran away too fast :( But I did get some good pics on my Nikon of two moose that we saw! This cell phone cannot take pictures fast enough, so I can't post any today, but I do have some nice shots of the local scenery!!

This sign is just a small testament to the way people live up here. Everyone is friendly; everyone goes out of their way to help anyone else out.

This was out campfire last night. The boys went for a ride yesterday morning and came back with hollow logs. When you put one over the fire, it burns straight up through and it's gorgeous!

This is one of my friends, walking through a small bog. He said it was really cold!!

These next few are of the freshwater spring we go to to get our water. We don't drink it, but it works great for cleaning, cooking, and putting out a fire!

Driftwood is my favorite wood!!

This tree is at Lily Bay State Park. The shore has washed away and all that remains are the roots. I thought it looked cool and I hope you do too. I will be returning Sunday morning, so I will make my Sunday post loaded with pictures!! :)

<3 Dawn

Day Eighteen: a nearly sleepless night

Well, folks, here I am on the road to Greenville, Maine! I was so excited I couldn't sleep last night, which means I am very tired this morning. Luckily, I have a great hubby, who had agreed to drive the entirety of the four hour trip by himself! I'm a lucky girl!

I apologize in advance for the low picture quality of these photos- I don't bring my laptop on our camping trips, so I have to use my cell for all my blog photo uploads. I will try to only use really good photos, but no promises!

So these first two are of the truck a good friend let us use for our trip! What a nice guy!!

This is a bridge we crossed over... Looked cool!

Hubby & I en route!!

Moose crossing!! Oh yeah!!

This is the cheapest gas I have seen in awhile. Sad that we had to make a three hour drive to see it! Oh well, we filled up the truck!!

Indian Hill Trading Post; this is where we make our last stop for gas, groceries, and other miscellaneous items. From here, it's an hour to our campsite and there's only one tiny little store between here and there, so we're on our own! I will come back to town on Friday to make another post. Sorry for the lack of photos; I will have way more on Friday! Let's hope I see a moose or two! :)

I will see you when I post again!

<3 Dawn

Day Ten: A little piece of love

The sun is shining today despite the threat of rain all week, and I adore sunshine. My mind is flooded with images of the past year that were happyand joyful.

"Friends are the sunshine of life."    

  -John Hay

I photographed a wonderful family in my life a few weeks ago. Their son is an absolute doll and I love all three of them! :)

Father & Son. Precious.

They are so photogenic and I cannot help but smile when I see them.

Mom & Dad did a photoshoot, too, even though they didn't want to.

Last year, I was lucky enough to attend the wedding of two of my closest friends. Although I wasn't their photographer, I couldn't help but take my own photos. The wedding was at Pemaquid Point, on the ocean and in front of the lighthouse. It was a beautiful day and the wedding was fantastic.

Jess, the bride, was very creative when designing her table centerpieces.

Having the wedding in front of the lighthouse was magnificent; the view was stunning.

The groom wasn't nervous at all.

It was a breathtaking event.

This is one of my favorites. Jess's daughter can be seen on the left side of the photo, covering her eyes as Jess & Paul kiss. It's so cute!

Father of the Groom and one of the ringbearer's, the groom's nephew.

Jess was a gorgeous bride.

Time to cut the cake!

Jess & their son, who was also a ringbearer.

Such a happy couple!

Of course, there were lots of happy moments throughout the day with all the friends who came to share in the wonderful nuptials.

The Groom and one of his groomsmen, my husband.

They are such good friends and this photo just proves it.

<3 True Love <3

I decided to end with this photo because it is so peaceful and lovely. Paul & Jess are a great couple and their wedding was a wonderful day!

I hope you all enjoyed today's post!!!

<3 Dawn