#ColorADay and #YellowThu I give you an example of colour that exists only as green seeps or leaches as the plant draws its life force down to its roots to survive winter. My survival strategy is different: I’m going to try going out more this winter

It’s not thanksgiving without a hike up Dalhousie mountain #newbrunswick #autumn #eastcoastkin #stunday

#bluetue #sunset #islandlife #photography

No plans this weekend? The 22nd annual Poetry Weekend festival is happening at Memorial Hall on UNB campus! Here’s the schedule! (The poets marked in red are poets with chapbooks I published.)

When I first saw the frog by my pond in this pose I was worried. But he seemed well enough for weeks after so maybe it’s a resting pose? #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Relax all day Saturday #chill like this frog #eastcoastkin

Yay, okay, it’s officially fall now. #autumn #leaves #eastcoastkin #seasons #photography

Anyone else entranced by these pine needles? The patterns, the rusty orange? The shapes? #pines #trees #detritus #shapedbyrunoff artifacts of last rainfall #eastcoastkin

I think these colours/this photo would make a beautiful quilt. I’ve never made one before but maybe I’ll try. #photography #eastcoastkin #quilting

Sunrise Saturday morning. The small light that looks like a star is a drone. in a flannel nightie, at a cabin an hour out of town, I felt invaded a camera pointing down. Likely capturing the sunrise. But what else? And at what cost to privacy? #drones #sunrise #privacy #eastcoastkin #photography

Understanding the draw of a particular thru-hike/ trail is impossible: Everyone has their own reasons. I’m glad I brought Naomi Arnold’s “Northbound” on retreat with me, to follow along as she tries to articulate the why. Well-written and enjoyable read. @naomiarnold.bsky.social thanks for sending!

#forestfriday #eastcoastkin #wilderness #hiking #photography #backpacking A beautiful spot on last years multi-day backpacking journey

The sound of rain. It’s soft, timid almost. I can’t believe how happy it makes me. The lakes are low, the rivers are dry, the land parched. Please, let it rain all night #drought #rain #eastcoastkin Here’s a photo of a deluge a few years back on a multi-day hike. Less welcome then. #photography

I was up to catch the sunrise #eastcoastkin #morning #photography #clouds Forecast promised rain but it’s not looking very rainy yet, and we need it.

#birdoftheday #notabranch Poor little guy hit a window and was rescued by my son. Flew off after a few minutes.

I’m not sure what drives me to retreat each year for a week or more. Maybe a bone tossed to my creative spirit who otherwise gets squeezed in around full time work and regular life. But this is my home this week. #retreat #writinglife #restorative #fiction #sevendays

There’s so much beauty in imperfection. See how the centre of the rose condenses in the drought, how streaks of gold give form to a flower simultaneously opening and swallowing itself whole. #bloomscrolling #eastcoastkin #adversity #photography

OMG. It’s been over a month of missing my beautiful fur baby. Feeling the feelings this morning. Sigh. #crossedrainbowbridge #furbaby #grief

Good Morning! #BlueSkyMonday #eastcoastkin I’ve camped every 2-3 weeks this spring/summer. My gaze has shifted from what’s in front of my nose, to drama overhead. There’s so much more than a wider perspective to gain from disengaging from the online world. Look up. Experience earth.

I find it stunning that anything can grow on a rock. Nature is resilient. Any opportunity to flourish. #stunday #eastcoastlin #photography #nature

View from Dalhousie mountain, New Brunswick during a previous fall. Leaves aren’t quite there yet this year. #eastcoastkin #scape #friday #mountains

The roses won’t last forever #bloomscrolling White for innocence. Is there any such thing left for those of us without the benefit of a child in the house? Can the world be both bleak and beautiful?!

I posted a different frame (in color) five months ago, but here is a slightly tighter version in black and white. Canada goose at Izaac Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. #ClassicMono #Monochrome #BW #BlackandWhite #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #photography #photograph #photographs #photo

Birds are on the move through New Brunswick Canada. Had finches, robins, chickadees, woodpeckers, and sparrows stop to drink at the pond today before continuing on somewhere else. Portent for a weather change perhaps? Hard to believe 27degrees and dry today.

#macromonday #grass ornamental grass

Whitehead island, NB. #stunday #shade #eastcoastkin #summer #rocks #lighthouse I watched the rocks and water for hours under protection from this tree

I guess I need to practise taking a panorama, lol. #phoneography #photography #lighthouse #eastcoastkin #panorama

Gull against a slate sky, Grand Manan New Brunswick. #photography #landscape #eastcoastkin #graytue #water #justmakinghashtagsup

Texture. Clouds? Water? #photography #textures #supercool

Oh no! Look what crossed my path this evening!!! Are those summer leaves turning colour???? #notready #fall #seasons #changes #trees #eastcoastkin

#AnimalArtTuesday #dogsofbluesky #dogsky #skydogs

#colouraday #bluetue clouds make interesting texture in the sky #eastcoastkin #phonetography

A bench in the night. Drop an early morning photo if you’re ever awake at 4 am. #earlymorning #insomnia #night #photography #eastcoastkin #bloomscrolling

Forgive me for this melancholy post. He’s been gone just over two weeks and I miss the cuddles, the surveillance, the happy, waggy greet at the door. Four faces (though I had close to 200 photos to choose from) of lambert. #dogs #grief #chinesecrested #friend #shadow #eastcoastkin

#sundaystunday #beaches #eastcoastkin #photography #landscape #bigsky

our annual backpacking trip- the best four days of my year, and full-on girlfriend time- will be “no backpacking” as the woods are closed due to wild fire. I want the trees, to the suffering days. I know it’s weird. We will go somewhere. a beach is nice, but not the same. #plans #eastcoastkin

Parece una excelente idea. En Alemania, los paneles enchufables se venden en los supermercados, "los inquilinos tienen derecho legal a la energía solar en el balcón" y se ha demostrado que la tecnología es segura. Casi el 10% de los hogares tienen energía solar enchufable.

Why do I feel this may be the creature pulling the strings and secretly stoking malcontent to such devastating consequences?

This evening primrose wished you good morning. #bloomscrolling #blooms #flowers #perennial #friday #photography

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” It costs a lot less to house people.

Tree tries to gobble up a rock #thicktrunktues #rock #favourite #eastcoastkin #photography #fundy

Don’t you feel invited to rest on this quiet, shaded bench #summer #shade #function #photography #eastcoastkin

I find this collection of spindly trunks and dappled sunshine magical. Filtered to amplify the effect I see through my brown sunglasses. #photography #landscape

#sixonsaturday they look bright, but are condolence bouquets for the loss of my sweet dog, Lambert. There is no gift better than thoughtful friends #bloomscrolling

Can you guess what I’m doing tomorrow? #backpacking #durstonpack #familytime #fundy #weekends #eastcoastkin

Can you feel the heat? Sense the parch? #leaves #green #dry #landscape #photography

Oof. I’ll never understand why the province can add billions in debt for wish washy proposals when they could spend a fraction and financially and meaningfully help homeowners install solar panels, reduce their need for electricity from the grid, and shift energy consumption one house at a time.

Run Ane Run! This is how it looks when a Sea Anemone runs away from a Starfish.

#adoorablethursday #eastcostkin #peggscove #door #photography

What a wonderful #waterfallwednesday #photography #newbrunswick #nature #waterfall #eastcoastkin

Here also is the #FamousFive Monument #VotesForWomen