Newburyport, MA

Weeks of hectic days were starting to take their toll, so our first real weekend here we wanted a nice relaxing day strolling around. So we headed to Newburyport, on the coast. Apparently we're not the only ones to think this place is pretty great, the NYtimes definitely got to it first. But they are really onto something! The town really is picture perfect and the beaches on nearby Plum Island are beautiful!

Meteor Shower

The Perseid meteor shower was at its peak last night and luckily we had a beautifully clear summer night to enjoy it. I took my camera down to the lake to try capturing a few photos of meteors and I did get a couple of faint ones, but not too many. There were definitely about 100 mosquitoes for every 1 meteor, so I didn't last too long outside. One thing that I was reminded of though is how much I LOVE night photography. Clearly though, I need some practice at capturing good night photos. So I've vowed to take more photos of our neighborhood at night in the next week before we have to leave!

Just a reminder...check back next week for the unveiling of what's next for Heartland...

Northern Lights

Photo by Shawn Malone. Marquette, Michigan.

I am obsessed with the northern lights, or Aurora Borealis. I'm not sure if my fascination started when I wrote a paper for my Astronomy class in college. More likely it's just because they are truly amazing and surreal. This week there have been solar storms strong enough to make the northern lights visible as far south as the Midwest. Unfortunately, I haven't gotten to see them. But others did...


Photo by Derek Weston. St. Germain, Wisconsin.


Photo by Mike Hollingshead. Little Sioux, IA.


Photo by Tom Pinkerton. Babbitt, Minnesota.

All photos courtesy of www.spaceweather.com

Summer

Calm days and long nights, barbecuing with friends, bike rides at sunset, watermelon coolers, frozen custard, thunderstorms, bunny watching, blooming gardens...these are a few of my favorite summer things.

Weekend

Hope you all have a great weekend!

The edge of spring

I really enjoy this time between winter and spring, when the seasons collide. There's still ice thawing but there's also plants and vegetation. From bare branches, the birds seem to be chirping louder than ever. I'm starting to daydream of planting a little bit of greenery in the backyard. Soon!

Weekend

All of our beautiful weather has come to an abrupt end and suddenly there is snow on the ground again. It shouldn't last long and in the meantime so I'm trying to focus on all the recent sunshine we've had. You know, looking on the sunny side.

I'm looking forward to spending the weekend working on some bag designs, which usually means a new bag for me! I've got some really heavyweight canvas that I've been wanting to use for ages. Any big weekend plans for you all?

Foggy days

The weather is finally warming up a bit which means lots of snow and ice melting. All of the melting is leading to day after day of fairly dense fog, which is always so fun to photograph.

Brian McCormick

I was at the UW Arboretum last week and was lucky to come across this show of Brian McCormick's beautiful watercolors.

Freezing Fog

Sorry for two similar posts in a row, but the freezing fog that's spread around Madison the past couple of mornings has been beautiful!