Monthly Archives: July 2012

Haddock that jumped off the boat onto my plate!

Posted on July 20, 2012 by sheilawill

I’ve never blogged, posted, taken photos of food. Now is the time. The photo below may look jumbled but believe me, this was a plateful of really fresh food for last night’s island supper.  Can’t help stopping at the organic Beech Hill … Continue reading →

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Wild as I am

Posted on July 19, 2012 by sheilawill

This year’s wild blueberries lined my solitary walk around Little Long Pond in Seal Harbor yesterday. Today it’s fall on Mount Desert Island — not quite 70 degrees, breezy and gorgeous. A few nights ago, sipping rather large “wild” blueberry/raspberry … Continue reading →

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Literacy above water!

Posted on July 10, 2012 by sheilawill

Somes Pond — named after the first settler of the village of Somesville on Mount Desert Island — has the most velvety water for cooling off on a hot day. It was 93 degrees here on Saturday. Downtown Southwest Harbor … Continue reading →

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Early morning light on Seawall Road

Posted on July 1, 2012 by sheilawill

I’m not an early riser. But at 4:30 a.m. the birds start singing, lobster boats hum past my bedroom window as they leave the harbor, and the dark night sky awakens. I can’t help myself; it’s too beautiful for my … Continue reading →

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