This and that.

June 21, 2022 Rivergirl 22 Comments

Did you see this on the news?

A woman answered a Craigslist ad and brought home a free couch. She noticed it was lumpy on one side and when she unzipped the cushion she found $36,000 in cash. The remarkable part of the story? She called the owner and gave it back. Turns out the furniture they were giving away was from a deceased relative who was notorious for hiding money. The owners were so pleased, they bought the woman a new refrigerator.

What say you? If the money was in your free couch cushion…. would you return it?

In other news, some interesting critters have been spotted on our road.

This fellow was right around the bend.

This guy was a little farther down. In all the years we’ve lived here, I’ve never spotted a moose. I’m hoping he’ll make his way to our backyard buffet soon.

Two ostriches for $880 or three for $190. Someone needs to check their ad copy.

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An honorable bird.

June 20, 2022 Rivergirl 9 Comments

I read this article recently and had to smile.

My husband still chases the wild turkeys who show up at our bird feeders, so rest assured I showed him this.

If that doesn’t make him rethink his aversion, nothing will.

If I lived closer to Arlington, I’d visit and thank this bird for her devotion. And maybe bring a treat or two.

❤️

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So much prey, so little leash….

June 19, 2022 Rivergirl 9 Comments

Walking Lord Dudley Mountcatten has been interesting lately.

Woodchuck babies are on the move and seem to pop up every time we turn around. Add a few grey squirrels and his Lordship doesn’t know who to chase first.

That’s one confused feline right there.

The woodchucks may be more plentiful right now….

But it’s the squirrels that drive him to distraction. After 30 minutes of active stalking and cackling ..

It was time for a nap in the shade.

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News you can’t use.

June 19, 2022 Rivergirl 30 Comments

Because the nightly news is too depressing and hate filled.

I shop at Goodwill all the time. Closest I’ve ever come to art is Elvis on velvet and dogs playing poker.

I don’t eat Cup Noodles, why in the world would I want to paint my face or nails to match?

When you have a head that looks like you’re constantly flipping someone off, it pays to look surprised.

Guest house might be stretching it, but boy… I wish these had been for sale when my MIL was alive.

🤣

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Making friends

June 18, 2022 Rivergirl 22 Comments

I can’t help myself when it comes to these baby woodchucks. I have to try and make friends.

Apple chunks help inter species relationships.

This little fellow was so close..

But ducked under the barn at the last minute.

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Porters Preserve part two.

June 18, 2022 Rivergirl 11 Comments

The whole time we were exploring this area we met two other people on the trail.

Talk about a hidden gem.

Shame the wild raspberries weren’t quite ready.

Now that’s my kind of conference room.

It always surprises me how many beautiful little places there are like this along our coast. I’ve lived in Maine since I was 15 and never knew this existed.

Another trail lead to a sweet little private beach.

Hey, it’s Maine. If there’s 3 feet of sand? We call it a beach.

Ending the hike, we took the final trail back to the parking lot.

Where there was a wonderful old cemetery. I love exploring those and had just found a headstone from 1837 when I noticed the webs.

Webs full of squirming worms that could have been the dreaded brown tail moth. No way I was rubbing up against those bad boys again.

Back in the car, there was only one thing left to do to make the day complete. A meal at our favorite Boothbay Harbor restaurant, the Boathouse Bistro.

It’s not on the water, and the decor might leave a little to be desired but it has the best food around hands down. Spicy Cajun grilled shrimp and veggies on cheesy grits for me.

And a perfectly cooked filet mignon with herbed truffle butter for the husband.

Life is good.

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What’s blooming?

June 17, 2022 Rivergirl 18 Comments

This week it’s candy cane dianthus. In previous years the woodchucks stripped this plant bare so I’m glad to see it blooming again.

I’m not sure what this next perennial is, but it always puts on a nice show.

Maine winters and harsh and I never know what will survive from year to year.. except the Shasta daisies. Those suckers dwarf everything else.

More Japanese iris are popping. They’re wonderful spreaders if you let them.

This is another weirdo bush I don’t know the name of.

It’s not the prettiest shape but is always bursting with azalea like blossoms.

Shame they never open fully.

The silver mound is mounding nicely and the astilbe is almost ready to flower.

Lord Dudley Mountcatten? He’s always in full bloom.

😉

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Porters Preserve

June 17, 2022 Rivergirl 20 Comments

Another beautiful summer day in Maine meant another walk along the coast.

This time we headed to the Boothbay region to a little speck on Barters Island called Porters Preserve.

23 acres of prime property generously donated to the land trust by the Porter family. It’s a little known, out of the way, peaceful haven of wooded trails and rocky coastline.

The minute we hit the trail? I knew I should have doused myself in bug spray before entering. The black flies were swarming and before long I was scratching like a flea bitten dog.