A Moment of Beauty, June 10th, 2012
On a clear day, you can see almost forever…or at least from Hope to Liberty, Freedom and points north and west in Maine…. Today we went for a walk onto a neighbor’s hilltop / blueberry barren, and it was glorious. There were some woods on one side, but I stood and took photos in an almost-complete circle…more than 270 degrees. When I got home, I discovered my Photoshop Elements would create a panorama for me automatically. I fiddled a little to fine tune it, so here is a hilltop in Hope, Maine, about noon today:
Clearly it was GLORIOUS! The puppy was hot and panting though it is only about 70 degrees outside.
Here are two shots, larger and not collaged, of the view:

And a bit to the north/east of the previous photo--the house in the center is the one we look out on from our land (trust me, that small gray blob in the middle of the photo is a house), which is about halfway between where this photo is taken and the house on the next hillside over
I spotted some rocks that might be good for doing rubbings (grin), and these little gems will be wild Maine blueberries ready to eat in about two months–the flower is bunchberry, a form of low-growing dogwood (cornus canadensis I think):
Then we meandered home:

Looking east toward Camden...I am pretty sure that is Mount Megunticook with the knobby edge. Love the falling down old stone wall. They actually have these walls on the official town plat-maps.
I feel somewhat guilty, that I have neglected the blog. I’ve been busy with end-of-year for our 8th grader (graduates Thursday), house stuff, quilting/work stuff, and generally not working myself into a ground up pulp. I promise before too long I’ll take a few days and do nothing but write blogposts, prep the photos etc.! Hope you are all having a wonderful early summer, Cheers, Sarah
June 10th, 2012 at 5:39 pm
Adopt me, PLEASE!!!
June 11th, 2012 at 2:36 am
Thanks for the Photos. I’ve missed your blogs. Dorothy.
June 11th, 2012 at 8:34 am
Looks as if you had a wonderful walk. Looking forward to seeing more blog entrees from you.