an apple a day…

As promised, here are some pictures from apple picking yesterday!
It was a beautiful day– despite the fact I think it is way too warm to be October. I would have prefered to wear a cardigan and scarf, but instead I decided it might be the last day I could wear my keen sandals. Oh well!
We [...]

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I’m ready for cardigan weather already

It seems that most people relish the sun and the heat, but they both mostly bother me. I love a bright sunny day– but only when I have sunscreen (I burn way too easily). And heat just makes me feel sick. Humidity is even worse. I appreciate some things about summer (days when it is [...]

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Yet another reason why Maine is clearly the best state…

I’m still in Maine. Sadly, I leave to head back to Cowtown tomorrow. But despite the yucky rainy weather we had here last week, Maine pulled through for me just in time– we’re having a beautiful nor’easter today.
So I’m spending the day next to the woodstove, hanging out with mom and dad, looking out at [...]

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how do folks get to my blog 5

The 5th installment in a long series (don’t forget 1, 2, 3, and 4!)

microwave brine shrimp: I don’t recall ever blogging about these 3 things before…
ashcroft moonshadow: What do Ashcroft and Cat Stevens’ “Moonshadow” have to do with each other? I’m stumped.
girls sticking things up there beaver: I’m not going to comment on this one, [...]

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jinxing myself

So I guess with all my revelry about accomplishments in the last post, I might have jinxed myself out of getting any kind of work done this weekend.
I had two tiny (well, relatively tiny) things I wanted to do and I finished neither of them. Instead, I watched movies, cleaned out the hall closet, [...]

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stop spinning your tires (and other winter driving tips)

I’m from Maine, and in Maine it takes a lot of snow to slow us down. Actually, it takes ice. I remember going to school with 2+ feet of snow on the ground– ice was the only thing that would give us a much loved snow day. When it snows in Maine, people just go [...]

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the arboretum

We spent part of the day at the arboretum. It was lovely, even if we could hear the badger game off in the distance. It took hundreds of photos… here is a slideshow of some of my favorites…

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the very next day

I adore this time of year. I wish fall lasted longer, but I also look forward to the snow. So I’ve been enjoying both the cold gray rainy days we’ve had, and the bright sunny ones where the trees glow orange, red, and yellow. Yesterday a perfect sunny fall day so I took a walk [...]

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inspired

This summer I wasn’t really into take photos. Summer in Madison doesn’t do much for me in terms of inspiration for photos, so other than taking photos of friends and NYC, I didn’t just didn’t take many.
But, yesterday on my way to writing group I was compelled to follow the gorgeous autumn sunlight and drive [...]

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September

I love September for different reasons. It’s the beginning of school. Although I didn’t buy any new books or supplies, and my daily routine is still the same (bus, work etc.), there is still that lovely “back to school” feeling in the air. Thousands of people have cluttered up campus, and I’m starting to dig [...]

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from one day to the next

here’s a picture I took walking to the bus stop the other day:

and here’s a couple of campus before the snow began to melt. I know I’m in the minority, but this particular spring snow was just breathtakingly beautiful… 

and here’s a picture of some springtime outdoor grilling the very next day:

Yes, the very next [...]

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snow day

Yesterday was an unofficial snow day. My original plan for the day was to get some writing done. It was snowing beautifully out– the perfect kind of day to drink tea, write, and watch the snow from office window. I spent the entire morning on the phone with my ISP trying to get the internet [...]

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finally!

Finally it is really *winter* around here. A chance to wear my newly knit hat and scarf. A chance to take photos outdoors wearing my flip-top mittens.
And also a chance to fall down, not once, but twice in the slippery white stuff I love so much. The first time I got big black bruises on [...]

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catching up: the weekend

So I’m finally sitting down to catch up on blogging. My last post (this one) I realized just this morning I only saved as a draft, instead of actually publishing it. No wonder why my IM conversations with my sister have consisted of her typing: “NO BLOG??”
Now I’m into another busy week- but this weekend [...]

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Happy Autumn!

Summer is over
By Protection Island.

Today is the first day of autumn, and autumn is truly my favorite time of the year. I love putting my summer clothes away and bringing out sweaters and cardigans (I realized today that with a couple recent purchases I have about 10 cardigans of different colors). I’d much [...]

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a few of my favorite autumnal things

In a vain attempt to keep from panicking over all that I have to do within the next 2 months (prelim studying, pre-dissertation paper, seminar paper, stats, work, reading etc…), I am try to focus today not just on the readings I have to do for class, but on the beautiful autumn day we are [...]

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how the summer is shaping up…

I am starting to really get into the prelim studying now. I decided starting with theory and methods is not only motivating (as I love it) but also is logical as it serves as a foundation for everything else. I am finishing up some of those stray projects so that very little else will be [...]

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