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The Rain in Maine Falls Mainly…

Posted on November 1, 2025 by mitchteemley

Note: All photos are by Trudy and Mitch Teemley, and may not be used without written permission. Heads Up: Daylight Savings Time ends tonight. So don’t forget to “fall back.” Fortunately, the rain in Maine fell mainly on our plane. … Continue reading →

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I Found a Monster in Maine!

Posted on October 25, 2025 by mitchteemley

Just when you thought it was safe to check your inbox, I’m back. And I’m so grateful for your kind and supportive words regarding my one-week-plus blogging breather! What it was about: I cryptically alluded to a “project” without indicating … Continue reading →

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Hurry Up Fall and Stick Around!

Posted on September 27, 2025 by mitchteemley

Photo by Johannes Plenio Do you call it Fall, from the old Germanic word fallan? Which literally means to “fall,” as in the temperatures or the leaves, or both. Or do you call it Autumn? A prettier-sounding word from the … Continue reading →

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Eight Ways to Avoid Actually Working

Posted on September 24, 2025 by mitchteemley

Christmas 2025? First, tell yourself, “I’m having deep thoughts here. True, there are things I need to do, but this is more important(ish). What I’m pondering right now could actually make the world a better(ish) place!” Here are some ponderables … Continue reading →

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Sky: The Ultimate Artist’s Canvas

Posted on September 19, 2025 by mitchteemley

“There is one spectacle grander than the sea,” Victor Hugo observed, and that is “the sky.” Yet, “there is one spectacle (even) grander than the sky,” he added, and “that is the interior of the soul.” That isn’t a coincidence. … Continue reading →

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Question: How Big Is Your Dream?

Posted on September 13, 2025 by mitchteemley

Photo by Juuso Oikarinen “The purpose of your life did not begin with you, and it will not end with you.” ~The Wishing Map ∞

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How to Overcome the Unexpected

Posted on February 20, 2025 by mitchteemley

“Expectations are premeditated resentments.” ~Unknown It was late autumn. Following my twice-yearly ritual, I’d ascended to the roof of our house, trusty electric blower in hand. Thereupon to blast the leaves and seedpods out of our rain gutters, and then clamber … Continue reading →

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Five Years Ago This Weekend

Posted on November 8, 2024 by mitchteemley

Engulfed together (story below the photos). In many ways, that’s essence of us, my wife Trudy and me. We seldom take summer trips. But come autumn, we love to gas up our SUV and hit the road! We’d hoped to … Continue reading →

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An Ode to Raking Leaves in Early November

Posted on November 6, 2024 by mitchteemley

Raking leaves in early November is always so festive with the crinkles and colors of autumn: the cheerful reds and oranges and golds of Twix bar wrappers… Reese’s Pieces wrappers… and Snickers wrappers and the urgent reds and desperate blues … Continue reading →

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Our True Colors

Posted on October 27, 2024 by mitchteemley

I love to see the leaves change color in autumn, don’t you? Except that it’s a myth. Leaves don’t “change color.” My wife and I often walk in the woods. We’re blessed to live near Mount Airy Forest in Cincinnati, the oldest “urban forest” in the U.S., and what we’ve learned … Continue reading →

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