Tag Archives: nature

One Final Dose of Autumn Beauty

Posted on November 15, 2025 by mitchteemley

This is my final gallery of pictures from our October getaway to Maine. Last week and the week before I posted photos Trudy and I took in Portland and Rockland, along with a few from Acadia National Park. This batch … Continue reading →

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Life Is Beautiful: Just Ask the Animals

Posted on November 14, 2025 by mitchteemley

ย Yes, life is hard. But itโ€™s also beautiful. And funny. And sweet. And we arenโ€™t the only ones who know it. Just ask the animals. โ€œIf animals spoke, humanity would cry.โ€ ~Manuj Rajput Click on any image to enlarge it, … Continue reading →

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Too Beautiful for Just One Post!

Posted on November 8, 2025 by mitchteemley

Last week, I posted pictures Trudy and I took on our autumn getaway to Maine. I honestly thought I could finish today, but there are just too many wonderful sights to share with you! So, here’s Part Two–with Part Three … 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.โ€ That isn’t a coincidence. … Continue reading →

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It’s the Little Things That Matter

Posted on September 6, 2025 by mitchteemley

When you find God in the little things they cease to be little things ฮถ

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The World We Leave Behind

Posted on August 8, 2025 by mitchteemley

What would the world look like without us? The scientific word is entropy. Things would crack, crumble, and disintegrate. But they would also be invaded — by water, soil, light, life. They would be transformed from the unnatural into the … Continue reading →

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“O Beautiful for Spacious Skies…”

Posted on July 4, 2025 by mitchteemley

Today, America celebrates its 249th official birthday. So it seemed like a good time to share some photos themed on that line from “America the Beautiful.” My wife and I took all but of few of these in the last … Continue reading →

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Friday the 13th in Living Color!

Posted on June 13, 2025 by mitchteemley

Friggatriskaidekaphobiaย means fear. Not fear of pronouncing the word wrong–that’s inevitable–but fear of Friday the 13th. Many people actually avoid leaving their homes on this infamous calendar date. In a sense, in order to avoid the imagined darkness outside, they embrace … Continue reading →

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Finding Peace Amid the Storm

Posted on May 27, 2025 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Iโ€™d awakened, badly hungover, at three in the morning, and begun thinking, โ€œWhat if I go insane?โ€ In the past, the notion would have been fleeting. But not this time. The more I thought about it,ย the more … Continue reading →

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Here’s the Cure for Cabin Fever

Posted on April 11, 2025 by mitchteemley

We love our home. No, itโ€™s not in any tourist guides. But it has Us built into it. We miss it when we travel. We don’t fit right in hotel beds. We miss our kitchen and bathroom with everything right … Continue reading →

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