Just a back road

Wishing you peace and health in this new year. May you prosper in ways that don't depend on wealth. Mary

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

We traveled the Cabot Trail on a summer day in August. I found that the lobster season had passed and most of the lobster boats were tied up: the traps stacked neatly by the fishing huts. Good for me because I was able to paint these boats as they rested in the harbor. I am always atracted to reflections in water.

Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia

On a recent vacation to Nova Scotia we started our trip with a stay at a lovely bed and breakfast overlooking this bay. This morning was gray but could not dampen my eagerness to get out there and paint.

Birch III

During the ice storm this past winter this great birch went down in the Ashfield cemetery with many others. After years of standing over the quietness of a resting place it fell among them. What is there about a birch so very white against a cerulean blue sky?

Devons at Watson Farm

Early last summer we visited Watson Farm on the coast of Jamestown, RI. These red Devons seemed delighted to be in this tall, lush grass and could hardly look up from their feast. I loved the deep red against the green with the sun warming it all.

Young Bull Moose

Twenty years ago we were visited by just such a young fellow at our farm in Westhampton. Seems he was lonely and took a liking to one of our Guernsey heifers. Well, he finally moved on; probably realized "she wasn't his type".

More Clouds

Maybe it's because I was raised by a farmer but I'm always looking up outside. To me it's one of the most enchanting shows there is. The changing moods of the clouds, give us messages of what is to come and decorates our immediate landscape. The vastness and infinity of the sky with clouds puts our personal importance into place.

Ashfield Waterfall

Tucked in back of one of the cemeteries in Ashfield is a revene that hides a small brook and the path that follows it. Because of it's downward flow and the esker soil, it spills and flows gently over and around rocks and brush. The coolness of the hideaway becomes a welcome respite on a summer day.