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Tuesday 207: Waiting On Monhegan
painting by Jessica Ives Soon the Hardy Boat will begin running its route from New Harbor to Monhegan, and soon I’ll be atop the tallest coastal cliffs in Maine, perched and peering south toward Gull...
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Stars In Our Eyes
display by Jo Ellen Designs We have stars in our eyes + in our window display!
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Not All Flies
photos by Jonathan Ives Warm spring weather in Maine mean the bugs come out! Not all flies are black flies.
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Tuesday 207: Step Into Summer
painting by Jessica Ives Even though it’s been a long, cold, rainy spring here in Maine, there’s no stopping summer. It’s coming — and it’s what keeps us going. +++ 207 Paintings post everyish Tuesday...
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Tuesday 207: Sloop & Swimmer
painting by Jessica Ives Ahhh…summer in Maine! +++ 207 Paintings post everyish Tuesday around 5:30am EST on both The Maine and jessicaleeives.com. Save thirty percent on a 4×4 inch oil on panel...
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Tuesday 207: Shadow Of The Bridge
painting by Jessica Ives The Palermo Fish Hatchery sits along the banks of the Sheepscott River. Inside its buildings, small brown and brook trout are raised to be released in various lakes and rivers...
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21 Main
display by Jo Ellen Designs These three are exhausted after a long Monday at work!
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Tuesday 207: South Facing
painting by Jessica Ives There are twelve miles of hiking trails on Monhegan. All summer long visitors try to see as much of the island as possible by traversing it at an often furious pace. A few...
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Lobstering
text and photograph by Jonathan Ives I smiled as I saw a familiar white truck parked at the town landing. I pulled up next to it and looked over at Travis. At six foot seven inches he must have weighed...
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Breakwater Walks
photography by Jim Dugan The Rockland Breakwater is an amazing place for an evening walk.
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display by Jo Ellen Designs It’s almost fall! Don’t be-leaf us? Ask the window display!
View ArticleCan’t Stop The Feeling
Justin Timberlake cover by The Oshima Brothers recorded, filmed, and edited by Jamie Oshima at Tiny Room Studio Sean and I began singing this song fifteen minutes after JT posted it on Youtube and,...
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Tuesday 207: Clarity
painting by Jessica Ives After Jordan Pond in Acadia, Pleasant Pond in Caratunk has the highest underwater visibility of any lake in Maine. Swimming in waters with 40 feet of clarity was our reward...
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from Maine Lingo: Boiled Owls, Billdads, & Wazzats by John Gould RIVER: In Maine, dictionary definitions of river, brook, stream, etc., fall apart under the Fish & Game laws. Stream fishing...
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Oak Seedlings
photo and text by Maine Boats, Homes, and Harbors editor Polly Saltonstall These are not ferns or any other low growing ground cover. Rather they are oak seedlings. The result of last year’s massive...
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Swimmer At The Surface
painting by Jessica Ives The water is warm, the air is cool. Reflections of foliage across the surface help us imagine the pond is a colorful, cozy quilt that surrounds us as we swim. With barely an...
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