1/3 Beyond the Fence

Beyond the Fence- Open Possibilities

1/3 Photograph Open Possibilities

Potential / Promising / Fresh Start

3/365 Screw Auger Falls Gorge

Instead of skiing, I went on a mini hike with my brother at a State park in Maine for the pictures of the day. Today's prompt suggestion was to include lines in the photo. The wood fence protecting my brother from the gorge fit in well as this fence followed along the cliff for protection. I took this photo from afar as I liked my brother's pensive expression. It wasn't until I got to where he was (actually about 4 feet behind him) that I understood the reason for the pensive look. The picture that I used for the Flicker project365 is of the gorge itself which you can only see the top 1/2 and not the icy cold water running through it. The fence is the only thing holding you back if you slip on the snow.

It was a really cold, raw day with an impending storm coming in for the night. Originally my two sons were going to be with us in Maine for the weekend, but with the weather, that changed. The youngest came up on Friday night and snowboarded Saturday. He left for home by 330 pm to beat the weather and we called our other son to tell him to stay home. The forecast was for snow all night with freezing rain all day Sunday. Not the safest drive to make. 

I am glad that we did the hike when we did because there was only about 6 inches of frozen snow that we could walk on with our boots. With my Yaktrax, I felt safer walking with the camera. I wouldn't want to be up by the fence overlooking the gorge with more snow than what we had. It was beautiful place to visit and I hope to get back there during the summer for a longer hike. 

Summer Days- Being a tourist in my backyard

This summer has been great so far, even through the days of heat and weeks of rain. I think it's because I am in between jobs and not actively looking that gives me the chance to enjoy what I have. Cutting out my income has put me in the here and now versus what I want. The opportunity to go out with friends to enjoy what New England has to offer has been great.

This past week, I finally went and visited the Shaker Village in Canterbury, it was very interesting. I would like to get back and go inside all the buildings next time since this past visit we all brought our cameras and could only take pictures outdoors. Unfortunately for the Shakers, they are celibate which didn't help to increase their size. The location for this village is beautiful set among the hills of Canterbury. At least the remaining few of the community had the foresight to preserve some of the buildings in this village to create a museum. Well worth a visit while in New Hampshire.

The Shakers were industrious and as far as I can tell, were the first inventors of the Lean Process used in business today. The business industry can try to claim that the Japanese invented Lean, but after taking the tour of the Shaker laundry where every item had a code for building, room, and location within the room where the item belonged, it's obvious that the Shaker's had the work process figured out. If you are going to dig ponds, as they did for their village, don't you think you would do it the fastest, easiest way that you could?