Author Archives: Brenda Buchanan

Believe in Spring?

It’s after 10 p.m. and I’m winding down from a lovely Sunday here in Southern Maine. Take a look: I have work to do yet tonight so I’m going to make this post a quick list of the weekend’s joys. … Continue reading

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Springing Forward

It was an amazing day here in Southern Maine, warm, sunny and light for a looooong time. A lot of people I know (including my beloved) grumble about the arrival of Daylight Savings Time. To them, springing forward means an … Continue reading

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Staying With It

February passed without many Sunday beach walks. We were out of town all or part of many weekends, which disrupted our rituals a bit. Today was a good day to get back in the groove. Sunny and warmish, the breeze … Continue reading

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Frozen Beach Photo

Here’s that shot of the frozen dune from Sunday’s walk. I’m cold to the bone again just looking at it.

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Frozen Beach

We walked on Sunday at Ferry Beach in Saco, when the temp was about 12 and the wind was blowing at about 25 so it was big-time bundle-up time. We took a nice photo of dunes glistening under a coat … Continue reading

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Anticipated 2012 Reads

A sweet day today on the coast of Maine, not warm as yesterday, but lovely nonetheless. We walked at Crescent Beach, where the water was calm and the breeze was light. Here’s a photo from the bluff at the southwest … Continue reading

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Taking my time

No photo tonight, just some before-bed thoughts about writing and rewriting. I finished the first draft of my current Work in Progress – The Quick Pivot – in August. I let it sit a while, like bread to rise, then … Continue reading

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Best Reads of 2011

Another lovely day here in Maine, and another lovely beach walk. Late afternoon this time, the day having been consumed with other matters. At Pine Point, there was a definite breeze and the tide was coming in at sundown. I … Continue reading

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Happy 2012

Happy 2012 It’s a new year out there today, which is fine by me. 2011 had more than its share of sadness and worry, so I’m happy to turn the page. And I’m a big fan of even numbers, so … Continue reading

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