Usually when we return to Maine, we don’t have problems with jet lag. We fall asleep around 10 and are usually wide awake by about 6. This trip so far? Not quite. I’ve been falling asleep by 11 or midnight, but waking all night and giving up on sleep by 5 or 6am. I don’t know what the problem is!
Over the weekend, I awoke at 5am to bright, beautiful sunshine and I figured I might as well take advantage of being awake before the rest of the world. I grabbed my sneakers and my camera and walked down to the ocean, taking photos along the way. Every flower is in full bloom at the moment and it is so cheery!
One of my goals for the month is to teach myself how to use my DSLR camera better. I’m determined to learn. So this week, I’ll finally be reading through the whole manual. Here are a few of those flower photos – I think I’m getting the hang of inanimate objects, it’s the moving ones I have a harder time with!
Good thing I took advantage of the sunshine over the weekend – this morning I woke up to a HUGE thunderstorm. At 8am it’s so dark we need the lights on! I forgot about wild Maine weather!
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Beautiful photos, especially the ladybug.
Looks like you’re off to a beautiful start in Maine — and with using your camera! I finally read my camera’s manual recently and while I learned a few things, I also discovered that the way to get better at taking photos is to carry that thing with you at all times and snap away.
Just three days until our date in NYC!!!
Wow, those poppies are gorgeous! I’m on the same mission this whole year, actually, to get to know my DSLR better. It’s hard work!
Good luck getting over the jet lag soon and enjoy your trip!
Aren’t they the perfect peachy color? I couldn’t stop taking photos of them!
these are beautiful….i’ve never heard of a pom pom tree…i’m going to google it
Thanks, Danielle! I’m not sure pom pom tree is quite the correct name for it – I may have even made it up 😉 If you find out what it is, do let me know. It’ll be the first thing I plant when we have a more permanent home!