It is one of the last spring flowers to bloom. Driving along a street in the Star City or its environs, these “blossoms” can be seen. Closer inspection reveals a message of accomplishment: a young person has passed a milestone and is moving on to a new adventure in learning to live in the future.
Gas prices have hit an all time high. In addition, some people still have concerns about COVID-19 and now monkey pox. So, what do we do this summer? Why not consider a “staycation”?
Nature has its own ideas of restoring order. Sometimes that reaction can take a few decades to be visible. But when it happens it can bite. It is often the bite that can be misunderstood.
To the editor:
The morning of the Fourth of July I sat on our deck watching the flags on Main Street that some patriotic heroes had placed.
To the editor:
The tail has been wagging the dog in the U.S. for a long time now, at least the last six years.
As I write this column inflation is at an all-time high, prices soaring skyward, product shortages common, people flinch as they fill their cars and we’re all making nips and tucks to our budgets.
I’ve had the good fortune to have owned three remarkable dogs in my lifetime, and I adopted them all from the Houlton Humane Society.
In 1998 I brought home a German Shepherd/Collie mix and named her Adventure.
Day 15 of June this year was gorgeous. Sunshine, mild temperatures and a zephyr breeze. A morning meeting with positive vibes produced an appetite for a small repast. It was time for lunch. A short walk and into the doors of a sandwich shop, which has seen 40 years of feeding a hunger.
To the editor:
For most of my adult life I’ve enjoyed walking, both for exercise and pleasure. Now that I’m retired — all of two weeks now — I find myself taking early morning strolls in the great outdoors around 6 a.m.
Summer is well underway, as is potato season in Aroostook County. Farming is a critical part of Maine’s character and economy.
