The end of May is only a month away. Why does that matter, you ask? It matters because it's my deadline to have the manuscript for ...

Compared to our life back in Newburyport , we lead a rather simple, but blissful existence these days. One of our simple pleasures ...

Last week, while on a walk in the some local woods, we had a remarkable encounter with a bear . It was one of those fleeting moment...

Jack Ryan was a curious man. He could flirt with the best of them and charm a smile onto the face of the grouchiest cashier in one of Medway...

Lots of blue skies and sunshine lately...and now snow this morning. At least someone is happy about it.

While telling a friend about the beauty of Jackson, in an email I described the walk we do on the "Jackson Loop" which takes us ou...

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe...

The other day I woke up to Atticus curled up next to me, his head snuggled between my arm and chest. He was still asleep and I watched the s...

Atticus knows that one of the advantages to being friends with White Mountain photographer Ken Stampfer is getting great shots taken of him ...

I love this shot of Ken Stampfer with Atticus. It was taken on the ledges below South Moat yesterday. Ken's one of the area's best p...

It was hot and it was hazy and it was quite beautiful as well. The Moats never, ever disappoint. And when the heat got to be a bit much Atti...

It felt like July on South Moat today. It was hot and hazy and on only the third day of April we weren't really prepared for it and o...

...okay, well I know Peaked Mountain is not all that up compared to the higher peaks, but it was a snow-free, shorts-wearing kind of day and...

We had a beautiful afternoon to climb Peaked Mountain and we had it all to ourselves. Lovely! I took a lot of photos but these are two of...

If April, the beginning of mud season, is indeed the ugliest month in the mountains, we had a pretty spectacular start to it today. After ...

I took this photo yesterday. It's along Black Mountain Road and we walk by it often when we are doing our 6.8 mile road walk. Atticus...

There is a cure for the malady known as writer’s block. It is called a deadline. And once the reality kicks in that time is running down all...

Yesterday we were in Newburyport to take care of a little business. As is often the case, Atticus and I ran into people who hoped we had mov...