Father's Day Card

Of course using Tim Holtz stamps.

Love this set and I don't use it as often as I should.

Made a background on some watercolor paper, outlining in black ink.

I stamped the card with the clock and then decided

it was a tad busy so I used some of Tim's paper

to bring it down a tad.

The vehicles in the stamps I find tough getting

a good stamp and I finally worked it out

by using those sticky back foam to stamp on.

Using a brayer helped too.

And then the fussy cut the rest.

Love this sentiment and used that because

the other Father's day sentiment is

on the front of the card.

I only hope I remembered to sign the card.

 

Sightseeing on the New Hampshire side

Roaming around in Portsmouth we turned

to check out Strawberry Banke 

and it was a museum of houses back 

in the day.

I caught this house as we blew by

We zipped down to Rye Harbor and found some working

boats moored.

And some just hanging out.

If you're a #Wicked Tuna fan we found the Pinwheel,

Tyler's boat moored in the marina.

I usually root for him to win.

Not sure why but I do.

And then lighthouses I previously posted, this is from

the NH side and that is Whaleback lighthouse.

Poser

White Island Light house and if you'll notice

from the other photo here and it was

and optical illusion as Whaleback isn't

on the same piece of land as this lighthouse.

I just liked this.

This is Constitution Lighthouse and I got the house

this time.

Another view with a sailboat posing.

And Whaleback from another view on down the road.

Who doesn't love a lighthouse.

A visit to the Maine Wildlife Park

With my good pals Gail and Joe.

We've been camping in their driveway for a few years.

But not anymore we're too big

but it's still fun to get together.

Me and Joe.

I made friends with a moose more or less.

He was being snotty and I was having trouble with

keeping my fingers out of the whole selfie thing.

Thus the face.

A bald eagle snarfing down a snack.

A coyote on the prowl.

Moose decided to be a bit more friendly.

Grrr on the fences though.

and this proud poser.

and totally blossoms.

They are quite snippy critters.

A lynx prowling around.

 

a red fox soaking up the sun.

And yes its red.

And I don't see it either LOL.

a golden eagle.

which looks mostly green

there was a lot of green going on.

A bear in a bush.

You don't see that too often.

Seriously.

It's a really cool refuge and this was

the right time of year to go.

Hardly anyone was there and the animals

were happy to be out.

 

Lighthouses and Ft. McClary Maine

I love lighthouses, who doesn't and I did spare

you 194814851878 pictures of them.

This one in Nubble Lighthouse or otherwise knows as 

Cape Neddick lightstation.

It's a really cool are to hang in, lots of places

to sit and relax with artists painting.

The two lighthouses here are White Island Light Station

 and Whaleback Lighthouse.

I strategically managed to get a really cool

sailboat in the photo to be like

all authentic you know.

It appears its an optical illusion, Whaleback is on

the Piscataqua River and has a foghorn,

and

White Island Light Station is on an island in

New Hampshire.

Constitution Lighthouse actually has several names,

Portsmouth, Fort Point, and New Castle.

There's also a Fort Constitution that

we seemed to miss.

We'll have to go back. 

oh darn.

Ft. McClary presides over Portsmouth Harbor

providing defense for the

southern coast of Kittery Point.

Obviously that bunker wasn't there in the

1700's.

Was a totally beautiful day.

 

Scenes from around Kennebunkport Maine

St. Anne's Episcopol Church built in 1887.

It is so gorgeous.

The inside is just as pretty. 

And the outside altar overlooking the Atlantic City.

The rocky coast.

The Stage Island Monument built in 1825 as a beacon

for vessels entering the harbor.

Wood Island Lighthouse was built in 1807 using wood.

The first lightkeeper earned $225 a year.

The station was rebuilt in 1839 and in 1950

the Coast Guard converted it to a Light Station.

Rumors are its cursed and there's ghosts.

Snug little cove.

Overlooking the Atlantic.

Goat Island Light Station in Cape Porpoise Harbor

was built in 1883.

It had been noted that the secret service used

the lighthouse to keep tabs on

the Bush's at Walker's Point.

Lots of traps and fishing stuff.

The weather was beautiful.