Chestnut Manor, Sandwich, NH

Chestnut Manor

Windmill on the property

If I ever won a lottery I would love to purchase Chestnut Manor and restore....I am so in love with my picture of the old home.  Well that is unlikely, my wish, someone who feels the same way I do will restore Chestnut Manor homestead's old beauty. 

You can read the history clicking on Sandwich Historical Society link.

Let's Get Lost Get Lost On Backroads Photography: Waterfalls, Roadside Marsh

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Last weekend on our backroads ride I found two pretty sites to photography.

A roadside waterfall on Warner Rd., Warner.  I hit perfect lighting that really enhanced the view of moss on the rocks.

My second find was a roadside marsh located also on Warner Rd in Salisbury, NH.  The view's reflection caught my eye and I decided to convert to black and white, feeling black and white would really showcase the photo.

Completely Enhanced Photo

Last weekend I stopped to shoot the beginning sunset at lake, a storm was coming into the area, hoping I could capture the dramatic scene. Returning home I opened and found my photo was very boring. 

I played with a few programs to see what I could come up with...don't ask me what I did, I kept playing. I really enhanced the photo and like my outcome, I had fun. 

Rainy, Foggy Day Photography at Meredith Bay

We finally received much needed rain over the weekend.  I took my cameras and equipment and decided it has been long time shooting the elements, rain and fog. Meredith Bay, Meredith I found conditions I had in mind.  

New Hampshire Churches

St. Matthews Episcopal Summer Chapel, Sugar Hill NH

First Baptist Church, Hampton Falls, NH

New Hampshire/New England are know for their beautiful churches, white on white churches.  You can find usually in scenic towns, showcasing beautiful steeples. One of my favorite topics to photograph.

White on White: Churches of Rural New England — Historic New England
"There were no trained architects or even schools of architecture in America at the time. Their inspiration came from traditional designs and from pattern books.  In his photographs, he traces the evolution of church styles from the early meetinghouse through the changing patterns of Greek and Gothic revivals."

Announcing My New Feature: "Let's Get Lost On Backroads Photography"

For many years my husband Bob and I would get in the car, usually on Saturdays, Bob would say "Let's Get Lost" traveling back roads.  Photography entered into my life, my hobby became an extension of our weekend adventures. 

A light bulb went off, starting my creative juices running and I decided to share our adventures, a new feature on my blog called "Let's Get Lost Backroads Photography" Stay posted for my entries.

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One of my favorite finds are old barns, structures.

Old Barn found on Riverside Drive, Lisbon, NH

 For Sale a Fixer Upper on Moosikake Rd. Plymouth, NH

2012 New Hampshire's Maple Sugar Weekend

Grades of Maple Syrup, Lightest Best Grade

Sugar Bear Sugar House, Meredith, NH

My favorite spring event, Maple Sugaring Weekend, watching and learning the process, sampling syrup and products made from maple syrup, a wonderful family event. New Hampshire Maple Producers and
Many sugar houses are open year round
I love the event, season, fresh maple syrup, sugar houses.