For those who don’t know, mead is an alcoholic beverage that is made from honey. Also, one cool thing to note that they mention on their website is: “In an effort to create and maintain local economy and sustainability, our main ingredients are as local as we are. We make our mead in small batches to focus on the craft of making the tastiest meads that we can.”

This photo shows a handful of the bottles of Hopped Blueberry Maple mead; which happens to be the variety that I liked best.

Photo: Canon 5DmkII, Canon 50mm f/1.8, 1/8 sec @ f/3.2, ISO 200. (tripod mounted)

I took this photo this morning around 6:20 AM on the 6th tee at Kingswood Golf Club.  I pulled down in towards the club house to check out the conditions.  Kingswood is usually in great shape, and as you can see (aside from the fog) the grass is green and the course looks good!

Now, if we could get some consistent sunshine…

Photo: Canon 5DmkII, Canon 85mm f/1.8, 1/320 sec @ f/2.8, ISO 100.

The morning valley/marsh mist gave a little bit of ambiance to my drive. I was listening to the Lord of the Rings audiobook (and have been for the past week and a half of commuting), and it seemed to fit right in!

Photo: Canon 5DmkII, Canon 85mm f/5.6, 1/250 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 100.

It’s nice to see spring finally poking its head out – after weeks of rain, overcast, mild temperatures, and an overall feeling of what people in the Coastal Northwest must go through more than I’d like to think about.

We’re not out of the clear yet. Still looks like spotty weather over the weekend. However, it IS getting warmer, the grass is green, the trees are all filling up with leaves, and the flowers are budding!

Photo: Canon 5DmkII, Canon 85mm f/1.8, 1/640 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 100.

Mt. Washington and a River

I went skiing at Wildcat yesterday and had to make a detour to capture this photo.

Mt. Washington kept popping into view my whole way up Rt. 16.  From the time I reached Ossipee, I could see it out behind Green Mountain Furniture.

Although the snow has been melting down in the valley’s, it was still very much winter up in the Mountains!

Photo: Canon 5DmkII, Canon 50mm f/1.8, 1/640 sec @ f/8, ISO 100.

Spring Snow on Lake Winni

So, I know that Spring is officially here.  I’m ready for spring, don’t get me wrong, but this morning when I saw the trees covered in a fresh blanket of white, I got excited.

There was about 4 inches of white fluff on the ground and I stopped to take a photo on my way out of town.  This is Wolfeboro Bay at about 7:45 AM.

I doubt this new snow will last long.  The ice in Lake Winni is on it’s way out and the snow has been melting at a rapid pace.

My parting words for this post are: Bring on Spring! BUT, enjoy the last bits of snow while it’s still here.

Photo: Canon 5DmkII, Canon 50mm f/1.8, 1/1250 sec @ f/4, ISO 200.

Thin Ice - Wolfeboro Bay

My brother Adam, who is a Realtor in Wolfeboro (www.adamdow.com),  sent me an e-mail 2 days ago telling me that he had a shot that I could use on Daily Wolfeboro.  So, BAM, here it is.  Guest Photo Sunday.

I thought this shot was pretty cool.  Whether he meant to or not, the sign is positioned on one of the “power spots” in the frame; for lack of a technical term.  Also, the horizon line falls on a third.

Aside from all of that stuff, it’s a cool shot of the bay.  You can see people out ice fishing and enjoying the winter weather!

Photo: Canon T1i, Canon EF-S 18-55 @ 55mm, 1/1000 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 100.

Morning Sunrise

I know, I know.  It has been a few months since I posted anything.  Now that I work in Portsmouth, I find myself wondering what’s going on in town; as I’m sure a lot of you do as well.  So, this morning when I was leaving my house, I saw the sky and knew that I needed to share it with those who don’t get to see Wolfeboro all the time.

I had to stand in the parking lot of the Wolfeboro town docks for this shot.  The snowbanks are about 5 ft tall and I didn’t really want to climb over them in my sneakers!

It was nice to see the sun and the fresh snow from the past few days.  Although, I’m pretty sure that the clouds are about to roll back in and we’re supposed to get another couple of inches this afternoon.

Photo: Canon 5DmkII, Canon 50mm f/1.8, 1/1600 sec @ f/3.5, ISO 200.

Wolfe City Brick Oven Pizza

Today was the opening of Wolfe City Brick Oven Pizza.  Located down at the Wolfecatch/Wolfetrap facility, they are cooking up another option when it comes to grabbing a pizza.

I am a huge fan of pizza, and friends with the owner, so I swung down to take a couple photos and check everything out.  The pizza looked great.

On a random side note, I happened to show up just as Jimmy Fallon strolled in to pick up his order. If you haven’t seen the video he did with Justin Timberlake, it’s worth a watch: Watch Here.

Photo: Canon 5DmkII, Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/40 sec @ f/2.8, ISO 1600. (both photos)

For those of you who have taken a drive up Rt. 16 towards Conway, I’m sure you know where this picture was taken from.  I had to pull over when I saw the view.  I wanted to try and capture what made me have the urge to brake immediately.  I think I got it.

After this I continued on up to Wildcat, rode the gondola to the top, and walked around taking photos.  It was a great day.  To see more photos from the trip: (View Gallery Here)

Photo: Canon 5DmkII, Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/250 sec @ f/8, ISO 100.