March 2010 – Monhegan Commons

First Long Nap I’ve Had in Years – Lauren Cerruto

March 28, 2010March 29, 2010 Marjorie Mir

THE FIRST LONG NAP I’VE HAD IN YEARS On the third floor of the Island Inn, a room no larger than a minute, the small bed filling the room, I lay down. White walls, the white of steamed milk, whiter trim on the window, its white shade half-closed, half-closed white curtain rippling. Me on the […]

Who is carrying the broccoli?

March 26, 2010March 26, 2010 Jim

This is a detail from the picture now in the header. See the full picture here.

March Crossing

March 25, 2010March 24, 2010 Peter

March Rain

March 24, 2010March 24, 2010 Peter

Ocean Wind Bill: divided we stand.

March 23, 2010March 23, 2010 Peter

LD1810, the Maine Legislature’s bill LD 1811,to authorize offshore wind leasing seems to be coming apart interestingly. Instead of filling state waters with windmills – a plan that enraged Maine’s fisheries, a new plan has emerged. By Tuesday night we’ll know if it has been adopted. It would be something like this: 1. State Waters: Rather […]

A Gaelic Blessing – Anon

March 21, 2010 Marjorie Mir

A GAELIC BLESSING Deep peace of the running wave to you. Deep peace of the flowing air to you. Deep peace of the quiet earth to you. Deep peace of the shining stars to you. Deep peace of the gentle night to you. Moon and stars pour their healing light on you. Deep peace of […]

Mmmmmmmm

March 21, 2010 Peter

Spring runoff

March 20, 2010 Peter

LD 1810 ocean windmills bill worksession: Monhegan R&D site to be only windmills in state waters? Meeting again Tuesday 1pm

March 19, 2010March 20, 2010 Peter

On March 18, 2010, Maine Legislature’s Utility and Energy Committee held a 2 hour work session on LD 1810, the bill to implement the recommendations of the Governor’s Ocean Energy Task Force. Scroll down this page to listen to the speakers and legislators at this worksession. Read the Maine Lobstermens Association’s March 15, 2010 letter to […]

Worn thin

March 18, 2010March 18, 2010 Peter

Last Light

March 17, 2010March 17, 2010 Peter

MEADOW’S FULL

March 16, 2010 Peter

In This Room – Lucia Weinhardt

March 14, 2010 Marjorie Mir

IN THIS ROOM Waking to the peace of an untethered white light in the tiny room I’ll call my own for this […]

March !!!

March 14, 2010March 14, 2010 Peter

Dorothy Stanley died

March 13, 2010March 13, 2010 Peter

Dorothy Stanley died yesterday, March 12th.

Key Maine legislators tell committee: No windfarms in state waters – bad for fishermen. Monhegan discussed

March 13, 2010March 15, 2010 Peter

Thursday March 11th, the Legislature’s Utility and Energy Committee held its public hearing on LD 1810. Listen to the legislators and testimony to them by MDEP, DMR, Neptune Energy & other would-be wind industrialists, and opponents and supporters of the same. Lance Burton describes to legislators his life on Monhegan and in Castine and what […]