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charisma
If you get a chance to hear the Scottish band Albannach*, you should definitely go.
This guy is Jamesie Johnson, and he’s – to put it very mildly – one of the most charismatic performers I’ve ever seen. According to the band’s webpage, he’s a fan of AC/DC, Mötley Crüe, Metallica and Pink Floyd. That doesn’t surprise me a bit. But apparently he also likes Yanni, a fact that makes my head explode just a little bit.
New Hampshire Highland Games and Festival
Lincoln, New Hampshire
photographed 9.19.2025
*For fun, think about looking up how to pronounce “albannach” and then spend a lot of time practicing it, especially when you are around people you don’t know. (Also, “albannach” is Scottish Gaelic for “Scottish.”)
it could have been magic
I mean, it did feel somewhat like magic, with the purple door and orange trim, the low light, the bounced light, the salt air.
And anyway, who am I to argue with Chaddy’s Emporium and their signage? Surely they wouldn’t say it if it weren’t a fact.
Camp Ellis Beach, Maine
photographed 9.16.2025
legs
Look! More from the off season. It is really sort of silly how much I enjoy this photo.
Old Orchard Beach, Maine
photographed 9.14.2025
beachcomber
I believe that seeing things in the off-season (like this beach and amusement park) is somehow related to my affection for looking around the back of buildings.
And I know without a doubt that I much prefer quieter, duller amusement parks to their mid-summer counterparts.
Old Orchard Beach, Maine
photographed 9.14.2025
full service
This farm stand was a full-service operation.
There were pumpkins, tomatoes (including ones marked “seconds” but that looked a delicious as the other ones), flowers, honey, squash, apples, etc. And in the side room, there was a tank with live lobster.
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
photographed 9.16.2025
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