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/Mr. Wonderful goes rogue.
Read MorePeople have written and asked: why didn’t you include a photo of Ken Janes?
I am doing that now!
Pictured above is the guy behind the camera of those great bird photographs in his hot-off-the-presses book, LIFE LIST: Field Notes of a Maine Birdwatcher — Ken Janes!
LIFE LIST showcases eight years during which Ken spent “a lot of time standing in one place” waiting for a Red-eyed Vireo to perch on a twig.
Read MoreMy first mother-in-law’s recipe comes out of the box every Thanksgiving, along with other treasured, yellowed and splattered cards.
Read MoreDaughter Alex dons nursing scrubs and joins volunteers in Sonoma County, California
Read MoreWe are regularly reimbursed for a life-changing event that happened more than a decade ago.
Read MoreFrom outer space to Native American hunting grounds to southern Maine, women of every age are making history.
Read MoreHello, I’m Val Marier …. a freelance journalist who lives in Wells, Maine. I’m a graduate of Skidmore College, a contented and happy wife, mother and grandmother who also enjoys knitting, golfing, traveling and reading. I try to bring my positive perspective on “life in my 70s” — whoops, now life in my ‘80s” — to my blog and hope you enjoy reading Wandering With Val.
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