land battles...

Presumpscot River, North Windham, ME

So I was out on the river the other night with Alissa and as we were pulling in to the spot we stuck in at, there was a very tall and very loud man to greet us and inform us to "get off my land." After being accosted for a good 10 mins by drunken banter they finally came around and buddied up a little chattin us up about the river and how "you guys ahr fine back ere, but I could'a called the cops, cause i know all the cops ere and I could'a called em!" (if you don't know the maine accent, this doesn't make sense) and then "i aint gonna lie to ya ryan, I been back ere since bout 230 throwin horse shoes and drinkin the beers so i'm a bit buzzed!" His name was "Craig" and now i have a friend on the Presumpscot.

Presumpscot EP

Large Mouth Bass caught on Highland Lake, Cumberland Center, ME

I couldn't pass up posting this beauty, quite the tubby larry, I remember I could fit my fist in its mouth and there's nothin like casting out one last time on a cool evening and pulling something like this back.
So I've begun a series of ambient EP's each representing a body of water I've spent my afternoons and evenings falling in love with. Right now there are plans for atleast 4 in the series: Presumpscot EP, Highland EP, Pleasant EP, and Royal EP. I've begun with my most recent love affair, The Presumpscot. I havn't explored it fully, as there are many dams along the path, but from what I've seen its an absolutly beautiful section of this area. I have one song that I've been working on as to be a part of this EP entitled "tender stone (trot threw pine drone mix)". Its actually an alternate version of another song but if you like shoegazey loop ambience, maybe you won't hate it. Anyways, I'm very excited about this endeavor and will keep its progress posted.

long time since...

So it has been awhile, I don't know why, but it has. Mostly I've been busy, I've been working Pre-Press at portland color for a couple months now and that just means tons of lightjet printing of crappy corporate signage and a little of my own from time to time. I like to occupy my time this summer with lots of canoeing and ponding and rivering all with a side of fishing, lots of fishing. This is a little Fall Fish River Chub I caught on the Presumpscott River in North Windham, just a bait fish really, part of the carp family, but this little guy had quite the belly on him so he felt respectable. Soon the anadromous brown trout will be making their yearly run up the Royal River in Yarmouth, a spectacle which (with some neoprene waders and no fear of freezing fingers) can present trophy browns and serious fight, needless to say i'm anxiously awaiting October.

so i figure (as has been said many times before) I should seriously begin updating, even though this probably has a reader base equivalent to a bathroom wall, but why not. Dare I say, an update a day? We'll see, many images to share.