The weather didn’t look very promising. My then boyfriend (now husband) and I waited in line for the Odyssey whale watch that was scheduled to depart at 9 a.m. sharp. My father, mother, brother, and grandmother (my unlucky sister had to work in Portsmouth all day) were off searching Portland’s cobbled streets for coffee and…
Tag: birding
Duke Nicholas School – Why Google’s Doodle Meant So Much to Me
Everyone loves the Google Doodle program. Google’s founders decided to incorporate the illustrations before the company was even born, and today they have a dedicated team of “doodlers” and engineers to create the cartoons. According to the Google Doodle “about” page, “creating doodles has become a group effort to enliven the Google homepage and bring…
Birding Maine – What to Do with Average Bird Photos
Recently I spent time in the Maine North Woods, looking for warblers. As part of my National Geographic Young Explorer’s grant, I camped along Fifth Saint John Pond, my expedition perfectly timed with the spring warbler migration. I did well with warbler species, spotting nearly ten in the few days I was there. And yet,…
E. Zambello Writing and Art 