Towle Tompkins
@towletompkins.bsky.social
Retired broadcaster, avid photographer, living the Maine life.
#Maine #MaineCoast #Travel #Nature #Wildlife
#Maine #MaineCoast #Travel #Nature #Wildlife
December 4: Thursday greetings from Southern Maine on World Wildlife Conservation Day, hence photo 4's collage of some of the wildlife that @feliciakk57.bsky.social and I have encountered.
December 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
December 4: Thursday greetings from Southern Maine on World Wildlife Conservation Day, hence photo 4's collage of some of the wildlife that @feliciakk57.bsky.social and I have encountered.
December 2: Wednesday greetings from Soutehrn Maine. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 12:16 PM
December 2: Wednesday greetings from Soutehrn Maine. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
December 2: Tuesday greetings from Southern Maine. In advance of today's snow (the first measurable snowfall this winter season), here are four non-snowy December photos from the archives. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 12:16 PM
December 2: Tuesday greetings from Southern Maine. In advance of today's snow (the first measurable snowfall this winter season), here are four non-snowy December photos from the archives. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
December 1: Monday greetings from Scarborough, Maine. Only 30 days left until the end of 2025. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
December 1: Monday greetings from Scarborough, Maine. Only 30 days left until the end of 2025. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 30: Sunday greetings from Scarborough, Maine. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
November 30: Sunday greetings from Scarborough, Maine. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 29: Friday greetings from Southern Maine on the birthdate, in 1832. of Louisa May Alcott, the renowned New Engalnd novelist whose works included "Little Women," "Little Men," and - supposedly - "Nancy Drew & The Hidden Staircase." With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
November 29: Friday greetings from Southern Maine on the birthdate, in 1832. of Louisa May Alcott, the renowned New Engalnd novelist whose works included "Little Women," "Little Men," and - supposedly - "Nancy Drew & The Hidden Staircase." With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 28: Friday greetings from Southern Maine. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
November 28: Friday greetings from Southern Maine. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 27: Thanksgiving Day greetings from Maine. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
November 27: Thanksgiving Day greetings from Maine. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 26: Midweek greetings from Maine. Today in 1922, archeologist Howard Carter became the first human to enter the tomb of Egypt's King Tut in more than 3,000 years. So his first task was to string up his entire supply of pine tree air fresheners. W/@feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
November 26: Midweek greetings from Maine. Today in 1922, archeologist Howard Carter became the first human to enter the tomb of Egypt's King Tut in more than 3,000 years. So his first task was to string up his entire supply of pine tree air fresheners. W/@feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 25: Tuesday greetings from Maine. Today is the birthdate of 3 notables whose names laugh at spell check: English author Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck (1778), Indonesian archbishop Albertus Soegijapranata (1896),
and German luge racer Nodar Kumaritashvili (1988). With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
and German luge racer Nodar Kumaritashvili (1988). With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
November 25: Tuesday greetings from Maine. Today is the birthdate of 3 notables whose names laugh at spell check: English author Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck (1778), Indonesian archbishop Albertus Soegijapranata (1896),
and German luge racer Nodar Kumaritashvili (1988). With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
and German luge racer Nodar Kumaritashvili (1988). With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 24: Monday greetings from Scarborough, Maine on National Sardines Day. Too bad it's not also National Listerine Day. WIth @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
November 24: Monday greetings from Scarborough, Maine on National Sardines Day. Too bad it's not also National Listerine Day. WIth @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 23: Sunday greetings from Scarborough, Maine. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
November 23: Sunday greetings from Scarborough, Maine. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 22: Saturday greetings from Scarborough, Maine on the 326th day of 2025. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
November 22: Saturday greetings from Scarborough, Maine on the 326th day of 2025. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 21: Friday greetings from Southern Maine on the 29th annual World Television Day. To celebrate - a montage of three vintage photos of @feliciakk57.bsky.social doing her TV thing and @towletompkins.bsky.social: 1. Seat warming, 2. Looking grumpy, 3. Producing a telethon.
November 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
November 21: Friday greetings from Southern Maine on the 29th annual World Television Day. To celebrate - a montage of three vintage photos of @feliciakk57.bsky.social doing her TV thing and @towletompkins.bsky.social: 1. Seat warming, 2. Looking grumpy, 3. Producing a telethon.
November 20: Thursday greetings from Southern Maine on the 16th annual Hug A Runner Day. Pro Tip: Wait until they've toweled off. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
November 20: Thursday greetings from Southern Maine on the 16th annual Hug A Runner Day. Pro Tip: Wait until they've toweled off. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 19: Midweek greetings from Maine. Today is the birthdate in 1897 of Nobel Prize-winning British scientist Ronald George Wreyford Norrish. Not surprisingly, what with four names, he was usually just called 50 Stent. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
November 19: Midweek greetings from Maine. Today is the birthdate in 1897 of Nobel Prize-winning British scientist Ronald George Wreyford Norrish. Not surprisingly, what with four names, he was usually just called 50 Stent. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 18: Tuesday greetings from Maine's Scarborough Marsh. On this date in 1963, the Bell System introduced the first push button phones. And by the next week, everyone knew how to play "Mary Had A Little Lamb," by pushing numbers 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 3, 3. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
November 18: Tuesday greetings from Maine's Scarborough Marsh. On this date in 1963, the Bell System introduced the first push button phones. And by the next week, everyone knew how to play "Mary Had A Little Lamb," by pushing numbers 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 3, 3. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 17: Monday greetings from Southern Maine. In medieval history milestones, on this date in 887, Emperor Charles the Fat was deposed as the leader of Western and Central Europe - upending his lifelong goal of conquering the Kingdom of Ozempic. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
November 17: Monday greetings from Southern Maine. In medieval history milestones, on this date in 887, Emperor Charles the Fat was deposed as the leader of Western and Central Europe - upending his lifelong goal of conquering the Kingdom of Ozempic. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 15: Saturday greetings from Southern Maine. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
November 15: Saturday greetings from Southern Maine. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 14: Friday greetings from Southern Maine. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
November 14: Friday greetings from Southern Maine. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 13: Thursday greetings from Maine. Today in 1927, the Holland Tunnel opened to traffic from New Jersey to New York City. It was the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel, and - to honor its name - the first tunnel to be painted Dutch Boy beige. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
November 13: Thursday greetings from Maine. Today in 1927, the Holland Tunnel opened to traffic from New Jersey to New York City. It was the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel, and - to honor its name - the first tunnel to be painted Dutch Boy beige. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 12: Wednesday greetings from Southern Maine. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
November 12: Wednesday greetings from Southern Maine. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 11: Veterans Day greetings from Maine. Originally known as Armistice Day, it honors US military veterans. Holidays in several other countries also are keyed to the anniversary of the end of World War I - the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
November 11: Veterans Day greetings from Maine. Originally known as Armistice Day, it honors US military veterans. Holidays in several other countries also are keyed to the anniversary of the end of World War I - the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 10: Monday greetings from Southern Maine. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social c
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
November 10: Monday greetings from Southern Maine. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social c
November 9: Sunday greetings from Southern Maine. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
November 9: Sunday greetings from Southern Maine. With @feliciakk57.bsky.social