Maine
The Farmer’s Market in Stonington
I love a farmer’s market anywhere, but it was fun to be at one in Maine off season with just the locals there.
Sunset from Cadillac Mountain
As soon as I dropped her off in Bar Harbor, I hightailed it up Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park to see the sunset.
Goodbye to Camp for Another Year (Misc. Photos)
Here are my other miscellaneous photos from a great time…
Another Sunset on Long Lake
Last week I posted some sunset photos over this lake, but I thought this light show trumped those.
A Fledgling Bald Eagle
A couple of bald eagles took up residence in the tiny island shown in the photo below, opposite the camp beach. This season they had two babies.
Glad to be Back on the Shores of Long Lake
I am glad to be back on the shores on Long Lake in Maine for Creative Arts Camp with so many friends and blog readers!
Book Review: The Burgess Boys
I give it four stars as well; I am glad I read it, even though it is not really a “fun” book but rather one that is humanizing in a tough, good way.
Drawing and Painting by Others at Camp
Here are some drawings and paintings done by friends at camp…
Creative Arts Camp Photos 2013
We had a great time at Creative Arts Camp this year. Besides classes, we had a Bible study each morning, delicious meals, wonderful swims, and good programs every evening. We saw Libby Skala’s new one woman show, had concerts by Andre Villoch and by Jenny Foster, a drawing demo by Buckley Smith, a talk by … Read more
Memoir Class: First Day
I am at Creative Arts Camp on the shores of Long Lake in Maine yet again – for my eighth consecutive year – while my husband holds down the fort at home with
The Best Fried Whole-bellied Clams
The website for The Brick House says, the have the best fried clams in the county, but I’ve heard others say they are the best in the whole state of Maine. Either way, they are the best I’ve ever had. I recommend you find yourself in Searsport to enjoy this delectable meal! We ate lunch … Read more
A Terrific Old Cabin
Our wonderful hostess grew up spending summers in this wonderful cabin, which her Swiss parents purchased in the 1940’s. What a privilege to be here and see it, complete with its cast iron sink, working wood stove.
I Picked Our Daughter Up from Her Summer Program
When I picked our younger daughter up from her Summer Field Institute Program at the College of the Atlantic, there were presentations (above), lunch and a bit of a tour (photos below). Our daughter had a phenomenal time, or to use her words, “It was beyond awesome.” She saw 12 whales, and some seals and … Read more
Poem: Isle au Haut
Isle au Haut …surging, lapping, thrashing tides, in and out sharp cliffs, jagged stones, pinnacle precipices and squeaky, tipsy, rounded rock beaches… …careful footing is needed on hiking trails a labyrinth of crisscrossing roots, stepping up and down in boulder toeholds, punctuated with mud and moss… …straggly pines with clumped branches, nestlike but forlorn oblivious … Read more
