Tag Archives: Maine
Mr. Sandman
I have no artistic talent. My stick-figure drawings don’t even look like stick figures. When I was a child, my attempts at sand castles never caused people on the beach to stop and admire. And rightly so. They were underwhelming at best. Which is why I am impressed when I see people who can look […]
The Sunrise Sequence
I first posted these in August 2015. I try to catch at least one sunrise every year when we visit Old Orchard Beach, Maine. The photos let you see the sun slowly rising over the Atlantic Ocean. Later this month I’ll show some of the several sunrises I watched on this year’s vacation
Fast and Tasty
As I looked at this review from 2015, I had a sinking feeling that was the last time I was at The Clambake. It’s a great place if you have young children, but my friends now all seem to prefer upscale dining. It used to be an inexpensive place to eat, but with inflation such […]
Local Rules
This post is from the Spring of 2016, and I realized today that I still haven’t been back to the Portland waterfront to see if the sign was still there and to ask the questions. I know life is busy, but there’s really no excuse for that. Probably the sign is long gone by now. […]
Another Early Morning
It’s Monday, and what better way to start the week than some early morning beach scenes taken at OId Orchard Beach, Maine. September is almosrt here, sSchool is about to start, and churches are gearing up their fall programs. All of which means the end of Summer. I don’t think any of us wants to […]
Visions of Sunrise
What better way to start a Monday than with the sight of the sun rising over the Atlantic Ocean in Maine earlier this month? Today’s pictures were all taken August 7, between 5:34 and 5:38 a.m. EDT.
Dreaming Of Summer
It is almost time for my annual vacation in Maine, where one of the highlights is eating local lobster. None of them look like this one though. I realize now I should have put something on the display case at the Canadian Museum of Nature so you could get a grasp of the size of […]
Who Is That Masked Man?
It feels so weird to be wearing a face mask again. Forthe first two weeks of the month I was in Maine, and no-one on the beach was wearing a face mask. After all, the risk and likelihood of COVID-19 transmission in such an outdoor setting was very low. Indoors masks weren’t in evidence either. […]
Lighting Up The Sky
They will be doing it again tonight. Thursday night fireworks are a summertime tradition in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Thousands gather to watch. The first of our two weeks in Maine this year the show was disappointing. Only about two thirds the usual length, we wondered if the display had been curtailed due to COVID. There […]
The Answer Is…
What were those blue things in yesterday’s post? Rubbber (I think) mats that have replaced the boardwalk in some parts of Old Orchard Beach. Less slippery when wet, and easier for wheelchairs.
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