Tag Archives: Ocean Park
Googin’s Rocks 2023 – II
Today some more photos of Googin’s Rocks taken on my first walk along Old Orchard Beach on my summer vacation this year.
Googin’s Rocks 2023 – I
There’s something about them that draws people. Possibly it is the way they break up the smoothness of a seven mile beach. I have written before about the history of Googins Rocks, so I won’t repeat myself. The rocks more or less mark the boundary between the Maine vacation communities of Ocean Park and Old […]
The Ghosts That Haunt Me
I wrote this one this past summer and never got around to posting it. Looking at it again on New Year’s Eve, the reflections seemed appropriate to start the new year. These are the ghosts that haunt me as I stare at the sea and listen to the waves crashing on the shore. My paternal […]
Rocks By Any Other Name
Who knew they had a formal name? I’ve spent my life referring to them as “the rocks.” At high tide you can just see the tips, at low tide the rocks are the boundary between Ocean Park and Old Orchard Beach, Maine. They are a meeting place, and a reference point for those giving directions. […]
Sunrise Over Saco Bay
Vacation. It’s a magical word. A time for rest and relaxation (for the most part), for re-connection with God and man. In my case, a trip to the Atlantic Ocean in Maine on the American East Coast. For me this is one of the few places where I can place the cares of the […]
Sunrise
I am a morning person. Even when I am on vacation and have no need to rise early, I am still awake at the crack of dawn. And if I am awake, I might as well get up. When we are in Maine, which is our usual August routine, I frequently head down to the […]
Waiting for Summer
Another brutally cold day. Environment Canada tells me there is an “Extreme Cold Warning in Effect.” I’m thinking of summer vacation and the Atlantic Ocean at Ocean Park, Maine.
Traffic Signs
Once again today I am going to let the picture do most of the talking. It’s been posted on my home office desk for more than a decade. The signs are at Oceanwood, a Baptist camp in Ocean Park, Maine. I first noticed them when we were walking through the camp to take one of […]
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