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Our morning sunrises never fail to disappoint.
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It’s a beautiful way to greet the day.
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Good morning.
Tag Archives: photos
Nubble, not nibble.
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Leaving York Beach the other day, we headed north along the coastal route.
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Past the park…
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And down to Cape Neddick….
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Home to the (famous in these parts) Nubble Light.
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Built in 1878 at the cost of $15,000, Nubble is still in use today and contains its original Fresnel lens.
Fun fact?
Nubble Light is a famous American icon and a classic example of a lighthouse. An image of the lighthouse is included on the Voyager Golden Record carried by the Voyager spacecraft as one of Earth’s most prominent man-made structures or natural features, alongside features such as the Great Wall of China and the Taj Mahal, to be viewed should it fall into the hands of intelligent extraterrestrials.
And though my picture looks like you could just walk right up and explore, the lighthouse actually sits on an island and is inaccessible to the public.
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No matter, the scenery is pretty sweet from this side as well.
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Lunching in York….
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A blueberry mule by the ocean is a beautiful thing.
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Even if the restaurant’s decor leaves a bit to be desired.
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Lobster Cove got good reviews for its seafood so we gave it a whirl.
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View from upstairs?
Not too shabby.
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My clam chowder was excellent and aside from the weird onion ring topping on my husband’s beloved French onion soup, his was tasty as well.
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Fried sea scallops for me, a decadent seafood casserole in lobster bisque for my spouse and we were happy campers.
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Almost as happy as these seagulls…
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Who were fed by this kind stranger.
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No… don’t leave!
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York Beach.
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Since our weather has been crazy beautiful?
Road trip!
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York Beach, a popular tourist destination during the summer but wonderfully deserted this time of year.
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It’s a typical seaside community that we avoid like the plague during peak season.
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But on a bright November afternoon?
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These folks had the right idea.
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Across from the ocean?
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Some seriously large pumpkins.
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It’s a lovely area.
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Off season.
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Deer and hangovers.
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Doing dishes the other morning I noticed movement on the farm across the street.
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A young buck had been startled and was running across the field in front of the not yet finished greenhouses.
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They sure do blend in this time of year.
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In other news I saw an advertisement for a product I certainly could have used back in the day.
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Not dying anymore is all you can ask for in a hangover cure…
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Morning fog and an organized drawer.
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Our weather has been all over the place lately. 70 degrees during the day, 27 at night. It’s temperature whiplash but it makes for some interesting foggy mornings.
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Happily it disguises the new greenhouse construction across the street.
Yay fog.
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There’s something eerily peaceful about waking up to fog.
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It lets me ease into the day slowly.
In other news… my husband went searching for something without asking me the other day and tore everything apart in the process. He laid waste to our utility closet and was halfway though the kitchen junk drawer when I walked in.
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Ironically he organized said drawer in the process and now I can’t find anything.
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The beer blahs.
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Another beautiful fall day, another scenic drive in the never ending search for good beer.
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North to Bangor.
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To the Bangor Beer Company.
Hidden behind the mall, in the back of a Chinese restaurant… it was an odd little place.
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With a line of old pinball machines and some quirky art.
The beer? Maybe we’re too picky… we try a lot of craft breweries and may set our standards too high… but we found this selection dishwater flat and not at all interesting.
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Elderflower grapefruit martini for me.
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We expected the sesame chicken appetizer to be better seeing that it came from the large Asian restaurant in front, but it was so tough and stringy we didn’t bother ordering a full meal.
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The men’s room floor made my husband smile and snap a picture, but that’s not reason enough to ever visit this brewery again.
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Passing through downtown Bangor…
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We grabbed a quick sandwich and took the back roads home.
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Go for the beer, stay for the cocktails.
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On a beautiful autumn day we went beer hopping.
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Heading north to Brewer…
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To visit a brewery about which we’d heard good things.
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The space is large and funky…
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With windows behind the bar that look directly into the brewery.
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After sampling a few beers… the current tap selection was too IPA heavy for my taste… I snagged the cocktail list, and Oh. My. God!
I set to work.
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A true artisan was at work here and luckily he was our bartender.
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I started with the Black Seeds which was a fabulous twist on a margarita.
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We could have sat outside on the patio… but it was too far away from the cocktails.
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The menu had a sense of humor.
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And the Truffle Pig pizza was amazing.
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But my second (and yes, okay… my third) drink was a masterpiece.
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Lilith’s Last Kiss was a complex, multi layered flavor extravaganza that I would happily drive the hour and a half for again.
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Sugarloaf color.
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Continuing north through the Carrabassett Valley on our leaf peeping day trip we passed Sugarloaf,
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A popular ski resort I’ve often heard of but never visited.
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First impression?
It’s huge.
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Long winding valley roads filled with spectacular autumn color.
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It took us a while to find the main lodge..
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And though we were hoping to stop in for lunch and a toddy their annoying restaurant was only serving breakfast and dinner.
Boo to that.
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So we explored instead.
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Past golf courses and condos and glorious trees.
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I love this time of year!
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Carrabassett Valley in the fall.
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Heading for the mountains in Maine is never a bad idea this time of year.
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So we took a leisurely drive and did some leaf peeping.
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These were taken near Kingfield.
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Which is an area known for logging.
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Apparently by bears.
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I do love autumn.
The cool temps, the crisp air, the apples, the pumpkins.
And yes, the color.
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Mother Nature puts on a wonderful show if you take the time to look.
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Albert Camus said…
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower”
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Surrounded by this scenery, it’s easy to see what he meant.
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