Never too old to travel!
Weathered is what draws you into Monhegan. Oh, sure, you want to get away. To see the island where artists find retreat. To stroll the pathways to the lighthouse or the rock beach. Or to steal a picture of Jamie Wyeth’s vacation home. But it’s weathered that keeps you there, taking pictures and storing up […]
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Drive in to the small historic town of Castine on the Penobscot Bay, and you’ll notice that this isn’t the typical Maine small town. Architecture varies from classic clapboard saltbox to stately homes with mansard roofs. All understandable, you see, since Castine, a town founded in 1613 by a French trader, served as the capital […]
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It would have been easy to drive past Swans Island Blankets on Maine’s Route 1. The brown-shingled house next to a weathered barn doesn’t exactly scream, “Come in and see for yourself.” But it should. After all, a simple showroom featuring understated, lovely hand-woven goods is a joy to behold — at least it […]
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Signs of cheekiness abound in Maine, and even if I hadn’t seen the DailyPost Weekly Photo Challenge this week, I would have wanted to share a little Down East humor with you. Most of the time, Bert and I didn’t realize what we had seen until we were past the sign or the yard art […]
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It’s hard to imagine a harbor being quiet, but frequently before dawn, it’s almost silent. No seagulls honking. No boat horns sounding. No one yelling to pull up another trap. And it’s even more serene if fog has blanketed the area. So necessary, these serene moments of reflection. For more serene photos, check out the […]
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I guess it was my sister Cindy Mouch visiting from LaRue, Texas, who asked, “So, where are the Maine lobstermen? I see lobster rolls, lobster chowder, lobster pounds, and whole lobsters on paper plates — but no lobstermen! They’ve gotta be somewhere.” And she was right, of course. They’re not just…
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Touring Maine doesn’t only mean frequenting tourist shops filled with lobster magnets, moose-shaped chocolates, and blueberry muffin mixes. It also means, at least for us, looking for quality products designed and created by local craftsmen. So you can imagine that Windsor Chairmakers in Lincolnville, Maine, was quite the find. With a passion for fine craftmanship […]
Read More…Our stay in Castine, Maine afforded us a scant view of the harbor if we stood on tiptoe in the upstairs bedroom and peered out the window. But even that was enough to alert us to the mood of the morning. If we could see the harbor bathed in orange light, we worked quickly, throwing […]
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Before I started taking pictures so fervently during our travels, I thought that a foggy day would be an unfortunate happenstance. But a true photography expert who vacations with us at Pawleys Island each summer told me he welcomes foggy mornings, describing the gift of fog as “a godsend.” “Fog,” he said, “is something we […]
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Sometimes a telephoto lens gives you just a peek of the bigger picture. And that’s what I saw from Acadia Dock at Castine — a reflection in still waters right before sunrise. Just a glimpse of the whole, of course. The big picture opened up a whole new vista: a dock washed in early-morning pinks that […]
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