Autumn Down East
Facing the day, awash in morning light: the Maine Maritime Academy teaching boat in Castine harbor
Category Archives: The East
Weekly Photo Challenge: Weathered — The Charm of Monhegan
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 … Continue reading
Shadowplay: Castine, Maine
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, … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Down East, Destination, Maine, Photography, Travel
Tagged Castine, Maine, shadows, white houses
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Warm up with an heirloom: Swans Island Blankets
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Down East, Maine, Retail Shops, Travel
Tagged blankets, Maine, Swans Island Blankets, weaving, wool
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WPC: Cheeky in Maine? Yes, and we love it!
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Down East, Maine, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged Bait's Motel, cheeky, Maine, signs
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WPC: Serene mornings in Maine
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Down East, Maine, Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged boats, Castine, dock, gulls, harbor, Maine, Searsport, serene
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Searching for lobstermen: a Mainely pastime
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Down East, Maine, Travel
Tagged Acadia Dock, Beal's Lobster Pier, Castine, lobster boats, lobstermen, Southwest Harbor
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Mainely craft: Inside Windsor Chairmakers
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Down East, Maine, Retail Shops
Tagged furniture showroom, highboy, Nance Brown, Windsor Chairmakers, Windsor chairs
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WPC: The temporary orange of sunrise in Maine
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Down East, Maine, Photography, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged Castine, Maine, sunrise
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Mainely fog: Mystery morning at Castine harbor
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Down East, Maine, Photography
Tagged boat dock, boats, Castine, fog, foggy morning, Maine, waterfront
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Create a spooky house using distressedfx
It all happened quite by accident. Bert and I were riding around the area near Stockton Springs, Maine, taking pictures of stately, old New England clapboard houses. We love plain homes best, but often point out to each other houses … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Down East, Maine, Photography, Travel
Tagged distressedfx, spooky houses, texture
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