Autumn Down East
Facing the day, awash in morning light: the Maine Maritime Academy teaching boat in Castine harbor
Category Archives: Weekly Photo Challenge
Seen and Noted 2018: Our Most Viewed Posts of the Year
It was about this time last year that those nice folks at Gallivance (Terri and James Vance) published Best of the Blog: The Top 10 Faves, and ever since then, we’ve wondered what you, our readers, would find fascinating among … Continue reading
Posted in Boomer Travel, Gardens, Tennessee, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged Acadia Dock, Castine, Cleveland, Florida, Gallivance, Maine, Monhegan Island, St. George Island, West End Market
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A Place in the World: Pawleys Beach at Dawn
It’s just been in recent years that I’ve chosen to get up before dawn. Oh, I did it before retirement, of course — to soothe a waking baby, to catch an early flight, or to set up a conference room … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Lines in Cinque Terre
As we stood with our tour group in Cinque Terre to listen to our guide, we couldn’t help but notice other lines in the landscape. From clotheslines holding towels on colorful balconies . . . to boats lined up and … Continue reading
Posted in Destination, Italy, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged church, Cinque Terre, clothesline, lines, shutters, Weekly Photo Challenge: Lines
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Prolific in Prague
If you want to see lots of anything, just head for Prague where tourists and locals file past prolific bubble blowers waving giant wands of bubbles on busy street corners. Keep moving and you’ll see street vendors who make the … Continue reading
Posted in Czech Republic, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged bubbles, marionettes, Prague, tiled roof, Weekly Photo Challenge: Prolific
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Sunrise at Acadia Dock
Coastal Maine offers glorious sunrises if you’re willing to wake up early, bundle yourself in layers, and stand on a dock for the morning show. And you’re never alone. From birds gliding overhead to lobstermen checking traps before dawn, docks … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Down East, Maine, Photography, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged Acadia Dock, boats, Castine, Maine, sunrise
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WPC: Favorite Place — On board the Bowdoin on Penobscot Bay
Many people have asked us what our favorite place in Maine might be since our trip in the Fall of 2017. Of course, there are many, but for Tennessee landlubbers like us, sailing the Bowdoin on Penobscot Bay has to … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Down East, Maine, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged Bowdoin, Castine, Maine, Penobscot Bay, sailing, Weekly Photo Challenge: Favorite Place
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Out of this world: Monhegan Island, Maine
Much of Maine could be said to be out of this world — the raw beauty of its rocky coastline, old-style clapboard homes dotting the landscape, and the quiet that falls over the state after Columbus Day when residents hunker … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn Down East, Maine, Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged abandoned house, boats, Maine, Monhegan, Monhegan Island, rocky shore
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WPC: Faces in the Dolly Parton birthday crowd
Most of America (well, the world, for that matter) knows Dolly Parton for her hit songs (“Jolene,” “9 to 5,” “I Will Always Love You”) and movies (Coat of Many Colors, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias). And maybe … Continue reading
WPC: Variations on a Theme: Island Cottages, St. George Island
It would be hard to miss these island cottages on St. George Island. On either side of the lighthouse, they stand tall with their backs to the Gulf while winking at passers-by on Gulf Beach Drive. They may seem like … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Silence in a Garden
Although much of the U. S. (especially in the South) is blanketed with snow this week, many of us are dreaming of gardens lush and lovely. Last spring, in Knoxville, one homeowner opened his garden during the Dogwood Arts Festival garden … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged Dogwood Arts Festival, gardens, Knoxville, silence, springtime, Tennessee
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