Category Archives: Maine

Maine Macros and more

Posted on August 3, 2011 | 12 comments

Howdee all,

A few macro shots..

From Maine..

Raindrops on Green

Something with wings..

Bee on Pink

Pollen laden bee…

Lovely Ladybug

Saw this bug allot in Maine and NH…it hovers..and its wings are lovely..

Peek-a-boo

Scenic Maine

From small to the Big Picture window..

Its all good..

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Little Cranberry Island, Maine

Posted on July 31, 2011 | 10 comments

Howdee all,

The second Island we toured on our Cranberry Island trip

Little Cranberry Island

Isleford, Maine

Islesford is a picturesque harbor town on Little Cranberry Island just southeast of Mount Desert Island, Maine, providing spectacular views of Acadia National Park. Access is provided by a local mailboat or tour boats from Northeast Harbor and Southwest Harbor. Several interesting shops, galleries and artisans reside here. The Islesford Historical Museum (operated by the National Park Service) shows ship models, tools, and photographs that reveal island life during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Admission to the museum is free. (Islesford Photos) via Acadiamagic.com

Sweet Homes…Fields of Lupine

While walking around the island I found this beautiful piece of bark

Bark Bracelet…

What do you think? Will this take off in the jewelry world?

Men can wear Bark Bracelets too…

Cool tree near the cemetery

Scenes at the shore..

A few artists shops and Restaurant at the end

Pottery displayed in the window..Lichen covered shingles

Lichen and bikes..

Loved all this Lichen

Lobsta pots..

Lobster boat..

Purdy Dingys..

Another Great day in Maine

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Cranberry Islands~Great Cranberry

Posted on July 29, 2011 | 10 comments

Howdee all

While in Maine we took a boat to two of the Cranberry Islands.

We took the ferry boat from

Southwest Harbor

It was a beautiful clear morning..The water was like glass…The first Island we went to was

Great Cranberry

Nestled just 30 minutes by ferry southeast of Mount Desert Island, with superb views of the mountains of Acadia National Park, the five Cranberry Isles host a year-round community of lobstermen, boatbuilders, and craftsmen, as well as numerous rusticators who’ve been returning each summer for years, if not generations.

Great Cranberyy Island

Great Cranberry Island, the largest of the Cranberry Isles, has a truly commanding and spectacular view of Mount Desert Island and the mountains of Acadia National Park in Maine. Located near the southern entrance to Somes Sound, you can view Manset, Southwest Harbor and Somes Sound to the northeast from the public pier. Sutton Island and Northeast Harbor are to the north. Little Cranberry Island and Islesford are to the east. via AcadiaMagic.com

45 or so year round residents

Lupine

Fixer upper

Must have been lovely

Rosa Rugosa

Homes with views of Acadia and pastures

My favorite home on the Island

This one had a great view

This was growing on the roadsides~don’t know what it is but it had a lovely pink color

More views of Acadia

This home looks Idyllic

Field of fern

Low tide..

The darn artifact in my camera is bugging me…see it top middle..

Time to return the camera again..

Flowers planted near the Museum and Café

stay tuned for Little Cranberry Island

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Postcard from Acadia National Park

Posted on July 28, 2011 | 10 comments

Howdee all,

A Picture Postcard

from the Rocky shores of Acadia National Park..

The scenic vistas

Are around every corner…

We had a fabulous week…

More photos to come..

We are now back in Ct after a few weeks spent hiking the White Mountains of New Hampshire..will be in CT for a few weeks before heading to Cape Cod

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4th of July Postcard from Bar Harbor,Maine

Posted on July 25, 2011 | 12 comments

Howdee all,

We spent a week in Acadia National Park with friends. On the 4th we all went into Bar Harbor for the Parade

Great small parade..Lobsters on the run..

Peace~

We put our our blankets and chairs and waited many hours until the fire works display.

Lovely views while hanging out waiting for fire works

We took a walk along the shore…Always rugged and beautiful..It was a lovely day spent with friends..

A toast to the 4th of July in Bar Harbor..

We spent one week in Acadia National Park~More posts to follow..

We are now in New Hampshire and heading back to CT in a few days…

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Im here~

Posted on July 22, 2011 | 13 comments

Howdee all,

Thanks friends and family~ so much for all of your caring comforting words.

Its been a while since I have felt like posting anything.

I feel like I am ready to blog again.

I am ready to talk about my precious fur boy Ballie. I miss him and tears come at least once a day. I will blog about my sweet boy soon.

Jeff and I have been pretty much out of cell and internet service for the past three weeks while in Maine and NH.

We are in NH for another week or so then back to Ct for a few weeks~I will have internet and lots of photos to show you all, of beautiful Maine and NH.

I hope you are all well, and staying cool. Its pretty darn hot in NH too. No hiking for us until it cools down.

Thanks again~

See you all real soon!

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Sargent Mountain Hike ♥ Acadia NP

Posted on July 17, 2010 | 16 comments

Howdee all,

♥

Another wonderful hike in paradise.

Sargent Mountain

“The second highest mountain in Acadia, behind only Cadillac, provides spectacular 360-degree views of Somes Sound and Western Mountain to the right (west); the Cranberry Isles and the Gulf of Maine to the south; Pemetic and Cadillac Mountains to the east; and Porcupine Islands and Frenchman Bay to the northeast”

There are many ways to get to Sargent Mountain…we followed part of the hike on the map below highlighted in red.

We took the Grandgent trail up ..then a side trip to what is thought to be the oldest fresh water pond in Maine, down Sargent southridge trail to Hadlock trail and back.

Sargent Mountain

Distance:5 + miles

Elevation Gain 1,170-feet

Difficulty:Moderate-Difficult

We parked and followed the carriage path to our trail head. Lush moss and lichen Our trailhead.We take Hadlock Brook trail.. I call this part of the hike Rocks, roots and running water.

We walk over roots..We walk on rocks..

All uphill..in lush forest..

We follow a small brook…… Froggy.. We follow the signs to Sargent Mountain Up hill on rocks.. Most of the trail follows a small stream..we cross it several times.. Rocks..roots and running water..beautiful and refreshing on this warm day. Along the trail I notice many webs in rock crevices and this one in a tree cavity. More uphill..

I was very happy I brought my hiking sticks..very helpful walking thru water, roots and rocks..It was slippery. Rocks and roots.. We are serenaded by Black-throated green warblers and Thrushes. We take the Grandgent trail…one of the more difficult trails to the top. Up ..up and more up.. Oh..I see the light Starting to get a view Somes soundI soak in the views.. Still more to go… Jeff and Samarrah wait at the top Samarrah in the clouds The top of Sargent MountainWe stop here and have lunch.. A white-throated sparrow sings to us.. Lichen on Granite.. Wood Lily We start our hike down to Sargent pond I took tons of photos of the Rock cairns..A well balanced rock.. On our way to the pond.. Scenes from the top..

lots of water areas like this on top..I loved the slab of rock

Gulls fly nearby and call out… Its peaceful up here… More Wood lily..Blooming in small groups … The pond is only .3 miles away Follow the cairns to the pond..

Sargent Mountain Pond,

“ claiming to be the oldest lake in Maine, it is naturally fishless, being one of only two acidic lakes in the park. According to local folk lore the “Lake of Clouds” is not only bottomless, but home to a serpent “ See the serpent below?

Hee hee..thats me enjoying a wonderful swim..I went in with shorts and tee shirt.

Small blue dragonflies where flitting low over the surface. Larger dragonflies flew higher up.

It was magical.

The highlight of this hike…was swimming in the pond..the water was cool and refreshing..

Time to head back… We take the Sargent south ridge trail down.. We stop and snack on the way down..

Yummy

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The trail down was more gradual, still rocky in areas and wet.. Sargent mountain hike_165

A board walk crossing

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We join the Hadlock Brook trail again

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Oh yes..I remember this rocky path..

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Jeff and Samarrah stop to watch the water fall Sargent mountain hike_176

I stop and take a photo of this handsome mushroom..

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Then I join them and watch the water falling… Sargent mountain hike_178

We continue on the last leg of the hike..

Some sort of mushy room..More stream crossings.. And roots.. the parking lot is less than half a mile away.. Samarrah the wood fairy peeks through a whole in a tree.. Amanita Almost home….

Hope you enjoyed our hike..

Now one of my favorite hikes in ♥Acadia National Park♥

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Rainy Day drive, Acadia NP

Posted on July 16, 2010 | 8 comments

Howdee all,

Wednesday was a rainy in the morning so we decided to go out for breakfast and then for a drive.

After breakfast we looked into this glass shop.. Gazing ball made with pieces of glass Inside the shop..sun catchers everywhere…

A small sun catcher

runs around 100 dollars.

The lamps are 4.000.

Beautiful things…After looking in a few shops in Bar Harbor…

We looked for a beach that we had been to over 10 years ago.

A rock beach

Jasper Beach

No sand…just piles of rock

We all collected a few of these special rocks.. And walked the rocky beach Fly on the rocks Samarrah made these small rock cairns car ride maine_027 And then she did a few yoga poses I digiscoped the distant lighthouse with the fog rolling in.. car ride maine_034 The area smelled strongly of rose…Beach rose.. We also searched for a clam shack that we had been to that same year..over ten years ago..