He doesn’t know who’s the true boss. That would be the Chicken Farmer in our family, and, yes, I still love her. She really does tend to some gorgeous chickens and their colorful eggs.
Category: Postcards
An air of a ghost town
Much of Way Downeast Maine stirs up echoes of the American Far West, at least in the eyes of some, and that includes impressions of ghost towns.
The downtown of Lubec has some prime examples, including this imposing waterfront emporium that was the headquarters for R.J. Peacock company’s wide-ranging sardine operations.
I think the structure has a slight resemblance to the long-gone steamship wharf that once welcomed passengers just below our house in Eastport. This one is still standing.
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Sidewalk bursts
Just a block from our house. We do love walking strolling around the island.
The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is actually in Maine
The historic boatyard, now a booming submarine maintenance facility, is situated on an island across the Piscataqua River from New Hampshire’s Seacoast city of Portsmouth. It’s seen here from Kittery Foreside, the town with the military base gates.
There’s more than shells to collect on the beach
And there’s more than sea glass, too.
Sometimes it’s fun to play with what you tote home, creating whimsical designs like the ones you’ll find in the Shore Things free photo album at my Thistle Finch blog.
My ‘hood
Where did everyone go?
Just down the road from the birthplace of the U.S. Navy, the decommissioned Bucks Harbor Naval Radar station has an otherworldly presence, as if everyone had been taken away to another planet in the middle of the night.
What a Treat to explore
Officially, Treat Island is part of the city of Eastport, Maine, and once had its own thriving fishing village, school, and post office.
Today, though, nobody lives there. Instead, it’s one of the many preservations of the state’s coastline now held by the Maine Coastal Heritage Trust.
At low tide, it’s connected by a rocky breakwater to Dudley Island, which is officially in the town of Lubec.
The only way to get there, do note, is by water.
To take a quick tour upon landing, including its 7,000 feet of shoreline at the mouth of Cobscook Bay, check out the free photo album at my Thistle Finch blog.
You’ll have to zoom in to see the human figure
This cobble dune is much taller than you expect, and it is a natural wonder. In this photo, the sitting sunbather looks like one more small stone. Welcome to Jasper Beach in Machiasport, Maine.
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Old Glory in a golden light
A longstanding highlight of Eastport’s annual Old Home Week and Fourth of July festivities is a U.S. naval ship visit. Here is the destroyer DDG 98 Forrest Sherman from last year’s edition as illuminated in glowing late-afternoon sunlight.
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Jnana's Red Barn 