The weekend after Labor Day is observed around here as the Pirate Festival. It’s even a prelude to Halloween.
Tag: Downeast
In more than one swirl
I’m turned about so much
we don’t connect to the guidebook
in my hand
across from Brooklin
on Blue Hill peninsula
wooden boat school renown
and the magazine
I’m so turned around
the overnight air was humid
we thought the early morning sun
was the moon
we could look at straight
like the nearly full moon
Castine green dream
With the ocean in view, this lawn appears impeccable.
Silver sea
As you see, our waters aren’t always deep blue.
Roadside dock
Some folks use the striking weed in cooking.
As long as we were on uninhabited Babson Island
Maine Coastal Heritage Trust
Greek Revival bones
This pristine 1820’s home on Green Street overlooks Castine Bay.
Iconic figure on the waterfront
The statue, a leftover from a television series set in the town, really does look much better in the yellow slicker than the blue-gray one before. But he still doesn’t look like any of the real characters I’ve encountered living here.
In the channel off St. Andrews, New Brunswick
Just up the coast from us, what I’m told is a Canadian research vessel.
It’s an all-you-can-eat lobster bake, that is, boil
It’s what many people expect when they come to Maine, but rarely like this.
the lobster feast, of course
I had two and a hot dog
and a watermelon slice
skipped the kabobs and corn-on-cob
the cream-colored tamale
quite tasty, delightful
the obscene excess of two lobsters
without formalities
just rip and crack
imbibe
memories of Chaz telling of arranging such feasts
who as a biker in Maine
ripped the tails off
and tossed the rest
my, how I still miss him
