The weekend after Labor Day is observed around here as the Pirate Festival. It’s even a prelude to Halloween.
Tag: Maine
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.
Nature notes on Penobscot Bay
we’ve seen so many seals
harbor seals, more than gray
dozens of sunning seals
today I’m beginning to spot them unprompted
against the rocks
a lazy pace
or is that leisurely
nearly full moon
through a scrim
a bald eagle in flight
and a seal swimming
the next morning
a porpoise
after passing seals
weigh, haul away
where did those porpoises go?
an osprey flew over the water
before breakfast
this could be addictive
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.
Balkan voices
Eastern European music features low bass notes prominently. I listened to this group with envy. They were doing an all-Ukraine program.
The Maine Balkan Choir international music and dance ensemble performs at the annual Common Ground Fair during hour-long breaks in the big contradance tent. The choir rehearses in three subgroups across the state and then comes together for events like this.
Their closest location to me is Ellsworth, two -and-a-half hours away.
Jnana's Red Barn 