One Morning in Maine...

... this title actually belongs to the classic children's book written by Robert McCloskey, who also created other such classics as Blueberries for Sal and Make Way for Ducklings, all of which reside in my future children's library. The children are in the future, not the books, which I have in my possession right now, thanks to my mother-in-love (MIL). But I digress.

The RevEv and I returned just a few days ago from ten amazingly lovely days spent on the Maine seaside. We took a lot of walks with The Girl Named Duke, ate way too many cookies and whoopie pies, slept in almost every morning, and lolled around in the sun and sea air. Want to see some pictures? Good, I hoped so. : )

 This is one of the many views from Nana's back deck in Starboard Cove. The swing-set belongs to Maya, RevEv's fabulous cousin who is one of my favorite little girls in the whole wide world.

     These flowers from my father-in-love's (FIL) garden- he knows how much I love sunflowers and planted this variety just for me. We enjoyed this sunny bouquet, along with a big pot of coffee and a rousing game of Phase 10 Saturday morning.


    

Remember I said we took a lot of walks? Here are just a few pictures from our many walks down the road.

These were taken by "the Pond"- it's not really a pond, more of an inlet that is filled with water at high tide which transforms into a mud flat once the tide rolls out.
The Girl Named Duke enjoyed getting her feet wet.

This is an apple tree that has been untended for who know how many years. Each day we tasted one of the teeny apples that cover its branches. Each day we spit our pieces out and declared them to be "Yucky!". They are incredibly tart, hard little things... I wonder if they would be good in pie?



This is an old captain's house that is said to be haunted. I think it looks rather cheerful myself.



One morning in Maine RevEv, Nana, Maya, Tracey, NuNu, Granny, and I went for a hike to the Point of Maine (The Girl Named Duke stayed behind, asleep on her blanket).

 

It was an incredibly foggy day, so the views were not as spectacular as they would have been had the sun been shining, but I think the fog and mist lends a sort of mystery to the place, don't you?

I always love going up to Maine. The Girl Named Duke enjoyed herself too.

We're looking forward to our trip in November, for Thanksgiving, when we will get to see our Maine family again.