Maine in Pictures

Well, here we are now into our third week in Maine. Three weeks, that is, for Bob. Last week, I spent four days at office headquarters in New Hampshire, which is another beautiful New England spot, but not quite as beautiful as this. Take a look at these pictures and see for yourself.

The road that leads to "our" cottage.

Here's what awaits at the end of that road. Our little homestead.

The view from "our" back door. That's Bass Harbor, a secluded part of it, away from all the boats.


Here's what we eat for breakfast every morning, either as an accompaniment on the side to boiled eggs, or in pancakes, or on top of oatmeal, or on top of yogurt. So many delicious possibilities.


I'm up above Eagle Lake on a our first hike (up North Bubble), and that's the Sound on beyond it. (No, I'm not pregnant. My sweater just makes me look like I am.)

And then we hiked down to the shores of Eagle Lake.

Some of you may be able to see from this shot why Maine reminds me of Scotland.


Gives new meaning to the term "Emerald Forest," doesn't it?

"What's this?" you may ask. So did we (or, at least, Bob did, while I hung around in the background and pretended I didn't know him). Good question. They're filming, at Sand Beach, the cover shot for the spring/summer 2009 L.L. Bean catalog.

Sand Beach from the rocky cliffs above it.

Some of those "rocky cliffs above it."

Hiking with me must be very annoying, because I constantly stop to look at little things like this, which just delight me, along the trail. (It doesn't really matter. Bob's about five miles ahead of me on the trail anyway. He has no idea I've stopped.)

Here's another delightful little thing.

And yet another.

And now we're back down at the shores of Sand Beach (I think Bob's talking to the L.L. Bean crew while I'm taking this picture.)

Huh, I guess we weren't the first ones to the top of this peak.

(Plenty more to come some other day if anyone's interested.)