Do you recognize . . .

Mr. Cobblestone and I visited 

another landmark in Maine

just south of our home. 

Do you recognize this lighthouse?

Marshall Point

Yep ~  Run Forrest, Run!

Pemaquid

Since we moved to Maine a little over two years ago, 

we are slowly exploring our new neighborhood.  

Last weekend we took a drive south to 

Pemaquid Point, which is just a little over a 

half hour away from our home.  

I must say it is one of the most 

beautiful spots I have ever seen.

The day was summery, but not too humid, 

with abundant sunshine.  The colors of the 

water and sky were so blue 

it almost hurt your eyes.

The islands off in Penobscot Bay were visible, as 

were many crisp white sails and crashing waves. 

We, of course, have plans to revisit in the Fall and Winter 

when the swell of tourists have gone.  

I can see it already ~ sitting on those rocks 

with Mr. Cobblestone under an ominous 

Autumn sky listening to the waves for hours.

Chilln' out in Maine

Hey ~ do you realize what today is?  

It's August 2nd, which means we are 

half way through Summer!  

It seems a good day to share some pics of an 

event we had in Maine back in March.  

The Cardboard Box Races!

Yeah, these people know how to make their own fun.

Multi-car Train

This year, unfortunately, it was a rather warm day, 

so not many of the racers made it to the finish line, 

even though the line itself was 

moved further up the hill.

The 3 Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf

Pirates

Many of them actually got out and carried 

their creations once it was apparent they had slid 

as far as they were going to slide.

Designs ranged from the simple . .  .

This guy in the blue jacket got a workout pushing many of the contestants to the finish line.

 . . . to the more complex.

I think this lobster fellow won for best design.

Mostly it was youngsters, but there were a few adults too.

Batmobile

Everyone had a great time!

Ok, I'm ready for snow now.

1492?

You never know what you're going to see in the Camden harbor. 

A few days ago, replicas of the Nina and the Pinta sailed into town.

 

Can you imagine crossing the ocean in these?????

I cannot imagine a more perfect day!

I celebrated a birthday recently.  The custom 

Mr. Cobblestone and I have is that the 

birthday gal/guy decides how we spend the day.

Mine started with a lazy morning of coffee and emails, 

which, truth be told, was not 

that different from my usual routine.  

We grabbed some picnic food and lunched 

at the top of Mt. Battie.  

It is one of my favorite places, just a few miles

 from our home in Maine.  From there you look

 out over the tiny town of Camden, 

and the islands in Penobscot Bay.

Such a view!

After lunch we poked around some of 

my favorite shops in Camden.  

Sadly I found nothing I wanted to 

bring home at the antique shop. . . . this time. 

A quick stop to wet our whistles with  a

delicious Cole Porter and we were off to Owl's Head 

to see Captain Rod to get the makin's for our dinner 

that Mr. Cobblestone was going to prepare.

I just love that we get our lobsters right from the fishermen

and in such a gorgeous spot. 

The lobsters are molting early this year, and I learned 

that they are referred to as shedders.  Well, our shedders 

were so soft shelled that we didn't even have to 

use any tools to eat them.  They were literally more 

like eggshells ~ and super sweet.  

Our last excursion took us to Lincolnville for a 

craft beer at the newly opened Andy's Brewpub.

 

  We chose that spot because we knew it 

would be the perfect place to watch 

the super moon!

I suppose I'm a simple gal with simple needs, 

because I really cannot imagine 

a more perfect day.

Thank-you, Mr. Cobblestone!

Picnic on the breakwater

One of our favorite things to do in the 

summers here in Maine is to take a picnic 

dinner out on the breakwater.  

It extends almost a mile out into the harbor 

with a lighthouse at the end.  

Neither Mr. Cobblestone or I are fond the 

heat and humidity that sometimes descends on us, 

and we can always count on 

nice cool ocean breezes out here.

That's me!

On our last visit, we were treated 

to a show from from seals.  

I had heard they were around, 

but this was the first time we saw them for ourselves.

Ah well, we'll try for better pics the next time we see them.

I have just learned that today is 

National Teddy Bear Picnic Day, 

so we'll be dining out there again tonight.

I love snow!

Thanks to Winter storm, Falco, we received 

over 20 inches of snow this week 

so I just had to share some 

the beauty with you. 

Love the Seussical hats on the lampposts

 

We love our forest!!!!

The deck is full of snow!

No grilling tonight.

Yes, that's my mailbox ~ no stick on numbers for me.  lol

Holiday Parade on the Midcoast

This weekend, Mr. Cobblestone and I 

attended the Holiday Parade 

in a neighboring community.  

Lobster Trap Tree

It was pretty much what we expected, and 

although it was advertised as running from 6-8pm, 

the actual parade lasted only 20 minutes.  

There were a number of floats and 

er, um, holiday vehicles?

Now ~ are those candy canes or fish hooks?

 

And of course, this being the  midcoast of Maine 

it featured not only the reigning Sea Goddess, 

but also the Blueberry Queen as well.

Of course Santa was there too!

All in all it was a rather fun evening, 

but as someone who attended the 

Macy's parade in NYC, 

I gotta tell you, things are a bit different here.  

Would you ever see a car parked along

 the parade route in New York?