beachcombing

The Bluffs, Bar Harbor, Maine; October 26, 2011 (Beachcombing series No.53) I’ve been drawn to ropes lately. I always pick as many of them off the beach as I can, since a lot of animals can get tangled in them.…

The Blagden Preserve is a piece of land out on Indian Point that is managed by the Nature Conservancy. I’d heard that seals often bask on the rocks, so I packed up the family to go check out the beach.…

Valley Cove, Southwest Harbor, Maine; August 1, 2011 A friend and I dragged our children out for a walk in the woods. You go over Flying Mountain to get to Valley Cove, but then around it to get back, so…

White on White, Southwest Harbor, Maine; July 11, 2011 (Beachcombing series No.41) The Clark Point Road runs from the center of Southwest Harbor out to the Coast Guard station at the end of the point. To get there you follow…

Bob’s Camp, Trenton, Maine; Independence Day, 2011 (Beachcombing series No.38) Fourth of July in Bar Harbor is about as close as I’ve ever gotten to living in a Norman Rockwell painting. The parade starts at 10am, wandering down Main Street,…