A Place Like This......

Tuesday Through the Window

Joining in the Tuesday tradition of Swedish House, in the words of Julie

"TUESDAY THROUGH...THE WINDOW

ANY WINDOW

In your home, your shed, your school, your place of work, your favourite shop, your journey...

Wherever you are...Inside or Outside...

Share your view of the world!"

 I took some snap shots from my windows while I was in Maine. Why  not join along and show us what's outside your window.

 
 
 
 
 

Discovering Gifts From the Sea

Sometimes the greatest discoveries come from walking a simple path.

 

 

"Wow, Mom.....Baba......Look.....I found the Sea." said our cinnamon haired Tennessee boy. "How can a forest path lead to the ocean?" he wondered. "I didn't even see the sand coming or anything."

 

Did it rain last night? "Mom, this water has salt in it."
These lovely fall leaves and pine needles have found their way into a small crevice of water. A memory from the exiting tide.

Other gifts left by the ocean were big and wide mounds of seaweed.

 

 Though we have been to a variety of oceans and seas in his life, this was the first time that there were rocks on the beach, and pieces of hidden life within their crevices.

 

 

 
 
A boy and the love of an ocean.

 

 
 
 

 

 

{This Moment} A Great Catch on the Wharf

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

 

The Other Portland

So here I am a day late and a dollar short. We ended up spending and extra day in Portland Maine because our flight got cancelled. You will hear zero complaining from this crew. We absolutely loved being in Maine and especially Portland. There was one perk to waiting in the airport, and that had to do with me sitting next to Susan Sarandon. Love her movies and she is very nice as well.

As many of you know I hail from the city of roses, better known as Portland Oregon. So Portland Maine was always referred to as "The Other Portland."  I had dreamed of going to Maine for years and this year I decided I would take whoever was available and descend on this lovely city by the sea.

Portland, Maine sits on Casco Bay which leads right out to the Atlantic ocean. Inhabited by 60,000 people, we found Portland to be a great place to eat, shop for books, drink coffee in the many cafes, and shop for yarn. There must have been a least 8 yarn shops in a 2 mile radius. Along with this we enjoyed the building art, the art museum, and the many historical places to visit including Longfellows house and the observatory.

   

For the next couple of days I have great tales to tell about our great adventures up North.