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The Coast of Maine

May 2017

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When we were here in 2015 we met Blue, the canine Ambassador of Oven's Mouth Preserve (as Paul described him).  Blue was an old dog, and he died later that year.  The family adopted a new dog, Violet.  Violet was clearly eager to take over Ambassador duties, and accompanied us on a walk of the preserve.  Violet's collar has a great nameplate on it, which states "I live here; I'll go home after our walk."  (It includes their phone number, which has been blurred out since it doesn't need to be on the internet.)

Black dog with a purple collar in side profile against a rocky background

Some other pictures of Violet having fun on our walk:

Black dog sitting on a grassy bank beside the water and looking back over its shoulder

Black dog trotting across a wooden footbridge in the woods

Person using a camera on a tripod by the water while a black dog stands on rocks nearby

We also took some pictures of the horses at Violet's farm. 

Three horses and a small pony standing in a muddy pasture beside a green barn

Close-up of a pony and a horse grazing side by side

Close-up portrait of a black horse's face

At one of the other preserves, we saw oodles of turtles.

Mallard duck and several turtles resting on a log in a marshy pond

One day we drove up to Bristol, and to Fort William Henry.  This was an early settlement, dating as far back as a 1635 shipwreck, and was populated on and off until the mid-1700s.  The part wasn't actually open yet, so we couldn't go into the museum.  But the ranger who manages this site happened to be there, hard at work getting it ready.  He was kind enough to take some time to chat with us.  He has an archeology background, and did work with the Big Dig in Boston (even writing up the historical info plaque at a tavern in Charlestown). 

Large white historic house on a grassy hill with stone ruins in the foreground

On the same peninsula is the lovely Pemaquid Lighthouse.

Pemaquid Lighthouse and buildings framed by a dark rock overhang

Another day we went to Owl's Head Lighthouse.  From land it is not particularly picturesque.  However, we were touched by the small memorial plaque for Spot, the Lighthouse Dog.

Stone marker engraved Spot The Lighthouse Dog set in the grass

Steep white stairway leading up to the lantern room of a lighthouse

A few other coastal pictures for you, showing different views and different lights from different days:

Rocky Maine shoreline with dark blue water and a tree-covered island beneath layered clouds

Large wave crashing against dark rocky ledges on the coast

Marshall Point Lighthouse

Small lighthouse with a long white walkway, seen from a grassy point with daffodils and a stone picnic table

White surf exploding over a rocky coastline under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds

Rocky shoreline with evergreen trees, blue water, and large puffy clouds

Ram Island Lighthouse (off of Ocean Point)

Distant lighthouse and keeper's house across choppy water with waves breaking on rocks

Another lighthouse in the area is Cuckold's Lighthouse.  We've shown you pictures in a previous report of that lighthouse from the nearby dock.  Last year we included a picture of Cuckold's that we realized after the fact included Seguin Lighthouse.  Seguin is the highest lighthouse in Maine, out on an island, and really not very close to Boothbay Harbor.  Since this time we knew to look for it, here is a better picture of Cuckold with Seguin in the background.   It is not as close as it looks; the lens visually compresses the distance.

Fishing boat crossing calm gray water with a lighthouse and buildings on a rocky island behind it

 

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