Back Home Again

I've missed all of you!  We just returned from a camping trip in Maine.  I realized after we left that I neglected to let you all know we were going!  I'm sorry for going AWOL on you.  I guess my brain was too cluttered with trip preparations.  I brought back lots of pictures for you, and a few stories...

We camped at our favorite hideaway in Bass Harbor.  It's a lovely, working harbor town off of the beaten path.  Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse is just a mile's walk down the road to the waterfront.  I love to climb out on the rocks and lose myself in the sound of the sea.

 

 

The lighthouse is now automated and maintained by the coastguard.

 

 

A day without fog or rain doesn't happen often.  When the sun was shining, I took advantage.

 

 

Even on a sunny day, the lighting changes on a dime.

 

 

The harbour is so colorful.

 

 

 

There are lobster cages piled everywhere.  Lobster fishing is the main industry here.

 

 

All of the waterfront properties are privately owned.  The owner of one of them was kind enough to invite me to access the waterfront from his backyard.  I think he was a fisherman.

 

 

He had the cutest cottage.

 

 

I'd like to live there!  Isn't the crab cute?

 

 

 

I wish I would have noticed all the lobster buoys on that building.  I would have gotten a closer shot.

 

 

A fisherman returns from the sea.

 

 

A well-worn vessel.

 

 

Beautiful flowers were in bloom everywhere.

 

 

 

 

The town museum is one of my favorite buildings.  I love the cheerful, bright red color.

 

 

 

This is probably the most photographed scene in Bass Harbour.  I had to stand in the middle of the road on a blind curve to get the shot.

 

 

The blue building on the left is a wonderful restaurant.  My hubby and I had an unbelievably delicious seafood dinner there.  We had a view of the harbor from our table by the window.  It was raining that night, and the scene was very different.  It looked like something out of an old novel about the sea...lonely and sad, but very picturesque.

 

 

 

A lone sailor makes his way home as night falls on the harbour.

 

 

I shot this one a few days before the rest of the photos.  There had been quite a bit of cloud cover that day, so I was not able to get some of the brilliant sunset hues I was hoping for.  Still, I love the ethereal look of this shot.  This view of the lighthouse did not come without a price.  In order to get a partial, frontal view, I had to climb part of the way down the cliff, and wait on a ledge for the sun to go down.  I was in good company, as there were three other photographers occupying the same four square feet of granite.  Climbing down wasn't too difficult.  The climb back up proved to be a bit more of a challenge.  It's easy to get disoriented and lose track of the best route back to the top.  On the lower levels, the rocks were still wet and slippery.  I was grappling hand over hand, finding any crack or crevice to hold onto.  It's a bit difficult to manage camera equipment while making the treacherous climb.  At one point, one of my lens covers fell eight feet into a crevice.  I debated for awhile whether or not to climb back down and retrieve it.  I decided to go for it.  Eventually, I made it back to the top.  Now I know why photographers do crazy things to get a shot.  It seems as though I've become one of them :)

 

I have much more to share with you later this week.  God bless you all, and again, I apologize for my unannounced absence. 

 

Until next time,

 

 

Comments

[Diand]

My first visit to your site, but your photos captured my interest!! I have always longed to see Maine. Just got back from a Dan Fogelberg Memorial Weekend and I know he lived in Maine. Thank you for the little visit and I LOVE the lighthouse and the picture of it in the evening is something I could stare at for a long time! Thank you for sharing your talent with us and glad you had a great vacation! My hubs and I are going on vacation to another beuatiful spot in the world, Door County, Wisconsin..staying in Egg Harbour but will be visiting all around after a stop in Milwaukee for a couple of days....can't wait to sit by the water and dream!

Thanks again!!
Diana

[Lynn @thevintagenest]

I loved reading about your camping trip Terri. I bet you were wearing a sweater while the rest of us are still burning up hot. The place is so scenic and somewhere I would love to visit but I bet it's soooooo cold in the winter. My sister did mission work in Maine one summer and absolutely loved it. Happy Pink Miracle Saturday. Your work is so inspirational. xoxo

[Emily]

Oh my Goodness, Your photos are gorgeous. Each one is more interesting and better than the last. What a beautiful place to vacation. I love the museum cottage and the boat dry docked below the pier, this is my favorite. I'll have to look at these again and again. Glad it was a great trip. Thanks for sharing

~Emily
The French Hutch

[Susie]

What beautiful photographs. It's amazing that places that beautiful still exist in 2011.

[Mary]

what amazingly beautiful photos of an amazingly beautiful place.

i have never been to Maine...always wanted to, and your photos have even made the desire more so.

i am sure you had a wonderful trip.

[Marie @ Sally Lee by the Sea]

Welcome home, Terri!!! Your photographs are stunning and we'd love to feature them on our site (would you mind?) Looks like a wonderful place to visit for a while.

Enjoy the rest of your week.

Hugs,
Marie

[rasz]

Oh Terri! Those are some beautifully breathtaking photos. Thank you for sharing all of them. Sounds like you had a great time. I would love to go there someday.