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<\/a>The undone stone wall turns the corner and continues this long time gem. <\/p><\/div>\n
The high bush blueberries right outside the front window are bluing, but the Produce Lady has had the native blueberries (low bush, small and perfect) for several weeks.\u00a0 Yum.\u00a0 The rose hips are turning red-orange faster than seems normal.\u00a0 T he little orange tomatoes are still just flowers on the tall, but skinny, tomato plants.\u00a0 And the herbs are losing the too-wet fight.<\/p>\n
I wish the harbor were busier with moorings, but my judgement is clouded by the lobster boats that routinely tie up at Cod End moorings (in front of the webcam) where sailboats used to dwell.\u00a0 The sailboats may be tied up at the Tenants Harbor Boat Yard moorings (behind the trees to the left of the webcam view); if so I expect these sailors to walk by soon.<\/p>\n
Two new books of note:<\/p>\n
Maine’s Beautiful Birds <\/strong>with knowing notes by Jeffrey Welles and Alison Childs and <\/strong>art-worthy painting by Evan Barbour.<\/strong> This is a slim volume, long awaited by local or visiting birders who are tired of hauling heavy, all-inclusive bird guides, e.g. Sibley<\/strong>, Peterson<\/strong>, and at $15.00, it is also a great thank-you gift for a great Maine experience.<\/p>\n Coaster Days by Roy Meservey<\/strong>. As you row, paddle, sail, motor or otherwise enter the harbor, look around at the lobster wharves, the East Wind Inn, and a whole lot of cottages\/homes and see instead\u00a0 the boat-building era of Tenants Harbor, e.g. sail lofts, railway, launch site, and graveyard, as recalled by Roy Meservey (who also built and lived in Roseledge) and which still exists in the Tenants Harbor Boat Yard.\u00a0\u00a0 Great photos, too.\u00a0 Full disclosure: (Mostly) Charlie, Pam, Scott and (somewhat) I had a good time digitally transcribing the 1976 original.\u00a0 We left the typos and added one of our own.\u00a0 Can you find it?<\/p>\n Roy doesn't mention tides, but the resulting mudflats are noteworthy.<\/p><\/div>\n It is raining,… again.\u00a0 This would make it a great day to curl up with a RB book, if readers knew two days ago that two inside days were coming.\u00a0 (I am reading my third Ruth Galloway mystery.<\/strong>) Wimpy sales suggest that experienced summer people knew to be outdoors from dawn to dusk enjoying the two, rare, sunny, dry days.\u00a0 I am counting on severe cabin-fever to set in about 4 p.m. this afternoon and am ready for the dripping wet-weather gear that will be part of any visit.<\/p>\n The weather gods assure me, I am sure, that Saturday travelers — especially from points south — can expect the real glory days of summer from Sunday on.\u00a0 See you all soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It is August 3 or 4 or 5 and the heater kicked on. AARGH!\u00a0 But, as always in Maine, wait fifteen minutes or, in this case two hours, and folks walking by have shed their hoodies. If you are a … Continue reading <\/a>