Today there was a strong south wind. It took down a few small branches, but now the sun is out and the front has passed. However, yet again our horrible electric company, Central Maine Power, has 100,000 Mainers without power. CMP is owned by European companies which are interested in profit rather than service. They are the only utility rated lower PG&E. There is a bill in our state legislature to create a publicly-owned utility, which would be a non-profit. Please let it happen.
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Friday, September 25, 2020
Forty Minutes of Tranquility
This morning I ascended Higgins Mountain, the highest peak in all of Georgetown. No one else was on the trail. It was quiet and smelled wonderful...like the woods. There is now a 1/2 mile trail at the top, which is beautiful, though there are no views. It was a contrast to the sociability of the two previous days. We drove with Emily to Port Clyde to visit the Robisons and lunched at Linda Bean's Dip Net. Food was good but owner not. Then yesterday we boated to Boothbay and returned for lunch at Robinson's Wharf. So the solitude was excellent as a balance.
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Sea Smoke
A cold morning brings the beautiful sea smoke to the river. However, it is a harbinger of the cold to come, a realization that summer can't go on forever. Soon we'll have to haul Autumn. The leaves will fall, and then the snow. BUT this year is a little different. The passing of time brings the election and hope, and maybe a way out of the COVID-19 morass. Let's see.
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Once More into the Tent
On Wednesday, Sept. 9, we returned to Hermit Island, which was the campground at which we started our camping adventures in 2017. This time Marnie got us the best site we've had or seen--right above Casco Bay, but totally private, with bushes all around. The video shows our environment. Unfortunately, the day was a bit gloomy and we did not swim, although the water was warm enough. As usual, it was hash for supper, but bacon and eggs for breakfast. We found we are less spry than we were last time we tented at Hermit Island, but we can still do it!
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