Post-Stella Weekend

After this past week’s bout with snowstorm Stella, I understand why true-blue Mainers venture outside at every given opportunity. Stella just couldn’t keep these New Englanders down.

People and their pets taking in the seascape at Higgins Beach.

Yesterday’s sunny blue skies prompted me to grab my Canon camera and drive south to one of my favorite Maine spots. Cape Elizabeth and Higgins Beach.

Higgins Beach

A barn on Cape Elizabeth

For my friends in Texas and other parts of the Deep South, some of these photos prove that snow and sandy beaches do actually coexist. 

Higgins Beach

Next, I headed to the Western Promenade in Portland as the setting sun splashed rich colors across the city.

One of the many mansions along the Western Promenade in Portland.
The setting sun saturated the facade with jewel-toned hues.

A unique drinking fountain at the Western Promenade.

A withering rose left behind
on a park bench at the Western Promenade.

Please take a few moments to enjoy these snowy scenes. After all, the white stuff will be gone before you know it, with spring flowers in full bloom.

As always, here’s a portal to end this blog post. The fish cutout in the center of the screen door adds a unique touch, don't ya think?

Somewhere on Cape Elizabeth

Until next time….

Summer's End

Just one more of my photos to close out the summer season. It’s one of my favorites.

Higgins Beach
Cape Elizabeth, Maine

The Bold Colors of Summer

What better way for a shutterbug to capture her summertime memories than by photographing the boldest colors of the season.

These eye-popping scenes were photographed between Memorial Day and Labor Day here in the state of Maine.

As we approach the last day of summer, I hope these images bring to mind some of your own favorite moments from this time of the year.

Summer just isn't summer without a red convertible.
Higgins Beach, Cape Elizabeth, Maine - 8-12-2016

Nubble Light / Cape Neddick Lighthouse
York, Maine - 5-28-2016

Ferris wheel at the Windsor Fair
Windsor, Maine - 9-3-2016

Roadside vegetable stand on the way to Higgins Beach
Cape Elizabeth, Maine - 8-12-2016

I'd like to say this summertime salad was created from the items shown in the previous photo, but there weren't any strawberries at that vegetable stand. Besides, this picture was taken on July 4th, a whole month before the one above.
Manchester, Maine - 7-4-2016 

Old Glory
Higgins Beach, Cape Elizabeth, Maine - 8-12-2016

A lone yellow dingy
Rockland, Maine - 8-19-2016

A Storm's A Brewin'
Blue- and red-colored kayaks are not the only bold things in this photo. Those storm clouds are pretty bold, too.
Augusta, Maine 6-8-2016

I always end my blog posts with some sort of door or portal. This bold blue one just happens to be on the front of a bus shed. Schoolchildren use these shelters during the harsh winters in Maine. I don't know what to think about the ice skates dangling on the sidewall.
Route 196 between Topsham and Lisbon, Maine - 8-12-2016

Until next time…