It's been gorgeous here in Winter Harbor the past few days. Fall is definitely in the air in the mornings now -- the temperature was 40 this morning when we went to the cafe -- but by midday the sky always turns bright with blue and the sun still comes out strong. (photo: one of a small herd of Monarchia butterflyus visiting some flowers at Schoodic Point.)As you might have guessed from the subject heading the big news for us is that Patrick is back in town. He and Jonathan are here checking up on their house in Prospect Harbor and showing Jonathan's dad what the fuss is all about here in Downeast Maine.
Last evening we grilled out some chicken and potatoes and met up with Rosemary who made a great cucumber salad. The three of us packe dup our food and headed out to Frazer Point, just inside Acadia National Park on the Schoodic Peninsula. Frazer is a great place to picnic with a spectacular view not only of Winter Harbor but of Cadillac Mountain on Mt. Desert Island and of course the sunset.
We had no sooner opened the wine when Patrick and Jonathan pulled up -- OK it was planned that way. They brought appetizers and bread and the five of us had a grand time talking, laughing and just feeling good about being alive and in this gorgeous place. We hope to all get together again once more before they leave later this week.
And speaking of Schoodic, the Point now not just the Peninsula, the sculptors at the symposium at the old Navy base aren't the only artists hanging about. I came across a small group of painters the other day camped out on the rocks looking for just the right bit of inspiration.
Wish you were here,Steve
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