Note: All photos are by Trudy and Mitch Teemley, and may not be used without written permission.
Heads Up: Daylight Savings Time ends tonight. So don’t forget to “fall back.”
Fortunately, the rain in Maine fell mainly on our plane. It ended by the time Trudy and I checked into our hotel room last week. Which was perfect. We bundled up and drove into quirky, freewheeling Portland. Had lobster rolls for lunch (hey, this is Maine). After which, we toured the home of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Portland’s most famous citizen. (At least until Stephen King came screaming into the picture).
We dinnered at a floating Portland Harbor restaurant, followed by a chilly shoreside stroll. But we were warmed by our meal of two Mainer classics, clam chowder and blueberry cobbler.
On day two, we visited one of Maine’s most iconic sights: the Portland Head Lighthouse. It was a blustery morning, but wonderfully so. Later, sans coats, we rambled through the Portland Museum of Art.
On day three, we headed up down east. Which is to say we drove north on Highway 1, visiting the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens along the way. Our night three hotel room was meat-and-potatoes. But the view from our balcony was a visual banquet.
More pictures to come!
Mitch
Looks beautiful!
Thanks for sharing a gorgeous variety of coastal and fall images, Mitch. You certainly look refreshed! 😁
Looking great, sir! And those photos are beautiful ☀️
Thank you, Maribelle.
Wow, Mitch, that’s paradise! <3
Lovely photos, Mitch!
Thanks, T!
My pleasure.
Nice photos, Mitch. Happy November.
Thank you, Mags, you too.
Beautiful! But I had to stop halfway through your account just to grab my sweater!
;>)
They are beautiful shots.
Thank you, Daisy.
You are welcome
Sounds wonderful. Beautiful pictures, Mitch.
Thanks, Andrew.
Thanks for the memories, 1/4 of family from there, many visits by us as well as vacations on Penobscot Bay. Great pictures Trudy.
Is beautiful. thank you 🎁
My pleasure, Norma.
Absolutely exquisite.
Thank you, Sandy.
Interesting art in the woods.
I especially like the picture of you resting your hand on the railing just above the “Please do not touch” sign. 😏
Beautiful shots! I think of lighthouses as the steeples of the waves.
Thank you, and that’s a lovely image, Carol.
I smiled at “we headed up down east”, Mitch. There’s a town named Southey in Saskatchewan and it’s north of where we live, so we always say, “We’re heading north to Southey” … same idea (sort of).
Also, I smiled at the photo of you holding the rail and the sign below that says “please do not touch”. I have a similar pic of hubs – he’s feeding seagulls at a rest stop with a sign behind him that says, you guessed it … “Do not feed the seagulls” … I guess it’s maybe a guy thing, lol.
In my defense (;>), the sign was in regards to the lighthouse lamp, not the handrail surrounding it.
;>)
Beautiful photos!
Thank you, Lynn!
My husband and I have been to the Portland Museum of Art several times.
It reall is an excellent museum.
*really
Beautiful state, beautiful pictures!
🧡
Very nice.
Thank you, DM.
Awesome pix!
Thank you, Nancy!
Most welcome, Mitch!
Wow, what a lot of beautiful photos! I see the jacket, and am guessing the air is getting brisk down East.
Yep!
Beautiful! Enjoy your trip.
Thanks, Chanel, but just to clarify, we flew home this week.
Beautiful pictures.
Thank you, Shirley.
The painted pottery is precious! 😂
Isn’t that a beautiful piece. I don’t recall who it’s by.
Awesome pics
Thank you, L.G.
Sounds and looks like a trio of fantastic days and nights, Mitch.
A beautiful start, Bruce, but the best was yet to come.
I spent a single day in Maine w/ a dear friend, many years ago. It still resonates.
Memorable Moments! Thank you for inviting us all in!
My pleasure, Talk.
What a beautiful place!
Looks stunning
Lovely to see your photos and what you are up to.
Thank you, Morag.
You are welcome.
I saw Thomas Dambo’s trolls at the Atlanta, GA, botanical gardens a few years ago. They are amazing. I guess they are making their way up the east coast.
Yes, they’re here in Ohio too, Madeline. I understand he’s installed in places all over the world.
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Not gonna lie. I like that vase!
;>) Me too, Danny.
Beautiful! Wish I could see it in person. 🙂
I didn’t realize Maine was so gorgeous!
It truly is.
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Glorious photos! Thanks for sharing. God bless.
My pleasure, Stephanie, and God bless you!
Enjoyed traveling with y’all! Love your photographs!
Wow!
You are a popular fella.
Great pics.
My wife and I visited fall of 2022.
Only made it as far as Ogunquit, as we were actually staying in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire.
That first Lighthouse pic you have at the top looks a lot like the Nebble or Nubble?
But, I know Maine is famous for them.
Which one is it? The one that looks as if it was built directly upon those rocks.
That’s the Portland Head Lighthouse. Good to meet you, Lance. (Is that correct?)
Right you are Mitch 😉
Ditto
Never been to Maine. Looks mighty pretty.
It is!
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