Wednesday was quiet and lovely at the ocean…I took these pictures of the shore from the ocean tenting deck…in the morning, afternoon and evening.  Notice that there’s not a cloud in the sky or a ripple on the water…think warm sunshine and a good book.  True to our famous New England weather, we blinked and…

We’ve been half closing down for a few weeks now…and after this weekend the toys in the playground are put away for the winter but we’ve left the gardens fully decorated for now…it’s simply too pretty to close down.  This weekend, the village of Searsport had a Fall Festival…here are a few of the pictures…

Yes, you’re on the campground blog and yes, I know the pictures don’t look right.  Actually, we snuck away this weekend.  If you live at the ocean, then a mountain destination is an obvious choice. It was Steven’s 30th College Reunion in Lyndonville Vermont.  Fiber College 2010 is over (except for the follow-up correspondence) and the…

The wind has shifted and makes a different noise in the trees, our sweaters are airing in the sunshine and we’re roasting tomatoes for the winter every afternoon…until we start with the apples for butter and fruit leather. It’s Fall on Penobscot Bay.  No clouds in the sky.  Every where you look there are harvest…

There’s alot of things I put off doing “until I have time to do it right”…like blogging Searsport Shores life lately…I didn’t realize the extent of my procrastination until I down loaded some pictures today…OMG…there were photos fresh from 3 weeks ago. So it’s 8:47 PM…I’m closing the office in 13 minutes but I thought…

Yesterday’s beach seine (a fine mesh net designed for live catches and research) survey at Searsport Shores Campground: One haul at low tide and one haul at high tide of the 60 foot beach seine. Results: 516 mummichogs at high tide. At low tide about 60 silversides and 4 crangon shrimp.

The campground is still running on laughter, exploration, art projects and beach time…but I’ve been putting my writing energies into our other blog…Fiber College on Penobscot Bay.  It’s an event we host each year for those who are interested in quilting, spinning, carving, knitting…and all that sort of thing.  For the next few weeks, my…

It’s early afternoon, the temperature’s perfect, we’re making giant toadstools again tonight…and over my iced coffee I was thinking about the variety of questions I answered today: Where can I find orange, purple and green string? Where can I buy a bikini that’s not cut too high? I need shrimp…not cooked but kicking… Do you…