Memories of Maine

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"I'm definately NOT returning to work at camp this summer, this last one, or any residential one really."
Smiling as I look at summer photos, and laughing aloud as I remember all of the amazing children I was able to interact with, makes me question my statement once said with such certainty. At least for a moment.
Although the kids were most definitely the most enjoyable part of the summer, Maine in all its wildness and beauty was right there, too. Acadia, Baxter, and the local ponds, coastal towns, falls, and wildlife were spectacular.


Getting back down to Tennessee to see my family was a necessary precurser to a cold winter in New York! My cousins have the most beautiful babies in the world!


Okay, so now I'm in yet another paradise on Earth, the Hamptons of Long Island are, despite being a bit too upscale, a magical mixture of my Outer Banks home and the forrests of Maine! What's not to love!? Other than the prices of course!

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Photos

Katahdin Stream Falls
Much bigger in person

Acadia
View from 'The Beehive'

Me and Flora King
This is my lovely cousin Deedee's daughter, I missed alot in NZ!

Anderson Abbott
Darby and Emily's newest edition to the Abbott family.

The Fam
Me, Papaw (almost 88 and still doing more than most men half his age!), Gran (the sweetest woman, with the best banana bread), my Mom (she's my Mom, do I need to elaborate on her greatness!)

NY View
My visit in Battery Park

Sag Harbor
8 minute bike ride from my house

Long Pond Greenbelt
There's alot of protected land and local enviro orgs.

Beaches everywhere
There's inlets, harbors, the ocean, all with a different feel to them. This was the morning after a one night camping trip with my freind Sue... we had just seen a couple of deer running through that beach grass!