camping in bar harbor

over fathers day weekend
we loaded up guzzy
and headed for acadia national park
for some camping fun with friends

the weekend entailed
lots of relaxation while we listened to the ocean waves

followed by lots of laughs around the campfire
and ending with beautiful sunset views

oh, and food
of course we had to take a trip to the trenton bridge lobster pound!

how can you go wrong?!?!

seven years in the making

sean's grandmother, grammie
got sean and his brother a little sailboat
a sunfish
at a yardsale
when they were in middle school
ever since i've known him
it's sat out back of the camp
in the elements
upside down
and every year he has promised me he would take me sailing in it
and every year it would remain right where it was
until a couple of years ago when we built the barn
and he finally had a place to work on it
and restore it back to working condition
even then the end of the season would come and still nothing
until this year.....

mother nature at her finest

what i love most about our time in maine
is the safe haven my husband has created
for all the creatures
and that duke doesn't bother
from the chipmunks

to the birds

to the grey squirrels (not the red ones)

we've even had some visits from a woodchuck and some raccoons
but this one...
mother nature is not at her finest...

a chipmunk photoshoot

remember the safe haven for nature i described
that my husband has made
besides having nature all around you
it has other benefits
like offering photoshoot opportunities that aren't the norm

amy and i found this scale while antiquing one year
and sean and i turned it into a bird feeder

that is enjoyed by all creatures, great and small, at all times of the day and night
like birds, chipmunks, squirrels and even raccoons

it was so much fun snapping away
while this little guy filled his cheeks to the brim

i realize the pics aren't the sharpest but they sure are cute!!!