Beach combing in Maine this past weekend
This past weekend, a nice group joined me at Skylands, my home in Maine. We were busy with business meetings and also a television shoot for my upcoming season. We were watching the weather reports intently, as Hurricane Bill was looming out at sea. Being outdoors is a major part of visiting Acadia National Forest and we managed to have some great walks before inclement weather arrived. Beach combing is great in Maine.
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- Before Hurricane Bill arrived, a group of us went beach combing at the Seal Harbor beach. Here I am holding up a large piece of triple growth kelp.
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- Sharkey and Francesca always love the beach – even when it’s windy and cool.
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- Here is Francesca foraging in the seaweed-covered beach. With the churning surf, so much seaweed had been washed ashore.
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- A little boy played with his truck – he reminded me of my nephew, Charlie, when he was small.
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- Franny looks so small against the pink granite rocks on the beach.
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- Sharkey looking out to sea – as though sensing a bad storm was imminent
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- Holding up another monstrous growth of kelp
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- Something smells good to the dogs – perhaps a mussel?
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- So much to see and smell – crabs, mussels, kelp, and other seaweeds
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- The dogs must be wondering why no one is in the water. People have been warned of the approaching storm.
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- What do you suppose Sharkey is digging for now?
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- Whatever it is, Francesca is interested in it also.
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- Oh doggies, it’s just a gull feather from a gull friend.
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- Sharkey loves smelling this empty muscle shell.
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- The rest of the gang from New York City had just spotted us on the beach. – Lisa Wagner and Charles Koppelman
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- Hannah brought her dog to Maine, as well. It’s a havanese!
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- James, Hannah, Kim, Mary, Lisa, Charles, and me
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- James and Hannah
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- I loved my seaweed so much that I carried it for a long time. It was so leathery.
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- A child was playing with these little trucks – or are they shoes?
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