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The majesty and calm of sunset envelopes your evening at Seanook

You can sit by the fire and read in the afterglow.  Or better yet, relax in the sunroom as colors evolve down the whole

Sundown at Seanook
Sundown at Seanook

length of Linekin Bay.  This is one of our favorite things to do, especially in winter when it can take more than an hour for the bright hues to completely fade.  Before we know it we are sitting there in the dark as lights twinkle from Cabbage Island and from across the bay, and perhaps Venus and the moon from above, and blend with the flickering glow from our fireplace into perfect calm.

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The Drama of Fog

Fog flies low over Murray Hill
Fog flies low over Murray Hill

Fog.  We woke up to a white world, socked in; we could see nothing.  Occasionally a yellow hint

Bayville emerging from the fog
Bayville emerging from the fog

to the light gave evidence that the sun was trying to burn through.   When it finally had the upper hand, the drama of the fog’s last try was breathtaking.  The time difference between this first photo and the last is 4 minutes; its all done in a flash.

Fog evaporates
Fog evaporates

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Fall Foliage

This beautiful September weather we are having portends great Fall color next month.  To the north of here it has already started and is gradually moving down the state.  It should arrive here in earnest by the second week of October and

Jones' Island in fog
Jones’ Island in fog

basically last all month barring a ferocious wind storm.  These photos are from October 20 last year.

We still have open at Seanook four nights coming up this season, October 20 – 23, 2013.  The best restaurants will be open.  Ports of Italy will serve through November 3.  That time of year you will be able to drive right onto the dock to park for McSeagull’s.  The pace is a bit slower and the attention a little warmer.

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