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May I take you on a walk through Seanook?

On this bright sunshiny Fall day please join me for a walk around inside Seanook!  

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Views of Spring at Our Place, Paradise Point Road 2017

In spite of the rain we are enjoying an awesome Spring right here on Paradise Point Road, because of glorious days sprinkled between.  Even the cloudy days have been warm enough to work outside, actually perfect for planting.  Please enjoy the link to more    https://goo.gl/znfHFk

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Blizzard of 2017

Our big February blizzard started on Saturday afternoon, the 11th, went through the night and until of the afternoon of the 12th. Mary Ellen was working on a painting job at Seanook which she had to pursue each day in order to get the requisite number of coats dry before the next guests. So before 9:00 am on Sunday she put on her gaiters, hooded coat, and gloves, and headed out with shovel in hand to dig her way across the street. Right away she was confronted with a large drift on the steps of the shop. Then it was a matter of shoveling enough to decrease the snow depth from hip depth to knee high in order to wade through it, all the while fighting 45 mph gale-driven snow. It took her about 15 minutes to get across the street. When she arrived at Seanook, the drift against the door was as high as the handle. For the duration of the morning there were no views, just a complete white-out as if plastered to every window.

Two hours later the storm was starting to ebb.  When he went out with the snowblower, Ron found the path completely blown in again, and the snow was again nearly up to the handle of the entry to Seanook. 

By 3:00 pm the sun was out. Our total snow accumulation was at least 31 inches as measured at the golf course.  It was an exciting storm!

We had the next day for a bit of catch-up before receiving another 4 – 5 inches that night, hence the latter photos of the snow glued to trees.

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Sunset at Seanook on December 13, 2015

Please enjoy!!  Sunset at Seanook, December 13, 2015.   Merry Christmas!  Mary Ellen & Ron    https://goo.gl/photos/xEBjQAWZkKZPH46v5

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Fall Pictures from Paradise

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Spring arrived suddenly

Spring leaves add color on the hillsides around the bay
Spring leaves add color on the hillsides around the bay

In a matter of a week we switched from nighttimes in the single digits and windy days in the 20’s to early morning lows in the 30’s and daytimes above 50 degrees!  Our neighbor has already taken down his sap buckets on the maple trees, a

Linekin Bay Sunset and reflection.
Linekin Bay Sunset and reflection.

sure sign of Spring. We are busy finishing up winter projects, doing outside painting, cleaning up in the gardens, and dreaming of the flowers to come.

There is one boat on the bay now, and the wonderful sunsets persist.

 

 

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Contrasts

Wild winds and waves
Wild winds and waves

A 45 degree grey day of steady 35mph winds out of the southwest with whitecaps and the few remaining boats bouncing on the bay, was followed by a perfect 63 degree sunny day with only light winds.   We take each as it comes and enjoy each in

From beneath the lower deck.
From beneath the lower deck.

its own spirit.  So for the first we marvelled from the inside, snug by the fire; for the second we revelled outside in its balmy attitude.  The moon also lined up correctly so we were able to take in the float and ramp, just the two of us, with minimal effort, and then proceeded repairing the dock and shoring up under the lower deck.  What a great day!  It was followed

As the sun slips behind the ridge
As the sun slips behind the ridge

by an equally gorgeous sunset portending rain for tomorrow’s dawn.

Always changing
Always changing

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Our “New-to-us” motor boat took us for a Fall Foliage tour up the Sheepscot

All morning the fog had been offering hope that it might lift, but as we departed the security of the dock, it socked in

Coming out of the ocean fog into Townsend's Gut
Coming out of the ocean fog into Townsend’s Gut

closer, and in a blink Perch Island appeared 200 yards ahead of us.   Then with renewed attention to wind direction we headed out of Linekin Bay.  As we rounded Spruce Point and crossed the mouth of Boothbay Harbor, the white shroud lifted.  We steered into Townsend’s Gut where the last of the mist vaporized into fingers of sunlight piercing between the trees above steep shoreline.

The blue Sheepscot beyond the swing bridge of Townsend Gut
The blue Sheepscot beyond the swing bridge of Townsend Gut

We proceeded under the swing bridge  and up the bright blue waters toward the Sheepscot.  What a wonderland of water ledges and trees!  It was an unusually low tide, but we navigated a very narrow spot with seaweed showing all around to get out into the river.  Then back to Robinson’s Wharf for an early supper; we were all famished!

The view from our table at Robinsons'
The view from our table at Robinsons’

The view from our table at Robinson’s was not lacking!

After a satisfying round of steamed mussels & clams, lobster stew, shrimp alfredo, and sweet potato fries we veered homeward.  The full moon greeted us as we exited the Gut.  What a perfect afternoon boat ride!

Moon over Boothbay Harbor
Moon over Boothbay Harbor

 

Speeding back to the Gut
Speeding back to the Gut
Speeding back to the Gut

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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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September

Crisp, clear September morning
Crisp, clear September morning

September is our favorite month!  Of course, we say that about every month, but September, regardless, ranks right at the top.  The air is crisp, clear and cool which makes the  colors vibrant and the water sparkle.  It is not too cool to still enjoy summer activities, and around here there are fewer people to deal with when you are doing so.   Although the fish hawks and

A lobster boat in the cove
A lobster boat in the cove

hermit thrush have already left, other wildlife seem to be more in evidence.  I saw turkeys yesterday, a deer, an eagle, a loon, and a flock of mergansers.

Besides that, the tide was high enough for two lobster boats to chug right close by Seanook and into our cove to leave or pick up traps at the shore.

This is Maine the way it should be!  September.

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