It's has been beautiful this Spring with the lilacs coming in in full swing and then now the lupines and buttercups. We are SO blessed to be able to live in the best place on earth. Somehow, America seems a little more free when you live in a small town on the coast of Maine.
An evening walk down to the boat houses.
Butch's field's are always so pretty no matter what time of year it is! With this view on one side of the road and the harbor on the other, it makes for a very peaceful place to walk. We love walking and jogging down there.
What's a rowboat without a leak? Charity and I decided it was about time we go out on our first rowboat adventure for the season. Well, when we got in, we noticed a new leak that hadn't been there last year. Oh well, nothing a little bucket won't fix. So Charity went up to the camp and grabbed a bucket and we were off! It was the most peaceful evening! I guess the seals even thought it was pretty too, because they popped their heads up every now and then to get a glimpse of the sunset with us. I love the seals. They are so cute.
After a failed attempt to get our rowboat to sail last summer, we decided that we had better choose a different boating industry. Somehow you lose some of the peace and relaxation of sailing when you are standing up in your boat in the middle of the reach, trying to keep your balance as you hold a sheet above your head. Needless to say, it didn't take us long to realize we needed to choose a new boating career. So I took a test and got my recreational lobstering license. We had two traps last year. We like doing it by hand, the old fashioned way you know, by hauling them up manually without a mechanical pot hauler. But after carrying a heavy aluminum boat down the beach, rowing out to the first trap, hauling it up, baiting and setting it again, rowing to the next one and doing the same thing, then rowing in and carrying the boat back up the beach again, we had to think of something a little faster and safer. So we prayed if it was the Lord's will for us to do it again, then He'd provide us with something safer. He helped Charity to spot this beauty up on the Ridge Road. They sold us the boat, trailer, and 65hp outboard with it. We've been running around getting parts and Dad's been working alot at fixing stuff so it's almost ready to launch now. Can't wait! Have to share more about it later! Need to make a mooring and a little outrigger, then she'll be ready to go.
An evening walk down to the boat houses.
After a failed attempt to get our rowboat to sail last summer, we decided that we had better choose a different boating industry. Somehow you lose some of the peace and relaxation of sailing when you are standing up in your boat in the middle of the reach, trying to keep your balance as you hold a sheet above your head. Needless to say, it didn't take us long to realize we needed to choose a new boating career. So I took a test and got my recreational lobstering license. We had two traps last year. We like doing it by hand, the old fashioned way you know, by hauling them up manually without a mechanical pot hauler. But after carrying a heavy aluminum boat down the beach, rowing out to the first trap, hauling it up, baiting and setting it again, rowing to the next one and doing the same thing, then rowing in and carrying the boat back up the beach again, we had to think of something a little faster and safer. So we prayed if it was the Lord's will for us to do it again, then He'd provide us with something safer. He helped Charity to spot this beauty up on the Ridge Road. They sold us the boat, trailer, and 65hp outboard with it. We've been running around getting parts and Dad's been working alot at fixing stuff so it's almost ready to launch now. Can't wait! Have to share more about it later! Need to make a mooring and a little outrigger, then she'll be ready to go.
SO beautiful! The best thing of all about Maine is how timeless it is. You can always find it exactly the same.
ReplyDeleteRather than holding a sheet to the wind for a sail, I highly recommend a beach umbrella!
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