 We left Acadia Friday but before we packed up we took one last hike. Our favorite is the hike closest to where we stay on Beech Mountain. It's not too long but has a little of every type of trail. It also has this beautiful view of the lake that "our" house is on.  I never tire of seeing the granite steps on the trails around the park. I can't even imagine how long it took to put all of these stones in place. One thing's for sure, they don't require any ongoing maintenance!  We've probably hiked this trail 4 or 5 times but it's the first time I've noticed this profile. We usually see turkeys in various places around the park but Chris commented the night before we left that he hadn't seen any this week. Then we headed to Beech Mountain for this hike....  Turkeys on the left...  Turkeys in the road...  Turkeys on the right! That satisfied is desire to see some turkeys!  On the way up and back I got to do lots of crochet in the car. It's about 16 hours each way so I have a lot of time. I did a baby hat to go with the blankets and 2 hats for my brothers step-grands. These are in their school colors. I have 2 more to make for the other 2 kids and I ordered the yarn while I was in the car. I still need to stitch these together to finish them off. About the drive, I really have sympathy for those of you who live around Boston. The traffic is miserable, no matter what time you are there.  The only other yarn I had in the car was the leftover baby blanket yarn. I bought way too much of that yarn! I started a C2C. This is going really fast and will probably be done in a few days. It's going to be a little smaller so if I finish it I'll add it to the gift. This one might make a good car blanket. But I'll also give her the option of gifting or donating it.
I'm still going to have some yarn leftover but it will go in a scrap donation blanket. This week I have a lot of dyeing stuff to catch up on but I hope to have some time to sew on the blue quilt.
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LOL the traffic around Boston has always been horrible - the first time we went through there was back in 1974 and it was horrible then and worse when we went through back in the 90's and again around 2000 -- Boston is one place though it has a ton of history it really isn't on my list to visit or drive through again!
patty
10/16/2023 02:02:28 pm
What a beautiful photo of the lake. OK, back to the real world for you! LOL!!
Kay Welch
10/16/2023 02:42:21 pm
Your photos that you share when you're in Maine are such a good visual mental health break for me. Thank you.
Kristin F
10/16/2023 02:52:06 pm
Great Maine photos! Such a beautiful state. Interesting profile in the rock, and I see a face of some sort on the ground in the shadow, too. Maybe the eyes are leaves?
Gene Black
10/17/2023 06:47:42 am
That looks like an interesting hike. It surprised me to see the granite steps as I had dreamed about going up similar steps early this morning just before I awoke. 10/17/2023 02:31:25 pm
Gorgeous spot. I love the texture patina on the rocks- kind of like hand dyed fabrics! Glad you had sun and beautiful weather.
Mary Anne
10/22/2023 09:59:07 am
Wow - talk about satisfying the turkey sighting need! It wasn't all that long ago that you never saw any and suddenly they're multiplying in great numbers. Leave a Reply. |
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