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Sheesh! I've been back for almost a week. I should have gotten my life back to normal by now! I mean, we were only two time zones away.

I did come home to a busy period, however. We did all the washing and folding in two days, and then I had the task of final editing, printing and binding Sunday school workbooks. Plus, when I transferred both my and Graham's photos to my external drive, there were 2076 pics to go through and edit! I'd like to pare them down a whole lot. And eventually I'll get around to making my picture book.

So, lots to do. Two little grandsons to hug. Treasure to walk. Laundry to pick up. Lessons to complete. Pictures to edit. Bills to pay. I had to pack two weeks' worth of living into a weekend! I hope to get some pictures posted here soon. And I hope Bill gets some of his photos on a disc for me soon as well. Between the three of us, we got some mighty fabulous pictures. Each of us has a different eye for photography, so it will be interesting to see the different points of view.

We were describing our trip to the Sunday school class yesterday. Graham, always looking at the glass half empty, was giving his view of the negative side of Canada. And little ole optimistic me kept interrupting him with the brighter side of things. One member finally piped up, "Did you all go on the same trip?" Peals of laughter brought us back to the realization that we really do see things from different colored glasses. I'll try to show you that in our photos.

Bar Harbor, Maine

Disclaimer: These pictures are in backward order! (A little quirk from blogspot! Plus, it deleted a couple of my pics - maybe I can repost them another time.)

So.... Here we are at a little restaurant in Bar Harbor called Parkside on the Green. We each had fish and chips, which was a fried haddock, and quite tasty.

Our morning was spent at the Acadia National Park, just minutes from our hotel. This park takes up most of the island of Mt. Desert, but we only toured about a third of it. The storm was stirring up the tides and this picture was taken at a place called Thunder Hole (which is the next picture.)
Because of the uncertainty of the hurricane, the rangers closed off the area jutting out, but from our vantage point we could still see and hear the thundering waves coming into this little cove.

This lake has a "seasonal" sandy beach. In the winter the tides wash the sand out into the bay, and then it is washed back in as the weather warms in the spring.

This is a view of the porcupine islands from the highest point of Cadillac Mountain in the park. I guess the haze is caused by the impending storm.

On Thursday night we had a lobster bake at the Bar Harbor Inn, right down on the harbor. We went out just in time to see the sky changing color as the sun went down.

We each had a plate with a big lobster, boiled potatoes, cole slaw and corn on the cob. Dessert was a slice of delicious blueberry pie. (I ate it before I remembered to take its picture!)

This is the Bar Harbor Inn where we had our dinner. It's a lovely hotel right on the harbor. There's a nice park adjacent to the hotel, and then the dock where lots of boats can be chartered for fishing or whale watching.

We have been so fortunate to have wonderful weather thus far. Although it's been a little warm, we have had abundant sunshine for multiple strolls up and down Main Street. After dinner tonight we noticed some coolness in the air and even a movement of fog coming off the water. The forecast is for rain tonight and most of tomorrow. Our TD says we will not take our cruise on the Bay of Fundy tomorrow, but might possibly do that on Sunday. So all is not lost to the weather! I'll try to keep the blog updated often.