Lots of pictures from Maine

We are home - we got back yesterday evening just in time to get to a Hallowell sing at a Hospice Volunteer Appreciation party held at Hilltop Montessori School in Brattleboro. We would have been there at 5p.m., when we were asked to arrive so that we could eat and socialize before singing, but when we came off Exit 2 from I-91, the traffic was backed up the entire ramp, and it took us close to half an hour to finally get on to Western Avenue! Good grief! However, when we got to the event, we learned that several others had been delayed for the same reason. So everything got pushed back a bit and I actually did get something to eat. And it was good! Back in Maine, we took a number of photos I haven't posted yet, so here goes:

I took a walk down to the cottage on the shore where Katie and Savannah have stayed in past years (and Ellen and I too, once). It is now under new ownership, and it is unlikely that it will ever be available to rent again at a reasonable price. The new owners have put in some new windows. It's a nice spot to visit.

A beautiful rock and vine next to the cottage.

Mary was putting soil acidifier on the blueberry patch.

Mary's fantastic garden. What a tremendous amount of work she has put into it. But she loves doing it.

A bountiful crop of apples.

A lovely yellow delicious apple . . . .

. . . . .from an espalier apple tree.

And really big pears!

Flowers in the garden.

More flowers.