Friday morning and all is well. I am mostly packed and ready to hit the road for an island off of MDI just outside of Bar Harbor. I plan to leave early to give me enough time to get there and some leeway for getting lost. With my I-Touch and camera ready, I hit the road around 10:00 a.m. listening to Elvis Costello as I make my way via Belfast, Ellsworth into MDI on the road to finding the landing.
As I drive up the road, things were mostly uneventful but had to make stops along the way at Birgfeld's Surf Shop, Hamilton Marine and LL Bean for more supplies to make my trek as comfortable as possible. I was very successful in getting rain pants and a fleece coat as it was unclear what the weather would be on this weekend trek. However, I will say that I thought that I was lost at one point when I got to Rt. 3 into MDI. Actually, I was not to take Rt. 3 into Bar Harbor so all was good. Anyway, I finally found the correct road to take me to the landing. A number of us were taking a boat for a somewhat relaxing but enlightening weekend. I did not know anyone but this did not matter. I was off on another adventure into the great unknown. I had my camera just for the last day there. I was excited to see if I could use my new lens!!
One of my goals was to clear my mind and open my eyes to what I could see. This was a new type of adventure in transforming my life. Maybe I needed to make my photography or my creative self more of a priority. I had even made four cheese macaroni with squash for the potluck. We all gathered on the dock near the landing waiting for our hosts to pick us up. I was a little antsy with anticipation and must note that all the people were warm, friendly and inviting in their own brilliant way. The content of the weekend will not be filled in on this blog. However, I did reserve Sunday morning for my photography adventure!
On Sunday morning, I woke up bright eyed and bushy taled all ready for the walk down the road to the dock area so that I could spy all that my eyes would see even with no coffee yet. I know it is unusual for me not to have at least three cups of coffee before I head out for the day. Oh well, I was up for the task at hand. As I made my way from the farmhouse, I noticed so many gorgeous plants, trees and buildings. However, I was not ready to capture this area as my mission was to get to the dock. I did amble along noticing all that was open to me along the way.
As I headed down around the corner, I noticed a lovely tree with a great reflection in the water of the pond. I took a few photos but for some reason they did not come out. Anyway, I ambled down the road to the dock as my first photograph is of the view from above down to the water. It just seems very peaceful. Photographs 2 through 8 consist of all the things that emerged into my view - birds perch on rocks at the water's edge, the rocks and water at difficult angles, a closeup and longer view up the ramp from the dock below, the underneath of the higher dock with a reflection in the water as well as a boat moored at the lower dock with its reflection in the water. As the time for breakfast was fast approaching, I headed to the main house lost in my own thoughts even though I knew what awaited me - coffee and other delicious food plus spectacular company of my new found companions for the weekend.
After breakfast, I had to go back to the house to pack up all my gear and load it into one of the cars. As I had more time to take photographs, I emerged from the house with camera in hand scoping out the area. Photographs 9 and 10 highlight the adirondack chairs looking down the lawn with the water in the distance. Oh how lovely it would be just to hang out here for the day. As I wandered around the driveway near the barn, I noticed a glove just abandoned on the fence just waiting for someone to find it to bring it home. Things lost always get found. They are never really abandoned for long. Someone knows where they are hanging out. Anyway, these shots are depicted in Photographs 11 through 17.
As the time was growing near, I headed back to the main house. I captured the little dock and pond area near the house as well as a wood sculpture nearby as will be depicted as my Photographs 18 and 19.
From what I could tell, we all wanted to stay longer as we were having a fabulous time. The hosts were such warm, kind and just all-around fabulous people with good hearts. We will have many fond memories for this time spent together. We all gathered and slowly walked down to the dock area to board the boat back to shore. As I boarded the boat, I wistfully looked out and was thankful and grateful for this weekend and all that it entailed. Before we alighted from the boat, a group photo was taken. I will cherish this photo for a very long time.
After disembarking from the boat now moored at the landing, we all walked up the ramp with our gear and supplies and headed toward our cars. Hugs were all around and surround. After loading up our cars, we were on the road back to reality, but a reality with new eyes to see. The only bad part about the trip back was that my contacts started getting blurry and I had no eye drops. After awhile, I finally found a store so that my vision could be a little clearer. Anyway, I now wonder what my next adventure will take me.
We shall see, we shall see!
Friday, October 8, 2010
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