Saturday Evening, May 24

It has been several years since we went to my favorite Maine restaurant, because it is closed during the winter ~ and we always visit in January. Our second visit is for the bluegrass festival on Labor Day weekend ~ and we always have things to do and places to eat at the festival.

This visit made me want to start a new tradition of going to Maine each May.

We enjoy going here with Mark and Diane.

Yes, I think we will have to start a new tradition and go to Maine in May.

One highlight of going to this restaurant is seeing the resident osprey.

I think she is in the nest, because I caught a glimpse of movement.

Yes, she is there ~ as displayed in the lobby by the live camera

It appears that there are currently three eggs.

I love the atmosphere of this place.

We were pleased that there was a seat at the window overlooking Pleasant Cove.

The tide was just beginning to come in.

It was wonderful to enjoy a meal with Mark and Diane ~ one that neither of us had to grill or cook.

Look what I ordered!

Oh, my, this was delicious.

The others got fairly ordinary meals.

We enjoyed watching several gulls and birds ~ including this osprey search for food as the tide came in.

There are binoculars at each table.

 The osprey in the nest began stirring ~ making her more visible.

 After finishing our meal, Diane suggested that we take a back road drive to see what was on the other side of the cove.

Back road drives in a new area are one of my favorite things to do.

I’ll show you those pictures tomorrow night.