Friday September 7, 2012

 

 

Bluegrass Festival

At Thomas Point Beach

Day One

 

After lunch, I decided to take a walk through the campgrounds. This reminded me of the osprey nest at the restaurant Taste of Maine – not too far away.

 

 

It was a warm, comfortable, gray day – a good day for taking pictures.

The gray reminded me of how Sarah of Sarah Plain and Tall described the ocean and the Maine coast to Anna and Caleb who were from the midwest and had never seen the ocean.

 

 

My camera said I took this photo at 1:52 p.m.

Remember that time.

 

 

Someone enjoying the beach.

 

 

Some of the area is surrounded by beautiful marshland.

 

 

 

 

Fishing

 

 

The campground was filled with lots of campers, motor homes, and tents.

I love walking through a campground and smelling food and campfires.

 

 

An interesting decoration at a campsite.

 

 

Free banjo lessons anyone?

 

 

I was beginning to think about having a late lunch and Maine Lobstah Roll sounded perfect.

 

 

Oh my! Lobster, french fries and bluegrass music.

 

 

Later in the evening I took pictures of the same area at low tide.

 

 

As I was walking through the campground I met our friends Wayne and Betty Chesley and their farm and garden wagon.

 

 

Remember I told you that our daughter Diane was baking blueberry cakes for the festival. You can see one on the right.

 

 

Enjoying the bay.

 

 

 

 

Remember the boat in water at 1:52 p.m. It is at the same place in the bay during low tide at 5:41 p.m.

 

 

Can you guess what he is doing in the sandy mud flats of Thomas Bay?

 

 

Or him?

 

 

 

 

They are clamming.

 

 

Thomas Bay is one of the largest natural clam beds in the State of Maine

My favorite group of the day was Dailey and Vincent.

I enjoyed their talented musicians and that about half of their songs were gospel. They also did a selection of songs where they imitated other groups. They were incredibly good.

 

 

I enjoyed when Vincent (right) honored his wife (seated) because this was the day (twenty-one years ago) that they met for the first time at Thomas Point Beach.

 

 

Someone lit several sky lanterns.

We left a bit early because it was getting cool, and everything was still damp from the afternoon rain.

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It was a wonderful day.

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