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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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You can calm the roughest seas
or the nations raging around us.

Psalm 65:7 (Easy-to-Read Version)

Hezekiah’s Workplace

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Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival

Before going to the bluegrass festival, we took Heze to work at Wendy’s – about a mile from their home. He also works part-time in an auto repair/maintenance shop and is in his second year of going to vo-tech to learn auto mechanics.

He was going to be on the grill, so I took a quick photo before he went behind the scenes.

Cerwin was hungry for a hamburger, so I went outside to see what I could find to photograph.

I think these are crab apples.

Because we are not far from bays, inlets, and the ocean, the area abounds with seagulls.

This one was quite noisy.

The Katahdin Valley Boys were on stage when we arrived at Thomas Point Beach shortly after noon on Friday.

Acoustic Heartstrings are from Moncton, New Brunswick, not far from one of TFC’s chapels. They and some of their friends were sitting in front of us. We talked to one couple who was familiar with the chapel.

The Bluegrass Museum bus was on the grounds for touring.

This is a replica of Flat and Scruggs first bus.

This classic 1955 Flexible Bus was manufactured in Loudenville, Ohio. it is called a Visaliner or “Clipper” because the radiator shroud is located on top, at the back of the bus like a clipper ship sail. Flatt & Scruggs had a 1948 Flixible bus, the bodies are very similar. This bus is powered by a (4) stroke 8.2 Liter/500 c.i. Detroit Fuel Pincher Diesel V-8 engine with a 4 speed Allison AT-545 automatic transmission.

The museum features vintage clothing worn by musical stars such as Ralph Stanley, Jimmy Martin and Johnny Cash. The museum is covered from floor to ceiling in musical items that date back to the 1930’s.

The Thomas Point Beach clock kept us aware of the time from all sides.

There are very few of these – four-faced Westminster Chime Clocks – in the country

Returning to my seat just behind the lady (light blue shirt) on the far left.

Lost and Found was on the stage when I went back to my seat.

I liked the mountain-style folksy bluegrass of the group called Della Mae. By the time they got on stage at 2:30 p.m. the skies were beginning to darken, then it looked like the rain was going to miss us.

Then, almost before we could run for cover it poured!

Della Mae went inside the store and sang the rest of their set there.

Lydia went to our chairs to see if we had forgotten anything.

Before long the rain stopped, but everything was soaked.

I could not get a good shot of Della Mae, so stood on a bench, but the yellow bouy on the left has their faces covered.

By the time the rain stopped Mountain Heart was ready to sing. We covered our chairs with plastic bags so we wouldn’t get wet clothing.

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More about the festival and Thomas Point Beach tomorrow.

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Be on guard.

Stand firm in the faith.

Be courageous. 

Be strong.

1 Corinthians 16:13 (New Living Translation)

Lydia’s Workplace Continued

Skillins Greenhouse

Although it is the end of summer – especially in Maine – there were still many pretty flowers and bushes at Skillins.

It looks like Lydia is giving Grandpa some greenhouse information.

Sister/brother hug before we left for the Myers’ home.

We need some ground cover for the memory garden behind our house so I bought these two varieties.

I wanted to give you an idea of how far Lydia has to walk to work. The mail box on the left is the Myers. The building between the trees is Skillins.

To you, O Lord, I lift my soul.

Psalm 25:1 (GOD’S WORD Translation)

Visiting

Michelle McDougal Photography

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Lydia’s Workplace

When traveling from Hannah’s workplace to where Lydia works, I recognized the area where my friend Michelle’s Photography Studio in located.

When I saw a car outside, I just had to stop to see if she was inside.

She was busy with a photo shoot so after a quick hug I watched her at work.

Thanks Michelle for allowing me to observe you capturing shots of a little girl’s second birthday.

I know why people in your area choose you.

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From there we went to Skillins Greenhouse where our granddaughter Lydia works.

Lydia began our tour by watering some of the flowers next to the entrance and garden supply area.

This is one of her responsibilities.

There were so many photo opportunities. 

I love the atmosphere of greenhouses.

These are not peppers but a decorative plant. Lydia warned me not to taste one.

The next section was outside.

Perennial plants and ground cover

This was a new flower for me.

More of Lydia’s workplace tomorrow night.

A servant of the Lord must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone, be able to teach, and be patient with difficult people.

2 Timothy 2:24 (New Living Translation)

Visiting Hannah’s Workplace

Bath, Maine

We thoroughly enjoyed getting a VIP tour of the ReStore Outlet Store in Bath – just a few miles from where the Myers live.

Though I was familiar with Habitat for Humanity, I was not aware that they have outlet stores throughout the country until our granddaughter Hannah began working here.

They have many kinds of building and household things that are donated by individuals or businesses. In this photo Cerwin and Hezekiah are looking at paint.

A variety of small things like screws and nails.

Hannah at her post at the checkout counter.

She also spends time here – behind the same counter – checking through incoming supplies and pricing them for the floor. On the day we were there the area had many cans of paint. She said each can must be opened to make sure the paint is okay.

A section of windows.

Tile

Furniture

Light fixtures

Bathroom items

Sewing machines

The receiving area

Each item is checked and cleaned before going to the floor.

Hannah checking out Heze’s purchase with her boss standing next to her.

There is even a small lending library.

We were impressed with the supplies that were available in this store and even got an idea for a project we will be dealing with next spring or summer when we remove our wall air conditioners.

The profits from each store goes toward the homes that are built by Habitat for Humanity.

When you find me [wisdom], you find life, real life, to say nothing of God’s good pleasure

Proverbs 8:35 (The Message)