One year anniversary

Yesterday was the one year anniversary of our move to midcoast Maine.  It's been a good year.  A year of health for me - for which I'm supremely grateful -  a year of David working first as a "seasonal" employee, and now as a permanent (but part-time) employee, a year of making our house into a home, exploring the area, joining a synagogue, growing a first little garden, participating in community events, making new friends.  A good year.  Here are photos from this morning's walk with Ella.  

We were "late" this morning, about 6:45 am (usually we're an hour earlier), so the sun was just over the horizon.  

A sign that it is truly autumn:  the schooners are being dry docked.  Here's one pulled up on land:

and others winterized with tarps and left in the water at the docks.  If this winter is like last, they'll stay there all winter and as the holidays approach, their shrouds will be decorated with strings of lights.  Last year one had a Christmas tree perched at the top of its highest mast.

It's been a hard few weeks at work, really busy, deadlines and stress.  Yesterday David had to work. Ella and I went to Camden State Park and hiked for 90 minutes or so.  There's something about strenuous exercise requiring deep breathing and exertion that releases stress.  Today, however, is to be a lazier day (with breaks for a little vacuuming).  We may go see the new movie, Gravity.  Meanwhile, Ella takes her relaxation to a higher level:

I think Ella joins me in saying:  Peace!