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Dip your hand in the cool seawater and hear the gulls rhythmic cries.
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If you're me, you'll flap your towel to scare the buggers away from your snack.
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Days here are unplanned. Boats slide across our vista silently.
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We find blueberry bushes along the trails, and beaver lodges.
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The late sun bleaches the grass tips
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and leaks into the wooded paths.
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There are shops to scan, deserted cottages to spy out.
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Mostly, the water whirs and whistles against the rocks where we sit on towels in the sun reading, writing, resting.
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Lobster boats clank through the peace, seagulls crowding around the hull for slip-ups.
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Tides refresh the scene, and take turns battering and then sidling up to the rocks.
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At night, we sip bisque and chowder, and walk home under the pink clouds.
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Maine will always be one of my favorites, a place of constant renewal and peace.
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We are smelling last night's rain this morning and looking forward to more fresh air today.
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Happy weekend!