Taiwan

I've got a new blog Mangguoshu, and I've moved all the posts about Taiwan over there.

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Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia

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Orr's and Bailey Island, Maine

I took these with my new camera, and I clearly haven't worked out how to use it, because they are ridiculously dark and have some weird contrast things going on.

Mackerel Cove, Bailey Island

It looks more like a night time picture than the day. And this is one of the better ones. I tried fixing it, but it didn't work.

Steps

Although you can't really tell it from these pictures, this area is really beautiful and well worth a visit. Now it's much snowier of course, and we are expecting another 12 to 20 inches tomorrow, so you might want to wait until spring.

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Bath, Maine

The bridge between Bath and Woolwich

Right now Bath is in the middle of a blizzard, so I'm going to post pictures of a more pleasant time.

I'm not sure what this building is, but it looks very serious.

Cute little cafe

I keep meaning to go in, but I always seem to pass by on Sundays, when it's closed.

This style of architecture is pretty rare in Maine

Downtown area

Centre St.

Washington St.

Patten Free Library

During the fall

Cat sitting by the marsh

Fog on Route 1

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First Snow 2010

Not very pretty, but apparently it was much heavier in other parts of the state. I'm pleased it wasn't worse here.

It does make the decorations look more Christmas-y.

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Knox, Maine

Central Maine Auction Hall

A few years I was going to the Common Ground Fair. Traffic was so slow that I was able to take a few photographs on the way. These were taken on Route 220.

Farmhouse

Gate

Tree

Farm

Silo

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Stonington, Maine

Stonington Harbor

I lived in Stonington during the summers when I was in college. It's a small town on Deer Isle, about an hour and half from Bangor. At least the way I drive it is, I heard some fishermen claiming they could make it in 30 minutes. I went back for the first time in years this summer. I didn't take too many pictures, unfortunately.

Looking down towards the harbor

The main street runs along the harbor. It's a fairly small town, just over a thousand people. It's not close to anything, but it really is beautiful. A lot of people who live there are fishermen or lobstermen. There are also several art galleries for tourists. There is a little conflict between the two groups. There used to be a lot of granite quarries (hence the name) but most of them have been shut down now.

You can actually see a tiny part of the house I lived in, I think. It's on the far right.

I took this photo years ago, when I still lived there. I didn't mind the fog, but I didn't like the fog horns. They could be startlingly loud. I did get used to it.

Caterpillar Hill

This was taken in Sedgwick, on the trip back from Stonington. You can see the bridge to Little Deer Isle from this spot, but it's not visible in the picture. This was taken facing west, towards Camden.

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