Saturday, June 12, 2010

Happy Birthday Jillian, You're 1 year old!











Cake!

CJ helped blow out the candle










Major La La Land



Presents

Big brothers had to help out with opening of the presents





New Big Girl Chair




New Pink Jillian Chair

New Big girl purse


Jillian had a vice grip on her new fake money to put in her new big girl purse!











Birthday Party doggie pics











Friday, June 4, 2010

My visit to Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, Maine

I stayed at this wonderful place called Bass Harbor Gables. It is on the quiet side of the island. It is very beautiful and gives you the feel of Maine island living. This is the main house. The best part is that pets are welcome! I also met 2 of my neighbors and they were very cool. One was a photographer and this is her web site: http://gonetothedogs.smugmug.com/
She photographs birds, dogs and maine! I bought one of her photographs at a store in town.


I didn't stay in the main house. Patsy and I stayed in the cottage. It was perfect. In the morning Patsy and I would watch the birds from the front porch.

back deck of cottage


View from back deck of Bass Harbor. The red buildings are a shellfish company.


I love a nice fire at the end of the day (with a glass of Chardonnay :)




Cozy cottage in Bass Harbor

A great place to return to after a day of walking, hiking, driving around














Patsy pics, sorry there are many of them, she was my main subject!

Patsy settled right into her cottage home for the week
Yum, fish bones!

Patsy had to have her lobster too!


Patsy pics





So serious





Seawall at end of Wonderland trail.

An excellent ocean walk on a cloudy day














Patsy's first visit to the Atlantic Ocean

I think she like the ocean


Common Eider Duck






The Bubbles at Jordan Pond


This is the lawn of the Jordan Pond tea house. There is a trail that goes around the pond. Mom and I walked it when we visited Acadia about 10 years ago.