Val! and I are being dorks, waiting on our Portland bound flight... Actually we were waiting on crewmember that wasn't on board yet!
Val! got some lovely shots flying into Portland.
Val! and I on the plane.
Oooh fluffy clouds a la Val!
more clouds by Val!
Val! is snap happy.
Liking that landscape.
I LOVE the way this river looks, so mirrored, and the green grass...
Another nice photo.
More pretty river and landscape with JetBlue's website. Represent!
So pretty and green!
Hey jetblue.com... That seems familiar.
Look at all the little reservoirs!
Rockin' out to Billy Idol!
Go Val! go!
Hey, are we in Portland! Yes, yes we are.
Val! really liked this lantern.
Oooh pretty lantern.
And Val! liked this house too.
But this house was Val!'s favorite.
Another shot of the house Val! likes.
Another shot of the car with some greenery.
Don't I look scared!? That is because Val! was standing in the middle of the road trying to get my photo and there was a car rapidly approaching!
Beautiful sky, and amazing little boat planter than actually turns in the wind.
I am busy taking photos of this bad boy, and Val! is snapping me. ;)
Nifty vapor trails over the ocean.
Another shot of the house Vallie! likes.
Val! in front of her favorite house (zoomed in)
Val! in front of the house (zoomed out)
Val!'s house
Awesome moving sailboat planter.
Aww, cute little Val! in front of a lighthouse/
Val! - stop trying to smoosh that lighthouse! Do you think you are going to pick it up and take it with you?
Aren't I adorable? Let's check out the Lobster Shack and rocky coastline.
People come and go, walking to the window to order at the Lobster Shack.
Exit of the Lobster Shack.
Beautiful sea at the Shack
Picnic tables extend to the ledge.
I am an adventurer!
Looking out to sea. ;)
And again, but this time you can see more breaking waves.
Beautiful scenery in Portland. I couldn't stop thinking of how it must look when it's freezing cold and covered with snow. I imagine it is breathtaking.
Val! disregarded the "no sunbathing" signs and laid on the wood (yeah it was the strangest thing) to try to get her arms tanned.
She pensively stares out at the ocean, much more peaceful than New York.
Val! and the sea.
Val! is likin' it!
Lighthouse close up.
Lighthouse closeup a la Photoshop!
Come Again? I think we will!
There were some amazingly beautiful and big houses out there at Cape Elizabeth. http://www.google.com/maps?q=Cape+Elizabeth,+ME,+USA&ie=UTF8&z=12&iwloc=addr&om=1
Another gorgeous house in Cape Elizabeth. I don't even want to know what they sell for, but you might. Town website: http://www.capeelizabeth.com/ Real Estate: http://www.capeelizabeth.com/xferpages/xsearch.html
Look at this view!
I loved the neatness of this little cabin and it's buoys.
This was, hands down, the biggest most amazing house. And it's brand new! So if you're in the market for a coastal vacation home, check it out!
Some little gals were selling lemonade (darn good) and sugar/chocolate chip cookies (in whose world were those cookies sugar?!?!? Mother F&!@*^!!! I feel so lied to.)
Val! is engaging in a transaction of the sweet and lemony variety.
Cool old building.
Val! in the old area of Portland.
Neat old building on the pier.
Here I am in front of some lobstering business.
Hey Bird! I am trying to take your picture.
Hey birdy birdy.
Bubble tea on the bay.
Tour ships were coming up here as Val! and I were eating our lobster feast.
Portland Lobster Co... Let's try it!
Portland Lobster Company, it's my choice!!!
Val! is already there.
Val! doesn't dig that lobster too much.
Val! gets the food when it is ready to eat.
Hey - where are our fries?
Val!'s exasperated.
Hey - there ya go! There are fries!
I am waiting on the grub.
There is our food!!!
Yay! A real lobster bib!!!
Val! is rockin' the bib.
Oh, I am supposed to take the meat out of the claw first?
Yo ho!!! I am a lobster bib wearing woman!
Avast, I have lobster - we can eat!!!
Lobster meal, conquered.
A cute coffee shop in the summer... with a photo on the wall of the same store in the winter!
Val! is inspired by this candle and wants her room to have this look and feel.
Beal's ice cream shop - sample galore! http://www.bealsicecream.com/
We settled on a scoop of "coffee oreo." Delicious!
I loved this license plate ;)
We had half an hour or so to kill, so we paid $6 to get into a park. Two Lights State Park: http://www.maine.gov/cgi-bin/doc/parks/find_one_name.pl?park_id=28
Val! races up the steps.
View from the top of the hill.
Such pretty water and a little white boat.
Little white boat passes the crashing waves.
Love that texture.
Texture and moodiness revealed.
Self-portrait
Val! portrait of Me!
Playing/hopping around on the rocks.
JuMP!
Yay! I made it.
Now I am being a girlie girl.
Smooch!
Now I am a crazy, happy adventurer.
I loved this and was amazed by the quartz inside the wood near the ocean. I suppose it may not necessarily be quartz. Perhaps it could be salt? Research must be done.
Closeup of quartz type matter.
Val! goes into texture detail.
Look at those lovely lines.
More cool lines.
I am checkin' out the lines.
From up above.
more texture
CraSh!
Glowing wave beauty.
A close up of another image - this was my favorite part.
Val! feeling the super cold water (60 degrees maybe?)
Cute Vallie pic with pretty froth behind her.
Hi Val!
Val! takes a photo of the water.
Val! takes a photo of her feet in the water.
I take a photo of my feet in the clear water.
I take a photo of my feet unleashing bubbles in the clear water.
I snapped this photo for Val! - silhouettes.
I couldn't get over how neat it was to see this dark, solitary figure on a lone rock as waves kept crashing into it.
Wisp of a wave.
I'm a climber!
Look at me go!
Almost there!
I made it!
Subsequently, Val! made it up too... In case you were wondering. ;)
Val! and I - shadows on the land below.
Val! and I are explorers.
Val! and I in Portland, Maine.
Val! and I are serious about our adventures.
Sparkles on the waves.
Waves sparkle and crash as the solitary observer turns away.
Val! strikes up a conversation with a vagabond type that tells us where we *should* have gotten our lobster.
I got another photo of a bird... ominously near a grill...
Adorable bright and beautiful bird houses!
Cool church in Portland. Granted, we didn't appreciated it as much as we could have because we were a little late trying to find out way back to the airport.
As the sun begins to set, we see awe-inspiring light-play on a police car.
Val! in the setting Portland sun, about to catch the JetBlue flight and say hello again to New York City.
