To Everything There is a (Favorite) Season

Interestingly (to me anyway), I've always been a Summer girl.  I frequently spent weekends at the beach (OBX of North Carolina) or hiking (mountains of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia) or down at the (Shenandoah) river.  I have a 1995 Jeep Wrangler and, during the Summer months, I can almost always be found cruzin', topless (the Jeep, not me).  Warm coffee-coloured suntan.  Sun-bleached blonde hair.  Flip flops (of course).  Summer is, and always has been, such a special season to me.

However....yes, a caveat....Autumn.....?  The only reason that I'd never really, truly, even remotely liked Autumn is because I considered it to be the gateway to Winter, which I loathe.  But, after purchasing coastal property in Maine, and spending time there during the Fall (and Winter), I think that I'd like to change my mind on this whole business of 'liking' Fall.  I still hate Winter - no changing my mind on that one.  Ever.

I'd always heard people speak of spending 'Autumn in New England'.  I'd seen it in the movies; of course - those vibrantly-coloured leaves with their crisp smell of dying photosynthesis in the air!  Now add to that the smell of ocean water.  Not just any ocean water.  MAINE Atlantic Ocean water!  Don't laugh.  There is definitely a difference between the smell of green (or brown) ocean water and bright, clear-blue, COLD ocean water.  If you've not experienced it, the difference, then please take my word for it.  It's unique.  Super fresh, super clean with just a hint of seaweed/kelp and salt.   Nothing mucky or stale-smelling, not even at the shoreline or docks.

So....with Autumn on our doorstep, I thought that I'd share some delicious photographs of Maine in the Fall.  Note: these are not my photos.  Enjoy!