The state of Maine is a wonderful and unique kind of place. It has a culture and dialect all its own. Visiting friends there, we discovered that it is also a place of many "moods."
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Old Orchard Beach |
There is the 'BEACH COMBER "mood":
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Old Orchard Beach |
And the ARTISTIC "mood"
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Edgecomb Pottery |
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Edgecomb Pottery |
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Edgecomb Pottery |
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Boothbay Harbor |
The SEAFARER "mood"
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Boothbay Harbor |
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Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens |
And, of course, the NATURE LOVER "mood"
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Botanical Gardens |
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Botanical Gardens |
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Botanical Gardens |
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Cabin at the Pronovost camp |
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Sunset over Donnell Pond at the Pronovost camp |
Like the rest of us, however, even Mainers are not immune to collecting status symbols!