Blustery
It’s a blustery spring day. The rhubarb is up. The spring rituals have started: planting peas, first workday at the community garden, starting tomato seeds.
The rhubarb looks so red and wrinkly. The leaves will smooth out, enlarge, and turn green quickly.
We took a walk in Acadia last week. It was the very beginning of tourist season. There were already a lot of cars in the parking lot and a lot of people on the path. We had to stop at a gate and show a park pass because we wanted to walk in a more popular area before summertime takes over. Unfortunately, Sam forgot that he removed his park pass from his wallet, and I don’t have one. Fortunately, the very kind park ranger let us go through anyway.
The views are spectacular. I love the sandy pink granite blocks along the shore.
You can barely see the people on Sand Beach. Every sandy beach around here seems to be called Sand Beach. Probably because most of the beaches are rocky – either little rocks, medium rocks, or boulders.
Today we’re going to visit a confluence of streams. This location came up in a recent planning board meeting and I’ve never been there. The place where two streams join feels very special to me, but we’ll see how it is. It’s near an old tannery site, which required remediation – back when there was a functioning EPA. The remediation has been completed and the property will be sold.
I especially like the sight of rhubarb emerging from the soil and then, as you say, it changes so quickly. A sure sign of spring’s arrival.
The picture you post of your beautiful surroundings are always SPECTACULAR!! Sending you Easter Blessing !
Catherine~ Love seeing this particular Sand Beach. Did you scramble over the rocks or was there a path I didn’t notice? It is beautiful there and thank goodness for there still being Park Rangers and other park employees. I hope all of the tourists get to witness such beauty, respectfully and with awe. We need such places.