September 26, 2012
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Fall DownEast
It's a really gloomy day here in downeast Maine - sort of typical of the rapidly changing weather this season brings. The summer tourists and people in our lake colony have mostly closed their camps and gone home; the leaf peepers aren't here yet - though the big cruise ships are still evident at Bar Harbor - where they made a deal to sell them some of our cheap lobster.
That's right, there is a surfeit of lobsters on the market - I paid $3.50/lb. last week. Some of the lobstermen have pulled their traps and shut down for the winter - "not worth hauling...what with the price of bait and fuel.." Maine is not a rich state and any stumbling of the local economy is quickly felt. Because the economy is both local and seasonal, changes are both obvious and dramatic.
Our lake has been drawn down for the winter. The lake is an important source of water for both power and a national salmon hatchery and is pretty carefully monitored and supervised. Its level is kept high during the summer but draw-down begins after labor day and by now is almost complete - the level is about three feet lower, fishing is still pretty good however
Our wildlife is much in evidence - the usual squirrels, chippies, small birds, and rabbits have been joined by deer, a cow moose and calf, coyotes, foxes, a bear, and lots of turkeys. Typical of this time of year. In four months the lake may have two feet of ice and the animals will be even more prevalent - except the bear.
We won't be here. We leave for Florida the day after Columbus Day and will follow the changing leaves down the mountains - a beautiful drive - if the weather cooperates. I'll let you know.
Meanwhile - back to politics.
Whatever are the Republicans thinking? I am really surprised at how inept their campaign has been . It's as if they thought people would be so dissatisfied with Obama that all they had to do was put someone up and he would be a shoo-in. They don't seem to realize that most Americans apparently blame congress, not the president, for the lack of government action regarding the economy - with good reason. Unless Obama gets a more sympathetic congress, we may have more frustration and the same inaction.
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Dear Dick,
I was thoroughly enjoying reading this slice of life, or I guess we could say slice of country look at the season's turning in Maine, another of those places I'd love to visit but will have to wait till retirement, it seems before I will ever get the chance.
Then it hit me. I hardly ever read these types of posts from you. You're usually analyzing the political state of affairs. And the election is only a little over a month away. (H.Clinton vs. S.Palin in 2016?)
"Meanwhile, back to politics."
I knew it couldn't last.
By the looks of the polls and the "decisions" of the many unqualified pundits, I'll wager we'll see a more "democratic" congress this coming November. As for the question, "What Were the Republicans Thinking" that could very well be a timeless question don't you think?
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Mike, you are probably right, I don't do as much personal stuff on this site as I could - probably as we live a fairly quiet life. This is our 27th year of retirement and our world traveling days are behind us (traveling with a wheelchair is a real pain) also in addition to being wheelchair bound, my wife is almost blind and doesn't enjoy driving as much as she used to .
When we first retired we managed to drive through all 48 contiguous states - we would drive from FL to ME by way of CA. and I was able to show my wife all those places I had been as a sailor ( England, Norway, Sweden Finland,Russia, Holland, France, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Turkey, the Caribbean, Japan, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and other places I've probably forgotten. Now our annual trek to and from Maine is about it. As a couple of retired schoolteachers, we were lucky that we were able to do all that - hopefully you will be able to also.
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