Good Grief! Where has the Summer Gone?

As you might guess from this photo by Nick Mace of Southport, I've been sailing my boat intensively in August. July was such a weather wretched month, that I gave up for a while and only tended the garden. But the August weather perked up and I've been making up for lost sail time.

I spent another week out on Damariscove Island as substitute caretaker again with my friend Marianne. Once again, I failed to create a decent image out there, except for a poster for the Wine Dinner at the Yacht Club. I keep trying though and one of them has some potential.

The opening of the River Arts Show was great and really well attended though no sales. And the Unity Show opening was similar with poetry readings and quite moving talks. I'm very pleased with both though not financially.

I've begun work on some water colors for Art in Maine - one that was inspired by one of the poems from the Unity Show: Chickering Bog....