Maine - May 2011

Maine

Now to continue with the series of photos depicting our trip this past May. I'm still going out of chronological order in this series since I feel like writing about Maine today. Growing up, my family and I would go to Maine in the summertime to vacation with my grandparents. Not every year, but often enough to leave me with some wicked amazing memories. And every year that we would go, we would tell Mariko that she had to go back with us there. This past summer, she finally did! Not only that, but we were able to show her Boston, New York City, and Chicago as well.

My grandparents own a cottage on this small island called Frye Island on Sebago Lake in Maine. It was woodsy and relaxing there, and very photogenic. Growing up we would explore the woods, pick berries, look for deer, swim in the lake, and go out in my grandpa's boat. My memories from when I was a kid visiting Frye Island seems like something out of a storybook. We were so excited to show Mariko. While we were there this past summer, we mostly relaxed after a busy week in Chicago and a 20 hour car ride from Chi Town to Mass. But we got our bit of exploring in, as well as some beautiful walks. And we saw tons of wild deer, which is always amazing...for us at least. Being May, it was still cold and rainy, but beautiful.

A lot of the pictures here are from Frye Island, but theres also some from all over the state. New England is Easily one of my favorite places in America. Oh yeah, and theres surf there as well. Sarah and Mariko's pictures were taken with their Canon 60D cameras, and mine are from my Diana Mini.

Mariko

Sarah

Anna

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Snow

The temperature is only in the low 70s and I'm cold. It makes me wonder if I'm capable of living somewhere that actually has a real winter season. I got to see a little bit of snow while on spring break in Chicago this past year, but I haven't been in snow-fight-capable amounts of it for about 8 years. We just haven't travelled during the wintertime for a while I suppose. I contemplated going back to Chicago for New Years, but flying standby during the holiday season is insane. Right now I do sort of wish it was snowing outside. Even though my wardrobe is unequipped for any temperature below 60 degrees.

I was wanting to post something about my time in Maine this past summer, but the photos aren't compiled yet. Instead I'm just gonna put Google Images, Pinterest and Tumblr to good use and share some pictures that makes me want to live in a continental climate.

 I'm aware that I am over-glamorizing snow. I know some people that don't like winter (some people in Chicago particularly), but look at this! I can't even believe that its real. And anyone experiencing this right now may glamorize a tropical winter as wildly as they desire.

England

England

France

Germany

NYC (I will one day live here. And I'm not sure if this is a painting or photograph)

Austria

Austria (Salzburg, love and miss this place)

 I don't know where these places are, but I'd hideaway here:

And I would definitely go here!

I'm such a helpless daydreamer. But I'm working on securing a career that will grant me my greatest and most passionate wish: travel the whole world. All of it.