![In our dogged pursuit of time-capsule photos, we sniffed out this photo op. Moments after the shutter was depressed, we were menacingly snarled at ... by the owner. A handful of Kibbles seemed to placate her. (Aside to fellow photographers: Always carry Kibbles ... and pepper spray. A Kevlar vest sometimes proves useful as well.) [UFP100912]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/ME-2012-2014/i-7sJxTWw/2/9753effa/L/TFB_6579-L.jpg)
In our dogged pursuit of time-capsule photos, we sniffed out this photo op. Moments after the shutter was depressed, we were menacingly snarled at ... by the owner. A handful of Kibbles seemed to placate her. (Aside to fellow photographers: Always carry Kibbles ... and pepper spray. A Kevlar vest sometimes proves useful as well.) [UFP100912]
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![This and six frames following were shot from an observatory tower that greeted me after a two-hour "stroll" uphill, clambering over rocks and roots put there just for me by Satan. Experienced, savvy climber that I am not, foolishIy I carried no cellphone, no water, no flashlight. The venture was almost lights out for this kid, I jest not. Above, Mount Blue (elevation 3,197) is in the distance, draped in midday cloud cover. [UFP100512]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/ME-2012-2014/i-qQKv3XN/3/9c36cebf/Ti/TFB_6006-Ti.jpg)
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![Won't someone PLEASE take a seat? I mean, beautiful, shirtsleeve October day, to-kill-for view of East Boothbay harbor, no buzz-bombing buzzards or marauding mosquitoes. What's not to like? Hold on, maybe they are reserved. If so, I didn't find any sign so indicating. [UFP092712]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/ME-2012-2014/i-W5LQwcB/1/f9fa4ad7/Ti/B%27bay%20Chairs-Ti.jpg)
![Color of post-bloom blueberry patch counterbalances ho-hum gray of the native granite. [UFP100812]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/ME-2012-2014/i-zJzt4jN/1/9de11894/Ti/TFB_6364-Ti.jpg)
![Mercy, what the heck happened here -- OCCUPIED chairs. Must be a mirage. East Boothbay harbor. The rich have it tough, don't they. Ask any One Percenter. I'll bet he's making installment payments on the binoculars. BUT WAIT! A second free pair are in the mail. [UFP092712]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/ME-2012-2014/i-gWspk9p/2/00350ccb/Ti/TFB_4906-Ti.jpg)
![Back road near rural hamlet of Appleton, inland and north of Camden. [UFP1008012]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/ME-2012-2014/i-xbrjkdV/2/4d4fb249/Ti/TFB_6237-Ti.jpg)
![Another Appleton area barn. Special graphic effect applied. [UFP100812]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/ME-2012-2014/i-hcZnH96/2/0b23e31e/Ti/TFB_6393-Ti.jpg)
![View of Appleton hills. We liked the color and texture contrast of the leafless tree. [UFP100812]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/ME-2012-2014/i-t5Gc6Mn/2/ba8995c0/Ti/TFB_6322-Ti.jpg)
![Yet another Appleton area barn. Appletonians seem to favor red. [UFP100812]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/ME-2012-2014/i-PB7kLZx/2/1d813fb3/Ti/TFB_6370-Ti.jpg)
![Near barn in previous frame sat this freshly cut stack of wood. Had we had chainsaw and maul with us, we'd have helped ourselves to free firewood. [UFP100812]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/ME-2012-2014/i-bxSRZbn/2/59657c66/Ti/TFB_6372-Ti.jpg)
![Colorful dinghies at Belfast Harbor. I tested the one in front. For prowess exhibited, I was awarded a Rowed Scholarship. [UFP101512]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/ME-2012-2014/i-ZtJD4jZ/2/e7d7a4ff/Ti/IMG_0831-Ti.jpg)
![Same as previous frame, special graphic effect applied. Which do you like better? [UFP101512]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/ME-2012-2014/i-mgDgpwp/2/1adb99e7/Ti/IMG_0831-Ti.jpg)
![More dinghies, these outfitted with motors. That's MY kind of dinghy. None of this hand-row nonsense. Friendship Harbor. [UFP100912]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/ME-2012-2014/i-3TJp78H/3/9b97081e/Ti/TFB_6490-Ti.jpg)
![This and five frames following, exposures from Monhegan Island, an artist community that sits an hourlong boat ride off shore. The day we visited was the last of the season for thrice-daily trips from Port Clyde. Thereafter, until reopening of the season next May, runs are reduced to one daily, and these strictly for delivery of mail (and collection of sacksful of trash. The island has no landfill of its own. This shot is of the Monhegan light house and head light. The boat was thrown in for my photographic benefit. J/K. Headcount of year-round residents? "Between 30 and 40," a merchant whispered. Shh! They don't want the IRS to know. [UFP100912]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/ME-2012-2014/i-JmpBgnk/4/40376cb7/Ti/TFB_6596-Ti.jpg)
![In our dogged pursuit of time-capsule photos, we sniffed out this photo op. Moments after the shutter was depressed, we were menacingly snarled at ... by the owner. A handful of Kibbles seemed to placate her. (Aside to fellow photographers: Always carry Kibbles ... and pepper spray. A Kevlar vest sometimes proves useful as well.) [UFP100912]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/ME-2012-2014/i-7sJxTWw/2/9753effa/Ti/TFB_6579-Ti.jpg)
![This is the view enjoyed by the snarler in the previous photo. After giving her a shove, she was instantly treated to a different view, as was the persnickety Pom. With Poms, pepper spray oftentimes works much better than Kibbles. [UFP100912]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/ME-2012-2014/i-wcJXtkz/2/b83b6028/Ti/TFB_6561-Ti.jpg)
![This and three frames following, scenes at Rockland Breakwater. This shows sailboat in hot pursuit of cruise ship anchored outside Rockland harbor. This is no ordinary cruise ship. It is privately owned. "Guest quarters" are actually condos. You'd think that the One Percenters could afford coat of fresh paint. Very declasse. [UFP101312]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/ME-2012-2014/i-DgzGRFx/1/efcc5348/Ti/TFB_7297-Ti.jpg)
![Photographer watching gull watching fellow gull. Not born yesterday, we were not about to be gulled. Our fancy, however, did take flight. [UFP100912]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/ME-2012-2014/i-jh8VDTM/2/42678622/Ti/TFB_6637-Ti.jpg)