Friday's Here

    Hi everyone. Happy first Friday in October to you. Yesterday I got my COVID and flu vaccines so I'm feeling a little bit under the weather this morning. But better a little bit under the weather for a few hours today than getting really sick for days later. 👍

    Today I have some photos that I am linking up to Nicole's Friday Face off and to Gillena's Friday Lunch Break. I have a few more photos from my trip when we spent a  night and  then part of the next day in Belfast, Maine.

    We stayed at a hotel that is right outside of town and is called the Fireside Inn. There are a few other Fireside Inns around here in New England. What I like about this particular place (and where we have stayed before) is that we had a dog friendly room which was on the ground floor with its own entrance and exit besides the usual hotel room door into a hallway.  As you either know or can imagine, it's very convenient when you travel with dogs to just be able to go outside with them. Plus, as you'll see in one of my photos, this hotel has a large grassy area that goes all the way down to the ocean so it's not only great for walking the pups but also for me to be able to stretch my legs first thing in the morning.

     This hotel also had this giant outdoor chess board. After I returned the dogs to the room where my husband was, I thought I'd have a little photographic play time.

     I hope Nicole agrees that the horses (knights) in this game work  for Face Off.

I really have been noticing shadows lately, and I like the ones made by these pieces. 

    Here's a few other interesting reflections I saw and photographed.

And if the knight in the chessboard doesn't work for Face Off, you can see a face below.

    These locals (I'm guessing) were hanging out at the town dock. What actually caught my attention was the dog. Every time the man stopped patting her she lifted her leg and bopped him on his leg. I know exactly what he was dealing with because that's one of Miss Maddie's habits too. He was very cooperative patting her. 

    If you ever happen to be driving up Route One outside of Bucksport, Maine, you'll pass this beautiful structure called the Penobscot Narrows  Bridge. If you look at the left pillar you'll see that it has windows, and you can take an elevator up to that area for a really lovely aerial view. We didn't stop this trip as we've done it before, but it is a very pretty  area and worth the stop if you haven't done it. 

    That's it for me today. Next stop on our adventure is Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park.

    Have a super start to your weekend and day ahead.