This is the 1st significant snowfall that we have had this season. I wish I had had my camera earlier in the day as the snow was very sticky and wet. It draped over the trees and as we were traveling, it looked just like a winter wonderland. I took these a dusk so it doesn't depict the beauty of the day, but I think you get the general idea.
Here we see Margaret and Mack as they stop over to visit us on their way to Fort Lauderdale. Again I forgot to bring my camera when we went out for dinner that evening. We found another new place up here. Margaret, Mack and I got the lobster special - 3 lobsters with fries or cold slaw. Patsy got the prime rib. To say the least, I think that we got quite a feed. This was Margaret's first time cracking lobsters. I showed her how to do it and she readily caught on!
This following day we went out to view the sights in the area. This is down at our beach. As you can see, everything is put away for the winter.
Mack grew up in Quebec and vacationed in Maine. One of his haunts was Wells Beach as we see here in this picture.
Another place he vacatined at was Old Orchard Beach and here he is at the Pier. During his hayday, the Pier was the place to be - food, games of chance and dancing with big name bands and singers down on the very end of the Pier - see below. 
Again one of my favorite tourist places is Fort Wiiliams and here we see Portland Headlight, which was commissioned by Pres. George Washington. It is also the most photographed headlight in the world. We even have a replica in Lake Havasu.
This is a view at Portland Headlight showing Portland in the background. In fact the only high rise you can see on the pennisula is the one I used to live in before i moved up here to Standish.
The headlight was erected because the navigation in this area is very dangerous as seen by the shipwreck Christmas Eve, 1800's.
We now have our everything done at our house and this is a Fall picture. Below I took pictures of the area so that you can see the Fall colors.
This is my favorite - I love the reds.
Wendy and Lumpy came to visit us a week ago Friday for a very short stay - 3 full days. Friday evening we went to a restaurant near us and we all got lobsters - might as well enjoy it while you are here.
Monday we went to LL Bean as Lumpy was looking for this portable hunting house. It was a little pricy but LL Bean has a any time money back policy if you are not satisfied with your purchase.
We came back to Portland for lunch at DiMillo's, which is a boat in the marina and the only floating restaurant on the East coast. 
We ordered lobster clubs - can never get enough lobster!
Monday we went on a tour of Portland and the neighboring seacoast - Two Lights and Higgins Beach. We came back home to teach Wendy how to make shrimp scampi. She is a very good student and Patsy doesn't say that too often!!!
A close up of Portland Headlight, which was commissioned by George Washington and is the most photographed lighthouse in the world.
Here is a view on Portland from Portland Headlight.
Wendy, Lumpy and patsy enjoying a 
Looking down at the water washing over the rocks, I noticed a bevy of geese sunning themselves as the ocean went in and out.
A plaque noting one of our most famous poets.
This picture should have gone with Sunday's group as Lumpy had heard that liquer is a steal in New Hampshire. To our dismay, we were inching along with all the campers leaving Maine for the weekend. What is usually a 50 minute trip took 2 1/2 hours. Lumpy saved $8 by buying it in NH instead of Canada and $5 instead of purchasing it in ME. What a bargain he got!!! 
Easter Sunday a group of us went to Shrugrue's for the buffet, which caters to any palate. The food was great, salads, a seafood bar with Alaskan King crab, jumbo shrimp, oysters and smoked salmon. The carving station included baked ham, prime rib and lamb with all the trimmings, a breakfast station with omelets made to order and a dessert station which was incredible. Also never ending champange and all for a price of $25 per person. You could stay as long as you wanted - there was no rush
The breakfast bar
the desserts - the truffles were fabulous as was the key lime pie
The buffet
the bar
These 2 tables were ours
Dave and Joann have a great time
Glenice and Keith have champagne
Bob and Bev very happy with my choice of restaurants
Linda and Joe glad to be with good friends
Lumpy and Wendy toasting: Good friends and good times.
Kay enjoying her Mamosa
Patsy and I happy to be with all our friends
Here we are at Al and Marilyn's for a great barbeque on a spectacular evening. Left to right are: Dave, Kay, Wendy, Joann and Lumpy. This is the patio area behind Al's house.
Left to right are Bev, Glenice and Marilyn having a intense conversation about the upcoming wedding - the royals!
Some new people in the group (left to right) Kay, Patsy, Wendy, Joann, Keith and Dave taking care of the beer cooler.
The women (left to right) Wendy, Kay, Bev, Joann, Glenice, Marilyn and me. As you can see in the background, the men are getting the appetizers out, firing up the grill and just letting us relax for once! We are very content with our new role of doing nothing.
Kay is getting some of the appetizers the men have put out and the men are discussing what they should do next. This could be quite a dilemna.
A picture of the pool. We went in the hot tub and took a dip in the pool later in the evening when the sun went down
Marilyn and a few others are setting up chairs around the pool.
Dave, Al, Lumpy and Bob want to get the barbeque going. It seems as though there is a big discussion going on.
There was a 20% chance of thundershowers for the day of our party, which is extremely unusual during this time of the year. We woke up to a beautiful sunny day. At 9:00am our friends came over with tables and chairs and began setting them up in the yard. The table clothes were put on by 10:30am and we all had time to relax before things got going at 2:00pm. 
Here are a group of pool pals ( left to right) Flo and Don, Ken and Mary, Patty and Jerry
pool pals ( left to right) Gail facing her husband Paul, Janice, Cathy, Kathi and Ann and Bob
A group from our complex and golfing friends ( left to right) Ron, John, Bob, Jim, Al and Liann
Again golfing and complex friens( left to right) Bev, Christy, Joann, Glenice, Dennis and Mavis 
Friends from our complex ( lright to left) Karen, Pat, Keith, Dave, Tom, Liann and Al 
Pool pals in line for some great appetizers ( left to right) Anne, Susan, Bev, Jan and Ron
Pool pals getting a cool beverage ( left to right) Mary and Susan 
Donna (pool pal) is checking out all the great appetizers
Golfing friends enjoying the appetizers ( left to right) Jenny Sandy, Tommy and Bob
Pool pals (left to right) Karen, Anne, Judy and Bob, Rick and Susan and Ron and Jan
Pool pals Mary and Phil
Pool pals Susan and Bob
Complex and golfing friends (left to right) Karen, Sherry and Ron and Ron
Complex friend (left to right) Mona, Pat, Sherri and Matt
Looking at the patio at our condo 
Our yard 
Lumpy ( one of the birthday boys) and Wendy having a wonderful day
John and Sandra, visitors from Thunder Bay, ON, with their hosts Greg ( the other birthday boy) and Gay
The birthday boys with their wives ( left to right) Greg and Gay and Wendy and Lumpy
Lupmy's birthday cake
Greg's birthday cake
Patsy congratulating the birthday boys
We also, unbeknown to us, had an engagement to celebrate. Left to right admiring Margatet's beautiful diamond ring are Mary, Susan, Bev, Margaret all smiles and Sandra.
Here we have Ron speaking to Mac, on the left, who proposed to Margaret on the way to the party. Margaret had been in Vancouver visiting the family and Mac picked her up at LAS. That was a very nice ride home!
