As the day progresses, the fog goes away and the clouds start to thin out. By the time the afternoon arrives the sun comes out for a few hours. The temperature tops out at 75 or so. There hasn’t been much wind to speak of, just a light afternoon breeze that dies down with the sun, leaving the lake still and calm for sunset. Pam takes her paddle board out around 7:30, golden hour.
Today is a big day up here. First there’s the annual Strawberry Festival in Lincolnville Center starting at 10:00. Last year we made the mistake of waiting until the afternoon to go and when we arrived literally every last strawberry was gone! We will be there bright and early this year. Then there’s the Arts and Book Fair in Camden. The first time we went was around ten years ago just after Labor Day on our last day in Maine. It was bright and clear, 72 degrees and as perfect a day as it is possible to have. Today it will be partly cloudy, but this event is always fun. So, after strawberries, we will drive into Camden and buy more things we don’t need and have a blast doing it.
Unfortunately, this beautiful place has made national news for a horrible reason. On Crawford Pond, about 15 minutes from here, a local woman has been murdered, last seen on her paddle board near 100 acre island 8 days ago. Several years ago we rented a place on Crawford, hiked that beautiful island, all six of us. Now, the entire place is a crime scene. The good people of Union, Maine are beside themselves with fear and worry. It feels like a violation, not just of an innocent woman, but of this entire community, this way of life. People don’t get murdered here. These are communities where people come to get away from the kind of world where people kill each other. To have one of their own struck down while enjoying the beauty of a place like Crawford Pond feels outrageous and grossly unjust. So, now news crews are up here for all the wrong reasons.
Here’s my favorite photograph from yesterday..Pam on her paddle board.
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