... autumn ending, i drove my car down to "the green bean" coffee shop in china to offer up "4th birthday" congratulations to nancy, the owner ... i then wandered around china lake for awhile ...
... along the side of the road i found these weird plants ...
... i don't know what they are, any clues ... ??? ...
... knowing i was suffering withdrawal, roger offered up a plan for the predicted-to-be-great weather on tuesday, a cruise along the coast over to acadia park to drive to the top of cadillac mountain ... those of you who know roger's aversion to having his picture taking will probably agree this is a good one ...
... near the 45th parallel, even in mid-afternoon the sun is low on the horizon, so our poses were less vanity and more the result of not wanting to squint ... this time of year we shared the top of the mountain with only a handful of others ...
... this crow and i enjoyed a wonderful conversation, from my point of view we became great friends ...
... we spent a bit too long on the mountain, by the time we got back to waterville it was dark and the temperature was 50°f ...