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A Fall Cruise on the Merrimack River
 
Looking for dinner

Sunday, October 12

The last boat ride of the year

A gorgeous and peaceful fall day

Beautiful colors, such a show!

Most boaters have gone

No traffic or noise

or drunken idiots in speedboats

Practically have the river to ourselves

Wish it could be like this the rest of the year!

 
Taking a rest
 
Empty docks
 
Maudsley Park
 
Deer Island
 
Enjoying the day
 
Beautiful homes in Amesbury
 
Someone's little slice of heaven
 
Gorgeous gardens
 
Rt. 95 runs from Maine to Florida
 
The Rocks Village Bridge - our rickety link between Merrimac & West Newbury
 
Deer Island & the Chain Bridge beyond Rt. 95
 
Gulls at sunset
 
The Old Lowell's Boat Shop in Amesbury
 
Low tide

New England's weather is so fickle - love it or hate it

All too soon this perfect weather will end

Giving way to endless snow and mud and rain

Eventually spring will return -- usually sometime in June

and then 6 weeks of summer (if we're lucky)

and another beautiful fall

"....and so it goes* "

* Kurt Vonnegut 1922 - 2007

 

 

Editor's Note:  It's damn hard to take pictures on a boat!

Before the cruise...

 

The bluefish were running

and my handsome husband and son

caught some whoppers!
COMMENTS
Ira said at 9:58 p.m. on Oct 15, 2008:
Very beautiful places and photos! Perfect autumn!
Spilly0901 said at 11:19 p.m. on Oct 15, 2008:
You did a great job! The colors are fantastic.
Sd14 said at 8:55 a.m. on Oct 16, 2008:
what lovely tabblo congrats to you pls look at your lens there is a fingermark on some of your pics
but there great just the same, i understand your feelings about croweding on the waterways,
it is the same here in ireland,
i se you are plagued with the cormarands inone of the pics,
you done great friend,




me sd14+++joe
MrsPinz said at 9:18 a.m. on Oct 16, 2008:
Thanks for pointing out the smudge -- I was kind of hoping nobody would notice! Well, like I said, it's not very easy keeping the camera steady on a boat, so I'm just glad that they're not all fuzzy. Glad you all enjoyed the scenes. I really enjoyed the day.
Iniamh said at 12:14 p.m. on Oct 16, 2008:
Marie, what gorgeous photos! The Merrimack has never looked more beautiful!! It has renewed my love and appreciation of the area.
YorkJodi said at 1:09 p.m. on Oct 16, 2008:
WOW... gorgeous photos... what a beautiful area!!! Looks like the perfect day and you caught fish too..
Grandsof31 said at 10:10 a.m. on Nov 13, 2008:
Thanks for including us in the beautiful pictures of the Merrimack....we love our new home in North Carolina, but it sure makes a person a bit homesick when you see pics of the foiliage and river you grew up with....grands of 31
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