• My wife, the drama queen – this was her reaction to a nearby spider. Ok, maybe she added a little intensity for the camera – she’s a good actor, isn’t she?

  September 27, 2010

• My dad told me he was getting a birthday cake for my mom. He told my mom he was getting a birthday cake for me. Turns out, it was a birthday cake for both of us. Those (retired) FBI guys are pretty sneaky.

  September 27, 2010

• My parents are real role-models in many ways. Maintaining their marriage for so many years is just one of them.

  September 27, 2010

• If I told you I hear a wolf howl right after shooting this, would you believe me? Had the nearby scenery not been so spectacular, this might have spooked me a little more than it did.

  September 27, 2010

• Donna and mom, enjoying a short walk around the summit of Cadillac Mountain.

  September 27, 2010

• Mom wearing a hat is one thing, but when dad breaks out the hood, you know temperatures are dropping.

  September 27, 2010

• Brrrr, said the woman who brought hardly any cold-weather clothing to Maine, in September,

  September 27, 2010

• Just another view from the top of Cadillac Mountain.

  September 27, 2010

• Parking in Bar Harbor is a mess

  September 27, 2010

• Yes, winds off the Maine were that cold

  September 27, 2010

• Bad hair day

  September 27, 2010

• Check it out, mom

  September 27, 2010

• Shopping… Really?

  September 27, 2010

• Ever notice how you find some of the best restaurants on the last day of vacation?

  September 25, 2010

• Window shopping on a rainy night in Bar Harbor after a pasta & pizza dinner.

  September 25, 2010

• Enjoying a rainy day in Bar Harbor, Maine

  September 25, 2010

• After Donna walked up to the edge of Otter cliff, she realized just how steep the cliff was. Ummm, straight down. By definition, isn’t that what a cliff is?

  September 25, 2010

• Acadia National Park is beautiful, even on a rainy day. We’ve had great weather all week so I can’t complain about one day of rain, especially in an area like this.

  September 25, 2010

• OH SO HAPPY WHEN WE’RE TOGETHER

  September 25, 2010

• A RAINY DAY MADE FOR A VERY SCENIC ACADIA SHORELINE. DONNA AND I FELT LIKE WE WERE BACK IN OREGON. THE WALK TO OTTER CLIFF WAS DAD’S IDEA – I’M GLAD WE WENT ALONG, GIVEN HOW BEAUTIFUL IT WAS.

  September 25, 2010