Life Acadia still alive

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I haven’t updated you in weeks. I moved over to the Quiet Side of the island, and now the ocean is in my front yard. I inherited a garden. I have two paint-chipped porches. The former resident painted the kitchen a “terra cotta” color. I still work on Frenchman Bay, so I travel a couple dozen miles to get there most days of the week. Eagle Lake Road is a tunnel of variegated green and autumn foliage. Leaf peepers are in town. Cruise ships are a daily occurrence now. Tourists shiver in their down feather coats, but still don’t walk very quickly.

Jenna Beaulieu

About Jenna Beaulieu

Jenna is a writer and fine art photographer who recently moved from the Saint John Valley region to the quiet side of Mount Desert Island. She’s a fan of excellent music, homemade gravy, and colored pencils (also, short books and long books, good pens, flannel, and when the June bugs don’t really come out much that year). For more about Jenna and her work, visit her website at www.jennabeaulieu.com