Aug 27 2008
a seasonal walk “on” the lake, literally
Maine has more than a hundred of lakes, ponds, rivers and brooks that change through the different seasons. It is so amazing to see how they constantly change each passing season. It is really fascinating how each time I drive by the same bridge – the same river looks always new to me… as if it was the first time I see it. It is even enthralling that I can even walk, stroll and dance on it… during wintertime, that is. Hahaha.
It was almost summertime when I first came to Maine. Coming from a tropical country, Maine is too cold for me at 65 degrees temperature. That was why I was wearing a jacket the entire summer while the rest of the Mainers are barely clothed. My Hubby brought me all the places that he frequented to slowly introduce to me his lifestyle. And most of the time we would go to the nearby lakes, ponds, and rivers.
Each time we go to these bodies of water I was always awed by the beauty of these places. They seemed so full of life and inviting. I just love the feeling of anticipation each time we would drive down Rt. 35 going to Wal-Mart where we could see the Sabago Lake from a great distance. It is always indeed a calming sight to see the lake surrounded by verdant vegetation of white pines, birch and maple trees. And as we come closer to the lake and drive by it, it is always over-powering because you can see how big the lake is.
I don’t get tired looking and passing by Sabago Lake. But what I like most about Sabago Lake is when I could walk on it. I love Sabago Lake when I could stroll on it. I love Sabago Lake when I could put up my tent on it. And I love Sabago Lake when it is frozen because I can dance on it.
Yes, you can do all those things in Sabago Lake when it is frozen. Winter in Maine is cold and long. But winter in Maine is also cool and fun. When it is wintertime, all the lakes, ponds, brooks and rivers are frozen and we can walk, stroll, dance, camp and drive our snow mobile on them. During this cold and bitter season – Maine is winter wonderland, quite literally and figuratively.
Helpful Links for Sabago Lake:
*For more Information about Sabago Lake… Go to Sabago Lake State Park
*For Activities you can do at Sabago Lake… Go to Sabago Lake Family Campground
ruthi, as usual, i love your post. it always awe me how you can write these stuff. one of the reasons probably i dont post everyday since i ran out of words to say and to think i make mine more straighforward so that i don’t have to think a lot
by the way, i started using photobucket for pictures to use here at Today, i just use the html code given by photobucket, since i am afraid my blog will soon run out of space. i do not know though how to size my pictures, so, i reduce the size in computer before uploading it to photobucket. i believe i saw your picture of the lake that you were walking on it, that was a lovely picture of you. you can post it here
see, i keep on making comments, and i still have not made any new post in my blog
hahaha. thanks bechai for the quick reply. i appreciate it. Yes, i also use photobucket. btw, you dont need to resize your photos when uploading them to photobucket, just upload it and resize it in photobucket under “edit image”. see ya around.
Ruthi
yeah, i commented too fast
there was no snow picture earlier, that was why i asked you to post some pictures of the frozen lake that i saw before from you.
now, it is nice you have contrasting pictures of the lake.
you see, wheneve i am on break, i make a point to comment, so, maybe that was why when i first commented, there was no frozen lake yet
Great blog post yet again. I will be adding you to my links on my blog. Thank You so much for adding me as well. Great pictures!