West End Fog

This, not That

They should change the name of this blog to "Portland Monthly Photo!" Anyhow, here's a few photos taken since the last post...

Banner of Love

Bayside Trail Progress

Here are a few shots of the progress of the Bayside Trail, conveniently located in the Bayside neighborhood of Portland. Fore more information, visit the Portland Trails website. (warning: my first photo below was taken looking into the sun, oops)

Show me the Color

The best colors of fall only stick around for a few weeks each year, so here are a few shots from this weekend:

PANORAMA! Click to view LARGE!

Preble at Cumberland

Work continues on the former Public Market Building at the corner of Cumberland and Preble Streets:

And I haven't done any playing around with HDR lately so

Sorry for the dreary photo below. I posted about the covering of this clock in Monument Square back in April and was hoping that it was a temporary change. Unfortunately, this clock is still covered with the city logo. The Time & Temperature Building's clock is mostly visible from this area but I enjoyed the old fashioned analog style of this one. I will have to start a "save the clock" petition! :p

Seasonal Decoration

Halloween is on its way, signaled by pumpkins making scary faces, crisp cold nights, and the smell of wood stoves burning. It's a special time of year for Strange Maine.

Around the Peninsula - October 21, 2009

Just a few notable posts of the past few weeks from local blogs...

• The Blueberry Files shares a recipe for BLT Pie, which looks amazing to me.

• A guest writer at HillyTown tries some 'real Maine lobster' in NYC.

• Colin Woodard wrote a wonderful piece for Downeast Magazine about the secret lives of Mainers.

• Another new food blog, Appetite Portland. I think the layout is quite nice. I've been listening to a lot of Guns N' Roses lately so I would suggest they rename the blog "Appetite for Portland."

Crescent Heights

This is the Crescent Heights Project, right next to the Maine Medical Center campus, which will provide housing for medical students. It looks like a great project that will be great for this part of town.

Osher Map Library Opens

The University of Southern Maine's newly expanded Osher Map Library, at the end of the brick path in this photo, opened to the public this past weekend. Just out of view it the Glickman Library to the right of the building. I look forward to getting down there and brushing up on my cartography hobby.

West End Deli

I always liked the odd style of these buildings on the corner of Spring and Park Streets in the West End. The West End Deli, with the awning above the entrance, is a great little establishment.

Notice: When I mess up the exposure of a photo you may notice that I usually make it black and white