First Day in April

It's snowing outside, enough to close schools and businesses, so here is a snowy photo from the last storm:

And I was looking forward to labeling my photos with the 'spring' tag after yesterday's post. 

Let it Grow

A flower popping up in Post Office Park in Portland's Old Port:

Brick by Brick

This single photo is from the Spring Street/Free Street parking garage next to the Civic Center. The building on the far right is MECA (The Porteous Mitchell & Braun building), the middle light-colored brick is a chimney on the side of the MECA building, and the far left building might be the back of a building that faces Congress Street.

Bridge to the East End

This photo was taken following yesterday's bench photo. The colors seem a bit odd, and I would have stuck around for some more creative shots, but as you can see by the little waves in the harbor it was mighty windy (and cold). Bug Light Park is a popular place for kite flying, but it was actually too windy for that on Saturday unless you are a pro-kite flyer.

Across the Fore River

A photo from Bug Light Park in South Portland, taken yesterday. Note the absence of snow. Expect a few Portland skyline pictures in the coming days. 

Portland Daily Photo on Flickr

Quite a while ago I started a flickr group called Portland Maine Daily Photo. The idea was to invite people to share Flickr photos in this group that they would like to have featured on this blog. I participate in a few other Flickr groups that do a similar thing (the Consumerist.com group or our local HillyTown flickr group for instance). Anyhow, I guess the idea passed because once I set up my group I didn't mention it to anyone. A couple weeks ago adventphotography added a few photos to my group, so here is one. Thanks for sharing!

© Adventphotography via Flickr

If you Flickr and would like to share a photo with readers of this blog, feel free to add a photo or two to my Group. The fine print:

If you have a photo of Portland, Maine and would like to share it on my blog, please share it here. I will credit you accordingly if your image is used and I will link it back to your Flickr account. You will retain all rights to your photos. Unfortunately I can't provide any monetary rewards, but perhaps you will get a few extra visitors to your photostream and some comments!

Munjoy Hill & Sky

I'm going to have to re-take this picture someday when there is a more dramatic sky...

Standpipe Park View

A photo from Standpipe Park, off of North Street on Munjoy Hill:

On the Water Again

Casco Bay Line's Aucocisco III heading to sea:

Boats in a row:

Better Know a Trail: Jack Path

For this installment, we will take a little look at a little trail. Jack Path is only about 600 feet long, but it  gets the job done. It connects Walnut Street and a section of North Street, by  the East End Community School. The path was officially established in 2007. Check out the Portland Trails website for maps and information about their many excellent trails. 

Benny's Restaurant

Benny's is on West Commercial Street and seems to be a decent place since it's been there a while and the urbanspoon and yelp reviews for it are positive. I imagine they will be re-opening fo' the season in a few months.

Junk Removal

On Sheridan Street: