Lobsterman Statue

The Lobsterman (as in someone who catches lobsters for a living, not a half-lobster and half-man superhero) statue at the corner of Middle and Temple Streets in the Old Port. Per this interesting read on the city website, the statue was commissioned for the 1939 New York World's Fair. The Portland copy has been here since 1977 and other copies of this statue exist in Washington, D.C. and in Augusta, Maine. You can learn more about this piece in-person at 5:30pm on Friday, December 7th as part of the "Art in Our Front Yard" series.

A Dusting of Snow

A view up Exchange Street during last weekend's light accumulation of snow.

Reader Photos - December 2012

Time again to share some excellent reader-submitted photos. Want to share your photos with readers of this blog?  Submit your Portland-themed photos to the Portland Daily Photo Flickr Group or the blog's Facebook Page. You can also email a photo or two directly to me.

Casco Bay Tunnel by Sean Flaim. Check out Sean's site here: www.seanthomasflaim.com.

Stroudwater Waterfall by Nancy Ciocca. 

Casco Bay Kayak by Zach Beane

Untitled by Gborn207

Fog by Paul Noble

Portland Harbor - Sunrise Through Rigging by Kvell of It 

Western Prom Sunset Pano by Michelle Doyle

As always, thanks to all the contributors!

Winter Cobblestones

A view of the cobblestones on Fore Street after a light snow.

Sunday Snapshots - Dec. 2, 2012

Here are some recent cell phone snapshots. You can follow me on Instagram under username coreytempleton or by click here: Instagram.com/coreytempleton.

Civic Center Love

City from Bug Light

South Portland side of Veterans Bridge

Three Red Pipes

Dressing Longfellow

The Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Statue, conveniently located in Longfellow Square, being decorated for the holidays. 

Blue View

Some folks sitting on a relatively new bench on the Eastern Promenade. 

State Street Greenery

Vegetation on the front of a historic building on State Street, just beyond Longfellow Square. Photo from August 2012.

Flashback: November 2011

Before November is over, I should share some of my favorite photos from the previous November. The  full month-by-month archives of this blog are availale at any time by scrolling down the page until you see the "page archives" section on the right.

Nomad

Merrill's Wharf

Portland Star Match Company

Skyline and sunset from a Casco Bay Ferry

A Classic on Cumberland Avenue

Welcome to Portland

Horse & Wagon

It's that festive time of the year again when you can randomly hear a couple of horses pulling people around the Old Port in a wagon.  Per the events page on the Portland Downtown District's website, the free horse and wagon rides are from Nov. 23 to Dec. 23 and depart from Monument Square on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday afternoons. 

Lock 'Em Up

I don't mean to give the impression that Portland is an unsafe place to park your bike, but one should always be mindful of properly locking their ride up in a safe area and not leaving it unattended for several days. Here's some cautionary tales from around the peninsula.

Hanover Street

Elm Street

Exchange Street

And FYI, you can register your bike on the Portland Police Department's website so it is on record in the event that the entire bicycle (not just the wheels and such) are stolen.

Tracks to Town

A view from South Portland on part of the bicycle/pedestrian path that connects to Veterans Bridge.