Giant Valley Polo Club, Hamden, Connecticut

When in New Haven, I always drop in on my chums at Giant Valley Polo ... Just kidding. Liz's sister, who helps out with the horses, was showing me around.

Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Concord, Massachusetts

I've found that every US town big enough for a chain grocery store and a Chinese restaurant has a prison. The prison economy keeps small towns afloat! :-)

Fishing Boats, Little River, Cutler, Maine

Summer days in Down East Maine are almost done, as is my sojourn here. Too soon, too soon! But still the sea sparkles to my eyes!

Post Canada Office, Welshpool, New Brunswick

When you enter the USA from Canada, the nice, grandfatherly US Border Patrol guard smiles and gives your dogs treats. Not like the southern border ...

Skywalkers Bar & Grille, Machias, Maine

After the Empire fell, Luke found himself at loose ends. And the restored Republic never delivered on his pension. But slinging hash beats moisture farming!

Nighttime Campsite Road, McClellan Park, Milbridge, Maine

The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep. — Robert Frost, "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"

Apple Tree, The Good Life Center, Harborside, Maine

There is ... the Truant's Apple, (Cessatoris,) which no boy will ever go by without knocking off some, however late it may be ... — Thoreau, "Wild Apples"

Vazquez Mexican Takeout, Milbridge, Maine

Mexicans and Vazquez Mexican Takeout at 44° North? Makes an old Texas boy like me feel at home!