Kingfisher

On the spur of the moment, D & I took a bike ride
on Tuesday evening and we were so happy to see about 4 young
kingfishers flying around and one rested on this boat.
We enjoyed watching them til we had to turn around and
ride home before dark.

The Summer Solstice

Happy First Day of Summer!
Was a hot and humid day here but this
gull had the right idea to stay cool and comfortable!

Laughing Gulls in the Fog

In the early evening I rode my bike and ended
up where the river meets the sea...I loved riding
through the fog and paused to watch gulls... at first
I thought I was watching terns diving but when I got
home and reviewed my photos I realized they
were laughing gulls!
To see more of my bike ride just click here!

Hope you enjoyed this foggy night...

Night Heron

Autumn is in the air as the sun sets tonight
when the young night herons fly over to the
boats along the river to fish...

Sharing a Log

A few weeks ago, when I bicycled to the ocean,
I paused to look at the cove on the way back,
and to my surprise, this is what I saw!

Tiddles Too aka Ginger the Cat

quiltcat had a post about cats and books which reminded

me of Ginger aka Tiddles Too, a calico cat with a double
identity in the seacoast town of Kennebunkport in the late 1980's.

The Kennebunk Book Port was a
popular bookshop above a Candle Shop
in Kennebunkport run by Jack and Shirley.
Their welcome sign on the door read as
'ice cream, children, bare feet, long hair, no hair,
cats, dogs and small dragons are welcomed here
anytime.'

They loved cats and over the years there was a
succession of cats adopted from the shelter or strays
that called the Book Port home.
Georgie was a beautiful long haired cat who was adopted
and Jack thought she would love a companion so off he
went to the shelter returning with Ginger who had a bad
reputation for not getting along with others.
Georgie and Ginger became best buddies.


"Georgie" on the steps of the
Book Port's loft.

Ginger on the flowered deck of the
Kennebunk Book Port.

When Georgie suddenly passed away,
Ginger was terribly sad so Jack introduced
another Shelter cat to the Book Port.
Ginger was out at the time of the arrival of the
kitten and was horrified when she returned to find
a strange cat in her domain. She exited
not to return for a long time. There were sitings
of her at the Post Office, and Hotels and other
spots in Dock Square. Occasionally she would
appear at the Book Port for something to eat and
then disappear.

The South Congregational Church
was near the Post Office in Kennebunkport.
It seems that Ginger found the comfort she needed
at the church. The Reverend named her Tiddles Too
(after a famous Church cat in England)
and she became a part of the congregation,
regularly attending services and weddings.
Jack's curiosity was peaked when he got a
newsletter from the Church with an article and
photo of their Church Cat named Tiddles Too.
My how she resembled Ginger!

There are many amazing stories out there.
Cats have a way of adding so much to one's life, a neighborhood
or community. I have more stories about such things, do you?