Robert Swanson's photos

These benches were outside an automobile-themed restaurant. They took the tailgates of pickup trucks, and attached them to the wood frame of the bench. Taken with phone and processed with GIMP.

This would be my "postcard" image from the interior of the massive basilica. For Sunday Challenge, one single stained glass "light". (Taken during our world cruise visit in 2009.) Image processed with GIMP.

In the rock-bound coast of Maine, just across from Bar Harbor. Image processed with GIMP.

One of the clear, clear lakes in Acadia National Park, Maine. Image processed with GIMP.

The post office at Bar Harbor has been carefully restored and maintained. (There may have been murals in the rectangular wall areas.) Image Processed with GIMP.

The facade of the Bar Harbor Post Office. A 'classic' design created in the 1920's or 1930's. The interior has been maintained and restored, and looks very good. Image processed with GIMP.

The beautiful wood interior of the Post Office has been restored.

Very atypical of us, but we were NOT on a cruise. We were visiting Maine in our motorhome, and stopped for a few days in Bar Harbor. This town is popular with cruise lines, hence the ship anchored in the harbor. The rock formations of the harbor are interesting, a feature often applied to the entire coast of Maine. The folks in the foreground are probably crew members, not cruise passengers or idle tourists like ourselves. This photo was taken in 2011. Over the next few years, we took several cruises on the Maadam. I believe that she has been recently sold. Image processed with GIMP.

Lobster are big industry in this town (along with tourism).

Of course, we had to enjoy a lobster dinner. Taken at one of the "lobster pounds" near Bar Harbor, Maine.

We drove around Acadia for a day. There are several lakes in this peninsula, and they are very scenic. These rocks appear along the ocean coastline, which is just a few miles from this lake. Image processed with GIMP.

The shoreline of the lakes in Acadia are very scenic. Here we see a bit of the morning fog, and the large rocks that make up the shore. Image processed with GIMP.

Floats used in lobster trapping. Taken at the water side in Bar Harbor, Maine. Very colorful collection. Image processed with GIMP.

Our dinner near Bar Harbor, Maine. We stopped at a "lobster pound". My wife had lobster, I had the mussels. Image processed with GIMP.

We were driving in the area of Acadia National Park. After visiting a famous lighthouse, we got to the parking lot, and looked up into this dangerous-looking sky. Yep, it rained. Image processed with GIMP.

We wanted to see Maine, so we drove up from Massachusetts. We read about a Christmas Tree farm that welcomed temporary visitors. Here we are parked overnight (no electricity). The next day, our hosts were very kind and gave us breakfast and sent us on our way. Next stop: Bar Harbor. Image processed with GIMP.

These floats are used for lobster trapping. They are quite colorful. This was taken very near the water in Bar Harbor, Maine. Image processed with GIMP.

The morning fog had not quite cleared off. This is the mooring area of Bar Harbor, Maine. Some of htese are professional fishing boats, some of which work only to harvest lobster. Image processed with GIMP.