Maxx's Maine Camping Blog

Can You Help Us “Think Spring”?

Hi!  Tami here . . .

A little bird told me I’d better check out the blog, and it’s a good thing I did!  That Maxwell!  He’s always sneaking on  to post something.  Even when I ask him to do the posting, he never does it like I tell him to.

I say: Tell your camping friends, the Calendar of Events will be out in the mail soon.

He posts: Hey!  Guess what?  I kind-of-sort-of- got a sneak peek at the 2010 Calendar of Events and here it is!

I say:    Maxx, post a little blurb about our Medieval Weekend.  Throw three or four pictures in there too.

He posts: Twenty pictures and two pages about all the fun medieval recreation games we had that weekend.

I say: Don’t post that picture of me in a gas mask!

He posts:    That picture of me in a gas mask.

Sigh.

This week, Maxx was really worried because one of his facebook camping friends told him they couldn’t “Think Spring”, no matter how hard they tried.

“Tami, Tami, what do we do?” he asked.

“Did you mention the cracklin’ campfire?  Remind her of the sad loon calls?”

“I did, I did!” he said.

“Really, Maxx, she’ll be fine,” I said.

Maxx wrung his hands.  “No, no she won’t.  She needs some spring NOW!“   And he ran off into the campground to find spring.

I don’t think he’s going to find it, do you?  Even the groundhog insisted there’d be six more weeks of winter, no matter how hard Maxx tried to get him to change his mind.

But maybe these pictures that the Snowdon’s sent in will help.

They camped with us last August and caught these beauties

There’s three generations of fisherman there!

So what about all of you?  Can you help poor Maxx out?  If you have any pictures from your stay at Poland Spring Campground that can help us all start Thinking Spring, e-mail them to us and we’ll post them here!

Who are these masked campers?

Maxx here!

Bryant set up the bouncy house this past weekend.  I begged and I begged and I begged Alex to take me to the playing field.  She finally gave in.

“Fifteen minutes,” she said, tapping her watch.  “No more.”

Sigh. She’s such a slave driver.

When we got there, I wanted to jump in the bouncy house too.

Alex said, “No, Maxx.  You’re way too big.”

“Pleeeeeease?”  I gave her my best pout.

Alex shook her head.  “Your antlers will knock out the kids!”

Whoa.  I hadn’t thought of that! I wouldn’t want to hurt my little buddies! So I just hung out with them instead.  We had a great time!

Earlier on Saturday, Bryant and the kids made these silly glasses.   Which ones do you like best?

There was a big ping pong tournament too!  Many entered.  They played with skill and cunning.  When the scores were tallied, three came out victorious!

Congratulations guys!!

Everyone here is running around like crazy people, trying to get everything ready for this coming weekend!  Would you believe it if I told you Alex and Bryant were vaccuming and scooping leaves from the pool today?  None of YOU are ready to go swimming yet . . . right?

Almost . . . .

Maxx here!

Tami is running around here like a mad woman, trying to get things ready for the campers coming in for Clean Up Weekend.

“Do you have the trees yet?” she keeps asking David.  “How many donuts and muffins should I order?  Ack!  . . . ” she slaps a hand to her forehead, “I forgot the orange juice!”

No worries though, she’ll have everything ready to roll on Friday.

Just wait and see.

I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to have one of these by the campfire

There’s nothing like a gooey s’more, by a crackling campfire, while the loons wail through the darkness.

Hurry up  Friday!

What a difference a week makes . . .

The weather has been gorgeous these last couple of weeks!  The snow is melting nicely.  There’s still a few snow covered areas like here in the 40′s

but for the most part, the campground now looks like this

And Sam . . . your site looks like this

Isn’t that better!?

The roads are still too soft to drive on, but I think I can put those snow shoes away now.

Within the last week, we’ve watched the ice on the lake recede a few yards at a time. Last Sunday, there was still quite a bit off to the left of our point.  Today, I’m pleased to announce there wasn’t a smidgen of ice in sight.

The loons are back!  I can’t wait to hear their call over a roaring, crackling campfire.  It’s one of my favorite things.  There were ducks everywhere too!  At least fifty dotted the lake between our frontage and the golf course.

Even Mama Eagle was up on the edge of her nest, enjoying the warmth in the air

So keep thinking those Spring like thoughts!

For my buddy Sam

I’ve been sub teaching a lot lately, and I’ve had my buddy Sam quite a bit. Every time I see him, he asks:

“Is the snow gone from my site yet?”

Well Sam, here’s your answer:

And no, I can’t put the the heaters on it!

But don’t feel too badly. You’re site could look like Big Joe’s:

See how he still has snow on his roof? Just look at his picnic table!! And I don’t know about you, but I don’t think he’ll be opening that front door for a week or so.

The whole campground is like this Sam. Bare spots of ground are poking through here and there, but I’m sinking in up to my knees in most places when I walk to the lake. I still had to wear snowshoes as of yesterday!

I think it’s going to melt wicked quickly now, though. You’ll see!

Remember this picture from my March 1st post?

Well, from the same spot, it looks like this now . . .

Isn’t that better?

Before you know it we’ll be seeing this:

And swimming like Cookie did yesterday!

So hang in there Sam. Spring is coming!