Take a trip to the area's many greenhouses and nurseries to add some new annuals to your garden. The farmers market at Monument Square in Portland begins in spring, and continues all summer. Select from fresh vegetables, fruits, cut flowers, and plants. Summer reminds us all why we call Maine our home. How quickly we forget the feeling of numb toes and fingers.
Conversation turns from the rising cost of oil heat, to talk of heading to the beach to cool down.
Its a busy time for tourism, a welcome change from the relative solitude of winter.