Linking Maine and Japan

We just returned from our annual field trip to the Ogunquit Museum of American Art. The day couldn’t have been more beautiful. Calm seas, blue skies, and magnificent sculpture gardens greeted us. The children had a chance to sketch by the Atlantic Ocean, and to sketch their favorite painting or scultpture in the museum. Then, a wonderful picnic on the lawn next to the rocky coast of Maine. Lots of parents were able to join us, as we looked at the photographs of Ansel Adams, paintings of Lincoln Perry and works in the permanent collection. Autumn leaves are beginning to reach their height here. I understand that, like us, the Japanese keep track of the foliage as it takes on the colors of autumn. There, too, “leaf peepers” travel to the countryside to witness the annual color feast. Perhaps I’ll get to see two autumns this year.