Daffodils and crocuses are popping up all around, the birds are singing, the kids are walking around town in t-shirts after school - sure signs that spring in Camden has arrived. Along with the sunshine and warmth comes the last thaw and heavy rains. Earlier in the week, I captured this photo of Megunticook River rushing towards the harbor. If you have seen this spot with the water wheel before (as many locals do daily as they grab a bagel at The Bagel Cafe adjacent to the inn here), you would remember that usually the river flows gently, with mild and pleasant sounds of "the falls" as it bends around the water wheel. But earlier in the week, after several inches of rain, the river was full and fast, burying the stationery water wheel up to almost half its height. From the water wheel, the river runs directly underneath the hotel. Three rooms are located directly above it and these seem to always fill up first. Then the river runs straight for the harbor, underneath House of Logan and underneath Route 1, or Elm. St as it is known in downtown Camden. Where it falls into the harbor, two different varieties of ducks have come to call home. Every now and then they will make it as far upstream as our windows.
