“You Can’t get there from here…”
Did you know there is a place in Maine where you can’t get there from here on the Kennebec River? Travel by boat up the Kennebec River from Bath and at one point, the river narrows. Its narrowing creates beautiful whirlpools at the turn of the tide, it also creates turbulence, cautions, risks, and warnings on nautical charts. I hiked through woods and over fields to sit on the bank of the Kennebec River to watch the tide flow into Merry meeting Bay. This is a place few Mainers know about. It’s one of those “You can’t get there from here” places. Our Maine humorists talk about these places. Few roads lead to Merry meeting Bay. There’s almost no place to park and yet, it’s a vast lake-like body of water where salt and fresh water mix twice a day.
I sat for three hours on an incoming tide, watching the water. I listened to it sweep and flow into the bay. I watched as hundreds of whirlpools formed and swept up-river. The whirlpools spun in both directions. Then I saw something I’ll never forget…it was a strand of straw, 10-12 inches long, a dried yellow color caught by the current near shore, then caught by a whirlpool and spun around. I watched as it spun, one end sucked down the whirlpool, the other end – 6 inches sticking straight up, spinning around about 4 inches away from center. It was caught by the whirlpool and pulled by the swift tide. The spinner was swept up into the bay.
Spirals are ancient, spirals are eternal. In human history, we have in all cultures carved spirals into rock for thousands of years. I can imagine our Native American ancestors sitting in the same place I did, watching the spirals sweep into Merry meeting Bay.
Our Serendipity Sunday necklace is a big swirly S, made of 14 karat gold and Maine tourmaline gems. The serendipity Sunday necklace is a free expression of exploration, discovery, and surprises found in Maine a with real Maine gems. Our Serendipity Sunday necklace is a powerful piece of design. The big gem is free to move. No two pieces are ever the same. Each piece possesses its own mystical energy. You have the power of the spiral and the glint of gold, the color and brilliance of the gem, and a lifetime of summers to wear your new necklace.
This is a choice watermelon slice from Mt. Mica Maine. The color is blue-green around the outside edge, with pink in the middle. This tourmaline was found at Mt. Mica located in Paris, Maine.
