One Summer Afternoon at Higgins Beach

This stretch of coast has always held a special place in our hearts — our favorite in Maine. At Higgins Beach the old gray cedar homes open wide to the dunes while surfers move with the rolling waves, their surfboards tracing graceful lines against the blue. In the hazy golden afternoon light, a sweet resinous warmth meets clean, sun-bleached driftwood. And if you pay enough attention, something tender awakens between them — a wild rose blooming so softly it could be missed, as if the place had decided it never wanted you to leave.

Light this candle when you want to return to that feeling: wind in your hair, roses drifting on to the sea, and the quiet joy of standing where land, water, and humans meet in perfect freedom.