Portland Me

THE sun has been up for a couple of hours, but it still lingers low enough in the sky to glint sharply off a gentle sea. Night dampness clings to salt-musty air. But the chill isn't enough to ward off ambitious sandcastle builders, and a mother and two toddlers are hard at it, little feet slapping audibly as the children lug pails of wet sand from the surf line. All in all, not a bad way to start a Saturday.

THE sun has been up for a couple of hours, but it still lingers low enough in the sky to glint sharply off a gentle sea. Night dampness clings to salt-musty air. But the chill isn't enough to ward off ambitious sandcastle builders, and a mother and two toddlers are hard at it, little feet slapping audibly as the children lug pails of wet sand from the surf line. All in all, not a bad way to start a Saturday.