Turns out that the animal running through the yard making freaky sounds was a fox. As we slumbered in our humble Maine cottage, we heard the sound again--my first thought was that there was a vicious chihuahua outside. So I got up and turned the front porch light on, and beheld a reddish fox trotting across the front lawn. If you've never seen a red fox relatively up close, they are quite beautiful. Their markings are striking, and they always look so clean. Their tails are quite bushy, and it's difficult to imagine how they manage to stay so well groomed as they're tromping through the forest. As our day started we noted with glee the lack of rain for a second day in a row! Our plan was to drive down to Boothbay Harbor to visit the Maine State Aquarium, so that's just what we did. We got there about 11:00 AM and enjoyed seeing a blue lobster, a very large lobster, and other aquatic creatures that dwell in the vicinity. They had a wonderful interactive tank where we cou...