PORTSMOUTH — Buffy McKay’s favorite thing about Portsmouth is right outside her door: Blue Bill Cove. 

From her old Island Park sailmaker's cottage from the 1930s, she’s watched the light and water change with the wind for 12 seasons. All the while, she’s documented her love for the Cove through photographs she religiously posts on Facebook.

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“Winters beat the house with storms; the second-story kitchen window is always coated with salt,” she said. “In spring, like now, each morning more songbirds show up to sing. 

“I love that this little body of water has it all. You can do anything you want with it: swim, fish, boat, exercise, laze around. The water is still clean, too, so we have such a great range of wildlife.”