Winter is such a variable season in Maine. With competing air masses from the arctic and the Gulf of Mexico, the shifts in weather can be striking. Click on the image for a larger view.
Category Archives: Life at Home
Winter Forage
The search for food is a concern for animals throughout the winter. Many animals tunnel under the snow pack and so you rarely see signs of their activity. Someone found the dried remains of one of our Black-Eyed Susans. Click on the image for a larger view.
A Year in Color, 2014
This is the change in color of our forest in 2014 for each month of the year from left to right and top to bottom. For another year go here. Click on the image for a larger view.
Happy Holiday from Maine
Naomi and I wish you a marvelous day.
Christmas is a rather peaceful day. The hustle and bustle of the shopping season has taken a sudden pause. Stores are closed. No one is commuting to work. The world is quiet. Click on the image for a larger view.
Newfoundlands and Snow
Suspension
With the foliage off the trees, water pools on our forest floor and freezes with the falling temperatures. Ice will embrace its bounty until spring frees the land from winter. Click on the image for a larger view.
Fallen Ice
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Decrescendo
The vibrant landscape that burst forth in spring is mute in December. Click on the image for a larger view.
Natural Birdfeeder
This apple was left on the tree we call Midori. While the current philosophy in gardening seems to be centered around getting everything for the human residents, taking a rather dim view of the others sharing the space, Naomi and I believe our garden has a communal function. Click on the image for a larger view,
Happy Thanksgiving to Us . . .
This is not a picture of an ice cream cone, but our garden. From Wednesday afternoon to Thursday morning, another snow storm delivered about 10″ of snow—the pot is about 24″ in diameter at the top. Both Naomi and I enjoy the peace a snow-bound forest can have after a storm. Having your snowblower break while clearing your driveway, however, can disrupt that peace. Click on the image for a larger view.
