I spent the Wednesday walking in the shadows of the moon. The brilliant white of the snowpack makes traveling through the forest under a full moon magical. The air is clean and crisp, and sound seems to disappear into the clear winter sky. The world loses its hard edges. Trees become shadow, and distance and scale illusionary. Click on the image for a larger view.
Category Archives: Maine
A Murder of Crows
Just as the sun sets in December, huge numbers of crows come together to roost. I really do not notice these mass gatherings in other months of the year. These groups are not only large, but also noisy. Click on the image for a larger view.
Winter Sun
Naomi and I went to Bailey Island this weekend to enjoy one of the few sunny days we have in the last month. The winter sun hangs low in the sky, setting just past four in the afternoon—this was taken at 3 pm. Click on the image for a larger view.
Snowy Day in Maine
We had about three inches of snow today. This is the first storm of any significance this season. I went out to walk through our forest and field to enjoy the event. The light is gray like sharpened steel. Snow muffles sound, making the forest silent except for the laughter of the neighborhood children playing outside. Click on the image for a larger view.
No Parking
Gardiner, Maine. Click on the image for a larger view.
First Snow, Winter 2016
We woke this morning to the first snow of winter. Nothing bad, just a thin layer of crusty ice. The weather has been so mild and warm this year that the snow was a not so gentle reminder the season is changing. One of our blackberry briers is in the foreground. It looked very different in August. Click on the image for a larger view.
Fading Light
The nights are closing in with the sun setting around 4:30. Unlike the slowly fading glow of the summer sky, this light does not have the power to illuminate the land as the sun passes behind the horizon. This is a harsh beauty signally the advance of winter. Click on the image for a larger view.
Acadian Seas
The Gulf of Maine and the coastline of Mt. Desert Island in Acadia National Park. Click on the image for a larger view.
Transitions
The forest transitions at its own pace. Microclimates create individual schedules for areas throughout our forest. The beech and oak are the last to lose their leaves, although the beach will not drop their foliage until they are ready to renew it in the spring. Click on the image for a larger view.
Autumn Rain
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