While December in Maine is stark, it is not lifeless. Click on the image for a larger view.
Tag Archives: Nature
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.
Mt. Monadnock
Mt. Monadnock, located in southern New Hampshire, is known as the most climbed mountain in America. At 3,165 ft or 965m, it is not the highest mountain in New England, but, having no other mountain of similar elevation near it, it is the most prominent feature in the area. The name is believe to be derived from the Abenaki and is thought to mean “mountain standing alone.” Mt. Monadnock gives its name to the surrounding region. Click on the image for a larger view.
Winter Tide
From Sand Beach, Acadia National Park. Click on the image for a larger view.
Mile Beach
Reid State Park is mostly known for its beaches—Mile Beach, shown here, and Half Mile Beach. Snowfall from the Thanksgiving storm has covered the sand, but not deterred people from enjoying the park, which is open all year. Click on the image for a larger view.
Reid State Park
Reid State Park is located in Georgetown, Maine. As well as rocky coastline, the park has sandy beaches, salt marshes, and fir/spruce forests. Many come for the birdwatching. This image is taken from Griffith Head looking toward Outer Head, which is a protected tern sanctuary. Across Sheepscot Bay is Southport where the naturalist writer Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring. Click on the image for a larger view.
Industry
The creativity and ambition in nature amazes me with the wonderful display of possibilities, dreams, and desire over potential, reality, and practicality. I am not sure what that beaver will do if it fells that tree, but it is going to be a bit big to move to a dam or home. 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,
