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Tag Archives: Summer in Maine
Earth’s Endless Effort
Trees are Earth’s endless effort to speak to the listening heaven.
—Rabindranath Tagore
Green
Our forest in July. After a long winter, it is hard to imagine the intensity of the canopy foliage. Click on the image for a larger view.
Currents
A bed of seaweed off Bailey Island. Click on the image for a larger view.
Generations
Little Moose Island, Acadia National Park. Click on the image for a larger view.
The Shining Sea
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Ocean Swells
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High Pressure
On Sunday, a high pressure front moved in. It drove out the humid air and filled the forest with wind. Click on the image for a larger view.
Golden Hour
The days are getting noticeably shorter. Where the daylight would last until after nine in the evening, it is now dark by eight. The warmth of summer still remains, but the season is waning. This is near the summit of Little Moose Island looking toward Schoodic peninsular in Acadia National Park. The Anvil, a small hill, can be seen in the distance. The island can accessed at low tide. Click on the image for a larger view.
Small Cranberry
Small cranberry, Vaccinium oxycoccos, can be found in peat or acidic soils, which gives it its other common name, bog cranberry. This is one of the first plants to colonize burnt bogland and native Americans would burn bogs to stimulate its growth. Like the cultivated cranberry, these are tart. Naturally, this fruit is sought after by wildlife. This plant is on Little Moose Island at the tip of Schoodic peninsular in Acadia National Park. Click on the image for a larger view.
