Classically, this emblem of autumn is here. I remember the first time I saw these in the Midwest, however esoterically at the time of my preadolescence.
Category: Postcards
First blush

Belmont, Maine
Booming breakers

As you see in York, Maine, the open Atlantic can get wild.

Firewood wall

And now, to let it season for a year.
A classic autumn stroke

Cattails.
Not the Red Barn

This one is far more spacious and majestic than mine was. Oh, yes, and much less packed.
Wobbly rail run

The volunteer-run Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad can be an adventurous ride. Here are its tracks in Thorndyke, Maine, as seen from a passenger car door.
Whitneyville school

When pirates invade

The weekend after Labor Day is observed around here as the Pirate Festival. It’s even a prelude to Halloween.
Castine green dream

With the ocean in view, this lawn appears impeccable.