Maine’s highest mountain can be impressive even 80 miles away.
Category: Postcards
Deliberate fire nurtured along
Lowbush blueberries are classified a wild crop, but the barrens where they grow do require tending. One practice involves burning the fields every few years to discourage weeds, shrubs, and trees from taking over.
Spring run in the wild
Swollen by melting snow and ice, forest rivers in Maine were used to float log booms to sawmills or railroads downstream. It’s hard to imagine now, though the tradition involved extensive preparations and skills. This example is the Mattawamkeag River in Aroostook County.
Beaver dam in a former open-pit mine
A wide variety of precious and semi-precious gems and stones have been gleaned in Aroostook County, Maine.
The return to nature takes time.
Wolf tracks
These in Maine may have been left by an interloper from Canada. My car keys give you an indication of size.
When snowpack starts melting
Streams take off.
Shetlands in Maine
It’s a striking breed, seldom seen outside Scotland.
Here’s a small flock in neighboring Robbinston.
I really do think the ram in front should have a cartoon quip balloon attached. Any idea what he’d say?
Crow footprints in snow and ice
Now I’m wondering about the gulls.
Sticks in local traffic
Winter is when lumber is cut in the forests. The ground is frozen solid and there are no bugs in the air. Load up the trucks, then, and head off to the nearest sawmill.
Another banner sunset
Our dawns aren’t the only big sky display that can be naturally dramatic around here. We do get what some folks call weather.
Jnana's Red Barn 