Spanish moss drapes many of our forests. Scenes like these often remind me of Neil Welliver’s large, prized paintings and distinctive palette.
Tag: Maine
Dewy web
‘This is not New York’
was so surprised
in rush between breakfast
and boarding the Peapod for shore trip
to find in my pillbox this wasn’t Tuesday but Wednesday
when did I lose a day?
On Isle au Haut pier
I salute the shopkeeper for thanking
Justice Roberts for Obamacare
and explaining to him
why it was so important to her
to us
Inside the Breakwater basin
Yes, Eastport is a working waterfront. Especially if you like lobster.
Fog with Campobello Island, Canada
As seen from from our neighbor’s across the street in Eastport, Maine.
As seen from our kitchen table
Isle au Haut
for a dark night
awash in too much nothingness
to be Zen
we’re all so happy to be at sea
the 14 of us plus crew
on a gorgeous day
despite our ages
or a slight chill
stand by
drop the hook
Black guillemot
The white marker on the wings of the bird’s black summer plumage make a striking identity. It’s one of the many waterfowl species I’m being introduced to far from my native Midwest.
Machias River
The 75-mile-long Machias River is Maine’s leading salmon habitat and was a major lumbering stream. There is little settlement or paved-road access upstream from here, the bridge in Whitneyville.
Lush ferns in the wild
They still charm me.
These are at the Cobscook Friends Meetinghouse in Whiting.
Jnana's Red Barn 