Also known as tamarack and hackmatack around here. It’s a conifer that loses its needles each fall.
Tag: Nature
Sparkly, shiny water
this lapping water is a nagging unease
so far from a destination
you can address
do I walk as fast as we’re sailing?
a fathom is essentially an arm span
how far the sound carries
that lawnmower
I think we’re heading the wrong direction
with someone new at the helm
how can they see ahead
from way back there?
I’m freezing
ready on the down haul
island hopping
today’s cold
except in the galley
Still life awaiting a painting
Natural drapery
Camden Hills
a day centered on shades of gray
trimmed in green and faint blue
slow bell
buoy, white and red
slow bell lazy-like,
lulling slow sea
we’re sailing about 1.3 knots
three times faster than I could swim
without a current
either way
In the undergrowth
Fall foliage doesn’t always have to be bold and splashy.
Split Rock remains a sacred site
For the Passamaquoddy people at their Sipayik Reservation at Pleasant Point. Before the causeway was constructed in the 1930s, the waters of Passamaquoddy Bay mingled powerfully with those of Cobscook Bay here. There are plans to restore that.
Lifting anchor
Every morning, we had to lift anchor to get on our way. Our schooner relied on a four-person winch, plus a helper to keep the anchor chain orderly for the trip.
Autumn in the air
Another day opens
They’re not always knockout gorgeous around here. Not that I’m complaining.
Jnana's Red Barn 