Last weekend I had to go out to Sumner, Maine. It is between West Paris and Peru. Those are still small towns. How about south of Rumford/Mexico and north of Oxford? Anyway, rural western Maine. Yes, that is a bit redundant. In spite of our limited snowfall so far this winter, enough stayed on the ground in this part of Maine to cover up the countryside (and the backroads).

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Shagg Pond, in the Redding part of Sumner.

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The snow covers up some cracks in the ice.

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A small camp at the outlet of the pond.

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The wind farm, which may be in Bryant Pond. Now that is a town with an interesting historical note.

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A deserted farm. See the alders encroaching in on the fields. In the lower-right corner of the image is part of the snow-covered road.

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The empty dooryard (as it is called around here).

Then back south to West Paris to see Snow Falls. It really lives up to its name.

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