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Blizzard?It is nice to have snow again.
Common redpoll -- the northeaster brought out flocks of birds.
Driving the morning after.
1/25 sec. f/ 3.5, ISO 6400
Scenes before the storm:
An icy hill.
Highland Lake, Bridgton, with Mount Washington cloud-covered on the left and South Baldface on the right. Image converted to B&W with Silver Efex Pro. Western Maine in winterLast 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).
Shagg Pond, in the Redding part of Sumner.
The snow covers up some cracks in the ice.
A small camp at the outlet of the pond.
The wind farm, which may be in Bryant Pond. Now that is a town with an interesting historical note.
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.
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.
2015 - A New YearHave I missed the whole month of December? I did take photos, but have not published them. Time to correct that. Dawn of the new year.
It was not a snowy December, but, when it did get cold, there was a brief time for ice skating.
November snow
Boat house, Kezar Lake
Moose Pond reflections, West Bridgton Deer HillNovember is deer hunting season in New England, so it may be fitting to hike Deer Hill and Little Deer Hill in Western Maine. Maine is one of those States still holding on to at least one of the "blue laws": hunting is prohibited on Sunday. That makes it a good time for non-hunters to get out in the woods and for hunters get an afternoon on the couch. Deer Hill is known around the world for its amethyst, and, we were looking for any mines. Unfortunately the location of the mines is not as obvious as you may think, so another trip is in order with information from the Forest Service in hand.
Old Man of Deer Hill
Twin oaks
Looking east over the Deer Hill Bog. Pine Hill is on the left and Harndon Hill on the right.
At the top of Little Deer Hill.
South (r.) and North Baldface from Little Deer Hill.
A white birch boneyard. |
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