Bladder wrack, Fucus vesiculosis, colonizing the faults in the rock of Otter Cliffs. Also known as rockweed, this seaweed carves out its life in the high intertidal zone. Click on the image for a larger view.
Tag Archives: Nature
Phantom in the Woods
Last Friday, when Naomi and I were going out, I took our dog Hikari outside to put her into the car. On the other side of the driveway, just inside the woods, I heard something walking. I thought it was the neighbor’s cat or dog. I walked to the edge of the woods to shoo it way. But in the twilight, I could not see anything, certainly not a domestic animal. I could hear where it was, but it was completely invisible. Continue reading
Kennebec Land Trust 25th Anniversary Exhibition
The Kennebec Land Trust is celebrating their 25th anniversary with an exhibition at the Harlow Gallery in Hallowell, Maine. I was honored to have one of my images selected for the show. Many of the Kennebec Land Trust properties offer recreational trails for the public. My submission was taken at the Small-Burnham Conservation Area in Litchfield, Maine. The exhibition runs until November 1st. Click on the images for a larger view.
A Sucker for Color
I am a sucker for color. This time of year, I simply get drunk on the stuff. There is a quiet section of road in Acadia National Park that has a stand of young quaking aspen. It is a delightful place at any time of the year, but, in the fall, it is magic. Click on the image for a larger view.
Breaking Waves, Setting Sun
Naomi and I went out to Pemaquid Point on Sunday. From high on the rock ledges, this peninsula seems to jut out into the ocean and sky. In the roar of breaking waves, your mind is quiet. Click on the image for a larger view.
Edges
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Twilight
Twilight is a strange phase; not light enough to be day, not dark enough to be night. To human vision, forms lose their solidity as they disappear into shadow; to the camera, they almost appear to glow from within. Click on the image for a larger view.
Being, Becoming
Why life? Is this self-organizing matter a natural outcome of a universe? Is it the nature of a universe to desire consciousness? The Great Gulf Wilderness was carved out by ice in the last glacial period, leaving a world of rock. Yet, in spite of this harsh terrain, life thrived. Layers upon layers of organisms colonized and built this beautiful world. Unlike the eroded mountain it inhabits, it diversified into unimaginable complexity. Click on the image for a larger view.
The Fall
With the riot of fall color, comes a melancholy. The vitality of life that burst forth in summer seems to have burnt itself out. The fern that erupted from our forest floor in May, fades back into the soil. Click on the image for a larger view.
Foliage Season
Foliage season has come to New England. The season peaks in mid-October, but I have always enjoyed the period at the end of September, when the blaze of reds and oranges are contrasted with the lingering greens of summer. With the vivid blue skies of autumn, the season is a celebration of color. Click on the image for a larger view.
