Nature’s colors in a Maine creek are subtle as we wait for the first frost of the season.
Maine
The truth about the leaves
The sad reality is that forty-seven percent of the autumn leaves don’t contribute to the beautiful New England foliage season. They are takers, consuming scarce sunlight and carbon dioxide, and contaminating the environment with oxygen.
Fall on the pond
The approaching autumn season in Maine brings shorter days, cooler temperatures, and a season ending splash of color. The end of summer and the beginning of fall is caught in this late afternoon late September image.
Ring bearer at the dance
The ring bearer is hypnotized by the dancing bride.
Moody Chapel rear window
One of the rear windows of the Moody Chapel in Hinckley, Maine.
Big dead tree
In the midst of a Maine woodland with ample rainfall is some really big, but dead, trees. Why is this tree dead while surrounded by a forest of healthy trees?
Late summer in the bog
Wild flowers continue to blossom in the bog while the ferns start to dry out and turn brown in the Maine woods. We can tell autumn is slowly approaching.
Lilies in the bog
From a summer in the past, lilies in the bog at the Smithfield Plantation
Condiments for the fish eater
Sapsucker matrix
A yellow-bellied sapsucker woodpecker will create these kinds of holes as they poke around for edible insects.
john's f-stop 