Maine. Sunny or foggy, it is so beautiful, so different from land-locked Ohio, such a wonderful place to visit. Our friends are there for two reasons: one is attending a year-long program for photography, and the other works on wooden boats. It was our fortune to see Maine through their eyes, visiting the boatyards and seeing so much natural beauty.
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| Tokarz in action |
Our first day there was Eliza's birthday. It was sunny and warm and we took full advantage of the gorgeous weather to run around all day long. Beech Hill offered a hike up through old blueberry barrens to a vista of the harbor and surrounding islands. We lucked out; as we hit the trail, we met a birder who immediately started pointing out a pair of yellow-bellied sapsuckers, an american redstart, and a black and white warbler!! Our friend
Freeman is my birding companion this year, so we were a bit thrilled to add these to our list.
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| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
Brian, the birder, has really great photos of birds on his website
Bird Report, and an ongoing list of the species he sees and hears up at Beech Hill.
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| American Redstart |
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| there she is again! |
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| Savannah Sparrow |
We grabbed food for a picnic at Clarke Island and then wandered through meadows and fern-filled forest to reach the stones at water's edge.
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| bunchberry - Cornus canadensis |
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| osprey |
Whispering snails. I lay down on a rock to watch these creatures move slowly through the water - hundreds of them! - and fell asleep on the warm stone. Hypnotized.
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| a treasure: pink ladyslipper, Cypripedium acaule. |
It was just the first day, and it was perfect.
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This reminds me of how much I loved Maine the one time I was there as a teenager, and how much I want to go again! We're E and E ever separated from each other?!!! Beautiful!
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