Even Mother Nature’s decorating for the season.
Just look what she’s done to brighten up the gardens during these short days.
These tiny crabapples not only look pretty, but must taste pretty good to wintering birds.
Archive for the ‘orange’ Category
Exterior decoration.
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009Fading fall.
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
The peak of the fall foliage is fading, but we loved every single moment. For some reason, perhaps the wet summer, the spectacle was a bit less stunning this year — a bit more brown, a bit less color.
Fall leaves, sea breeze.
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
(Raw video. A bit fuzzy, still getting used to a new camera. —- Actually it might be Vimeo. It’s fine on original server . . . . Hmm . . . . Checking . . . . Trying YouTube . . . . Not better . . . . More fiddling . . . . Uh Oh . . . .)
Not a whimper.
Monday, October 19th, 2009
Leaves get raucous before the raking begins.
And the last of the garden is, or has been, harvested.
So ends the growing season in Maine.
Berry pretty.
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
It’s hard to compete with the spectacular colors on the trees this time of year, but the bittersweet vine is fearless. And triumphant.
You’ll find it growing wild in woodland settings all over Maine. As well as decorating shops and homes.
It appears that the two varieties are hard to tell apart, except that the Oriental Bittersweet is thought to be ‘invasive,’ and the ‘native’ American Bittersweet is thought to be more timid.
Either one can steal the show.
Big moon rising.
Thursday, October 8th, 2009(Still fiddling with a new camera.) The night of the Harvest Moon was too foggy to really see it. This was the next night.
It was bright orange as it came up over the horizon.
And got brighter and whiter as it rose, spreading sparkles over the water. You’ll notice that it’s not fully round — the top right edge is soft.
(Raw video)
The names of the full moons are – - January — Full Wolf Moon; February — Full Snow Moon, March – Full Worm Moon; April – Full Pink Moon; May – Full Flower Moon; June – Full Strawberry Moon; July – Full Buck Moon; August – Full Sturgeon Moon; September -- Full Corn Moon; October – Full Harvest Moon; November – Full Beaver Moon; December – Full Cold Moon.
A Blue Moon is the second full moon in one month.
The names are a mix of the names both the Indians and the European settlers used. There’s a bit more info at The Farmers Almanac.
These pics were taken before the moon bombing, a very interesting project by NASA.
It’s begun.
Monday, September 28th, 2009
The fall season kicks off with a blast of orange. Lots more to come.
(General note: Several comments were inadvertently deleted from other posts recently. Sorry about that.)
Tulip blast.
Sunday, May 17th, 2009
These photos were taken yesterday at the 2009 Spring Bulb Tour at Waters Edge, the Stewart Estate, in Northeast Harbor, on Somes Sound. It’s open again next Saturday, May 23, so you still have a chance to enjoy this spectacular event.
This is the post from last year. This is a link to the photos from last year. This is the link to their site. This is a link to a preview of this year’s show.
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