It was so cold the first part of February that these sculptures were in pretty good shape more than a week after they were carved.
Shot on February 8, these photos show some of what remained of the Ice Sculpture event at Winterfest, held in Camden’s beautiful amphitheater, on January 30.
More proof that fun in Maine’s winter is endless.
The opening act for the Winter Olympics was held last weekend at the Camden Snow Bowl in Camden, Maine.
The 20th Annual US National Toboggan Championships glorified the spectacle of winter sports, but required a certain attitude.
It was a little bit Mardi Gras.
And a little bit fierce competition.
With a whoopie pie thrown in to boot.
The pageantry was awe inspiring.
Security was tight.
And the right equipment provided the edge to win.
Team spirit was everywhere, but here are the - – - -> winners.
(Will post more soon.)
The northern winter sun sits decidedly low on the horizon.
And paints long, dark, dramatic, shadows on the snow.
Who says winter lacks excitement?
In winter, the beauty of the landscape is lost on some. They see only black and white, very little color, and are lost.
But if they look just a little longer, exqusite beauty will express itself in subtle and dramatic ways.
But most likely they just head out to warmer spots, in search of brighter colors.
Santa’s finally on his way to Maine. It’s only a matter of a few hours now, and after such a long trip, he’s going to need some nourishment. Be sure to leave him a snack.
Track his progress at the NORAD website.
Merry Christmas!
Sea smoke occurs when the air is much colder than the water below. It’s essentially a cloud. The evaporation happens faster than the air can absorb the water vapor and the surface wind blows it across the sea.
Just another beautiful, but chilly, part of winter in Maine.
Maine’s winter branch of seasons enters center stage, with the first snowfall. This year it’s just slightly behind Texas.
Time for the snowbirds to return. And the ladybugs too. That is, if you think they actually live outside.
Unlike the various native ladybugs, who hunker down outdoors, the Asian Ladybug, Harmonia axyridis, often makes itself comfortable in Maine homes, where they prefer to spend the winter.
They enter through those unsealed, unseen, cracks. Which means that if you have ladybugs in your house, heat is probably leaving the same way.
Ladybugs don’t like your heated rooms, but seek the cooler spots in the house where they can lower their metabolism and hibernate. If they get too warm they die. And when they die, you sweep.
In spring they awake, and hopefully find their way out of those unsealed cracks, to get on with their jobs — devouring nasty aphids. Which is a nice way to pay us the rent they owe.
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