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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Foster Huntington, sounds a bit like a law firm, but is actually a student at Colby. (These are all his fantastic photos!)

He’s a young man from the Northwest, who studys in Maine, and publishes a very stylish blog called “The Restless Transplant.”

Which seems to indicate that he’s not going to be in Maine too much longer.

But it’s pretty clear that Maine will accompany him wherever else he goes.

His blog reveals the life of a college student discovering himself, honing his new skills (great photos!) and absorbing the world around him. And he naturally understands how to build a ‘brand.’

He loves the stories behind what he perceives as the Maine ‘lifestyle.’ He loves clothing. Especially old clothing. He has great style. And he’s very fond of the color red.

Go take a look, and discover the Maine you know is there, but sometimes you don’t see.

And remember his name — Foster Huntington. Have a feeling it’ll be popping up somewhere fancy, if not on a label, in the not too distant future.
Maybe even at L.L.Bean.
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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.
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Sunday, June 21st, 2009




Georgia O’Keefe was famous for her irises. So was Van Gogh. He liked the blue ones. They’re complex. And when you look closely, very abstract. Irises are found just about now, in many Maine gardens. This is a fluffy German Iris.
The ancient belief is that the iris represents a warning that needs to be heeded, as the flower was named for the messenger of Olympus.
The fleur-de-lis, based on the iris, has been used used by numerous European royal families for centuries. Especially in France, since Louis VII first used it in the 12th Century.
Florence based it’s coat of arms on the native white iris. And when the Medici family took over, they reversed it to a red iris on a white background. They’re still trying to develop a red variety.
And here’s a note about copyright – ©. Thank you. It’s very flattering to find 2bnMaine photos on other web sites. Yes, there are ways to find originators of content. As with all other material you find on the web, all the content on this blog is under copyright. Not so sure these watermarks on the photos look great, but they are an experiment and a reminder.
2bnMaine is delighted by the interest, and happy to share, but would very much appreciate a request, a reference, a thanks, or a link.
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Saturday, June 13th, 2009




The myth about the symbiotic relationship between the peony and the ant is not true. The peony does not depend on the ant to bloom. The ant is merely feasting on the sweet nectar served up by the gracious peony. Go to Leslie Land’s blog to learn more about peonies.
If you look closely, you’ll see the ants on other flowers as well.
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009





Oh, the fabulous things sprouting at Surry Gardens.
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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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Thursday, May 14th, 2009
The quirky, and pretty, elver nets are back on the Union River that flows through Ellsworth. They’re quite puzzling if you don’t know what they are. Here’s last year’s post about fishing for elvers. Elvers are young eels.


And here are some really amazing American Eel facts:
- The American Eel, Anguilla Rostrata, is considered to have the broadest diversity of habitats of any fish in the world.
- It has survived at least one ice age.
- The eggs are laid, and they hatch, in the Saragasso Sea — two-million-square-miles of warm water in the North Atlantic between the West Indies and the Azores.
- The tiny transparent larvae follow the ocean currents and salinity in the water for about a year to arrive at various destinations. Some remain in the ocean, some go far up fresh water streams and others remain in estuaries. This is called facultative catadromy – meaning taking place under some conditions but not under others, or optional.
- In the next phase they’re called glass eels because they’re still transparent but have developed their adult shape.
- Their sex is eventually determined by the density of the population — more eels = more males, less eels = more females.
- They can cover their bodies with mucus — ‘slippery as eels.’
- They reach sexual maturity at various times between 3 and 40 years!
- They can move equally well forward and backward.
- Some females can get to 5 feet, most males reach 3 feet.
- They can breath through their skin and their gills, so they can travel on land.
- They are carnivores and eat fish, frogs, insects, clams, etc. and any dead animal matter.

Here is more info from The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
The nets will remain in Ellsworth until the end of the month. So if you want to see them, you’d better hurry. You can also visit the wonderful Rooster Brother at the same time, and harvest some of their fantastic freshly roasted coffees.
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Friday, May 1st, 2009




Lady’s Mantle, or Alchemilla, has often been thought to have magical and medicinal powers. One is that the droplets captured by the tiny hairs in it’s leaves will remove wrinkles! It’s very hardy, thrives in Maine’s climate, and will grow in the shade or partial sun. The tiny flower clusters are chartreuse, very appealing.

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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Chives.

Delphinium.

Climbing Hydrangea.

Virginia Bluebell.
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Saturday, April 25th, 2009
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