November 29, 2014 Leave a comment
A dozen autumn foliage snapshots from 2014:
1. Jamaica Pond, Jamaica Plain
2. Jamaica Pond and Perkins Street, Jamaica Plain.
3. Minuteman Trail, Lexington
4. Minuteman Trail, Lexington
5. Brookline
6. The Great Meadows, Lexington
7. The Arsenal on The Charles, Watertown
8. Brookline
9. Harvard Ave., Brookline
10. Pleasant Street, Brookline
11. Dwight Street, Brookline
12. Millennium Park, West Roxbury
October 24, 2014 Leave a comment
Maine in Autumn can be heavenly. Last year, Steve and I got married near Boothbay Harbor the third weekend in September; this year, we returned Columbus Day Weekend and stayed about an hour further up the coast in Rockport. What follows is a Mid-Coastal Maine travelogue from north to south (sans Rockland, which I’ve already covered.)
These first two pix are from Pitcher Pond, a remote, somewhat hard-to-find spot in Lincolnville. Despite making a few wrong turns to get there, it was worth it–a refuge of serenity and great fall color.
About a half hour drive away, Camden Hills State Park is home to Mt. Battie, an 800-foot summit overlooking Penobscot Bay and the town of Camden.
Exactly what I was hoping to see in Maine this weekend.
Let’s zoom in on that vibrant foliage…
…and shift our view Southeast a bit towards Camden.
Camden itself is charming and colorful, but a little too cute and contrived (compared to ten-miles-south Rockland, anyway.)
A comparatively grittier but still serene side of Camden.
Initially I was hoping these pigeons were actually part of this statue, spotted in a Camden park. After I took this, another photographer shooed the birds away, shattering the illusion.
A nice little monument next door to the Camden Public Library. The sunburst of orange leaves definitely enhances it…
…but these orange-red beauties are even better.
I could fill a book with tree-branch photos I’ve taken from this angle.
A mile south of Camden, Merryspring Nature Park is an oasis of parks, gardens and walking trails (and, unlike Camden Hills State Park, admission is free).
At the edge of one of Merryspring’s gardens.
A prickly highlight.
Merryspring’s Ross Center building, nestled into the woods.
Owls Head is a small town south of Rockland along Penobscot Bay. Although mostly a resort and fishing community, it has two sizable attractions: a transportation museum, and a lighthouse.
Owls Head Light isn’t one of the larger or more dramatic lighthouses I’ve seen, but it’s rather adorable and accessible by foot to boot.
A breathtaking view of the Camden Hills from Owls Head Light.
Looking down the steps from the lighthouse. That’s Steve over there to the right with his camera and tripod.
Lovely Owls Head color, and the beginning of the Atlantic Ocean.
On the way home, we made a detour into Reid State Park on Georgetown Island, south of Bath. Despite dreary skies that day, it was not devoid of rich seasonal color.
Actually, Reid State Park has plenty of color throughout the year via its rocky coast.
I leave you with the beach at Reid State Park on a languorous Tuesday afternoon.
November 14, 2012 Leave a comment
As Autumn wanes, a few pix of this year’s colorful bounty:
Jamaica Pond on a vivid Thursday morning.
The Mother Brook (what a great name for a body of water) as it flows through a quiet section of Hyde Park.
One of the great hills at Larz Anderson Park in Brookline, plus the following:
I’ve saved the best for last: a lovely late afternoon at Millennium Park in West Roxbury.
Photographers pray for natural sunlight like this.
KRIOFSKE MIX 