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addendum

Here’s what happens when you get someone with a piece of cardboard, a marker, and some big opinions.

I don’t know why the year that LL Bean was established was redacted on the mural. If I had a marker and the opportunity, I’d add 1912 over the redaction board (a term I just made up) just so passersby had complete information.

Skowhegan, Maine
photographed 3.21.2026

north star

The clouds that brought snow the night before were breaking up…and I enjoyed the contrast between the softness of those clouds and the hard edges of a building at the orchard. The scene appealed to me. A lot. It appealed to me a lot. And then later, I noticed how the North Star sign and star snuck their way into the picture. Good work, sign!

North Star Orchards
Madison, Maine
photographed 3.21.2026

over at Jen’s place

This? Oh just a totally picturesque New England scene I saw last month.

It had snowed the night before and by early afternoon the sky was clearing, the sun was out, and the snow was melting. It was lovely and I felt right at home.

North Star Orchards
Madison, Maine
photographed 3.21.2026

equinox, with snow

It was snowing that night when we got back from dinner. My companions, all of whom live in New England, just went to their rooms. They’d seen snow and this was just one more normal night for them.

I stayed outside and watched the snow, took some pictures, and got really cold. (In case you were wondering what sort of dork I am.)

Skowhegan, Maine
photographed 3.20.2026

slide

This place was lovely in its desolation.

I mean, I’m sure it’s lovely in the summer with the lights on and music and people and ice cream and sunburns or whatever.

But to me, it is hard to improve on a foggy day with no one else around and a convenient opening in a fence that allows a photographer to step inside and enjoy the moment.

Old Orchard Beach, Maine
photographed 3.16.2026