Autumn in Maine
No, I have not died, fallen prey to a disease (other than possibly slothfulness where blogging is concerned) or any other horrid thing…just been really busy working, getting ready for Houston, teaching, meeting with my Frayed Edges friends and other sorts of good things. Today, I thought I’d share some of what I got to see on my way home from teaching on Saturday the 18th…glorious! (PS..photos are clickable for a larger view)
This photo was taken from the driver’s seat, window down, in Hope, on Route 17. Route 17 is a 2-lane highway (by-way) that runs from Rockland to Augusta and beyond. I take Route 90 West to 17, then turn north/west to Augusta, the state capitor. On the way home, at about 5, the sun was low in the sky and the air was golden……
Farther up the road, closer to Augusta, the trees on my side of the road cast their shadows all the way across the road and into the open field bordered by these trees:
And a closer view:
And that hill from Hope down to west Rockport….
October 21st, 2008 at 8:19 pm
Thanks for the memory. We took a cruise out of Camden this summer, and followed Route 17 to Augusta on our way home. It was beautiful then, and glorious now.
October 22nd, 2008 at 11:46 am
Love fall colors. Too bad that the days get shorter in fall. But it all balances out. Fall is the best example of analogous colors that there is. And also of complimentary colors, when the warm colors contrast with a bright blue sky.
October 24th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
The pictures are absolutely gorgeous! I have been fortunate to visit Maine twice in the summer months. One trip was along the coast from York to Lubec. The last trip was also along the coast but only as far as Booth Bay. I feel the need to plan a trip to next year . . .