Loons, Lupins and Bluebells

My fledgling garden is looking so beautiful and will only improve as the plants become established and multiply. These wood anemones were donated by my friend Bev.There is so much beauty as the seasons change in Maine. Lilacs do really well here, but have just gone by. Now it is the turn of the wild lupins, lining every roadside in all their blue, pink and wihite glory. The lupin bed in my yard is coming along, but a bit pathetic at the moment. Lupins do not like to be moved and mine are showing it. These were seen near the library in Searsmont.

What I am really happy about is these Spanish Bluebells. They look glorious now and will multiply quickly as the years pass.


Yesterday I went kayaking on Trues Pond. These yellow water lilies (Nuphar microphylla) are just coming into bloom.
This male(?) loon is keeping a very close eye on me.
His behavior alerted me to the proximity of his mate on the nest. Once aware of it, I was careful not to get too close. She is panting in the heat.
This morning this pretty little Eastern (or Red Spotted - Notophthalmus viridescens) was crouching near my garden hose.

More Spring flowers

My garden continues to delight! This is a treasured Iris Cristata
And here is a lovely dark purple columbine.

Grape hyacinth
The wild English cowslip, Primula Veris.
And some pink violets.
A species tulip
And one of the many ladyslipper orchids growing on my land.

Memorial Weekend

It was glorious weather Memorial Weekend! It would have been better to have been away on the boat sailing all weekend, but it was good weather to repair Dolphin Dancer's float badly damaged in a storm last fall. The Camden Harbormaster, Steve Pixley, had beached it for us at Steamboat Landing. It was also a perfect spot to watch schooners come and go.










Here is the float, stripped down for a rebuild.

And finished, ready for another few years service.On the way home we were caught up in the Camden Memorial Day parade

And a lonely, but not forgotten, rural cemetery.