Category Archives: Nature

I’m not trying to be funny with the title of this post.  Well…I am, but, I’m serious too.  Not too far from my town is a small trail system that I like to hike on a regular basis.  You folks who have been following my posts for a while might remember me mentioning the Petit Manan Wildlife Refuge at some point, in a post long ago, in a state far, far away…  But seriously, just before the Refuge is another trail that climbs a decent size hill called “Pigeon Hill”.

I hiked this trail once when I first moved to this portion of Maine.  The trail I climbed was steep, straight up the side of the little mountain/hill.  This time, I resolved myself to climb the trail again but was surprised to see that a new trail had been blazed.  This new trail was a more gradual, switchback (I love that word.  Also a really good Celldweller song, look it up!) configuration.  So, I didn’t loathe this hike as much as I did the first time.

 
But getting back to the title of this blog, the hill is called Pigeon Hill yet on the entire hike, I failed to see a single pigeon.  Not a pigeon in sight on my way up the hill, and not a pigeon in sight on my way down the hill.  I was disappointed.  When a trail, hill, or mountain is named after an animal, I expect to see at least one or two of said animal there!  But, that’s just me.  [-_^]

 
Anyway, I did manage to get a decent little panorama at the top of Pigeon Hill.  Enjoy, folks!

Until next time…

 
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~A.M.

As I mentioned last week, I had hoped to get a nice photograph of the fall foliage near my home to share with you folks.  I also said that I would update you on that this week.  Unfortunately, as the title of this week’s post says…I failed.  Or rather, the foliage failed.

Sadly, like the past few years, the foliage around my house and town…well…sucks.  There’s really no other word for it.  It flat out sucks.  Most of the leaves have already fallen, before they even changed.  And those that did change?  Well, the colors are so bland it’s depressing.

But, I always have a camera with me, so maybe the next time I take a little trip, or go hiking (hopefully one, or both, of these happens before all the leaves fall), I’ll find some decent foliage to photograph.

My apologies to those of you (all two of you) that were hoping to see a pretty “fall colors” photograph from me this week.  In lieu of that, and to ease the emotional sting I know you all feel, I’ve included an image I took from my kitchen window of a pretty fall sunrise.  Enjoy!

Until next time…

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~A.M.