SIPPICAN LANDS TRUSThttp://www.sippicanimages.com/sippican-lands-trust/en-US2012-02-17T07:01:48ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)radio tower woodshttp://www.sippicanimages.com/sippican-lands-trust/2012/2/10/radio-tower-woods.htmlsippican images2012-02-10T14:53:10Zopen space upland woodsi love the various remainders of the radio towers submerged in the woods :)  since the towers came down 50 years ago the field has been left alone to regrow as it wishes.  all this has grown up around them in that time...and this is a great time of year to see the remains, without the foliage, and the briars are visible and more easily avoided!

 

]]>tree bark windowhttp://www.sippicanimages.com/sippican-lands-trust/2011/3/31/tree-bark-window.htmlsippican images2011-03-31T14:03:42Zbark open spacethis is what really drew me in...this beautiful cutaway to the layer below the bark :) and why i really returned to the site with the heavy (23lb.!) camera backpack (which includes the macro lens) and the tripod!  you can see it in context in the previous post -- what a difference a change of lens makes!!

]]>tree root creaturehttp://www.sippicanimages.com/sippican-lands-trust/2011/3/29/tree-root-creature.htmlsippican images2011-03-29T16:23:17Zbark open space treejust a few feet from the where i stood to take the stream shot, to my left, this creature caught my eye :) and my foot a few times too lol!! i believe this is a pine tree root which is exposed and has bark growing over it (to the right--out of the shot-- is a large pine tree growing alongside the stream).

]]>the same stream a month later :)http://www.sippicanimages.com/sippican-lands-trust/2011/3/28/the-same-stream-a-month-later.htmlsippican images2011-03-28T15:08:44Zopen space stream upland woodsi returned to Mahoney and the stream which feeds the upper pond of the White Eagle cranberry bogs that i shot last month (http://www.sippicanimages.com/sippican-lands-trust/2011/3/2/wider-stream-view.html), and this time i hauled my full camera pack and tripod! no snow but still clear water :)

 

]]>winter trail 2http://www.sippicanimages.com/sippican-lands-trust/2011/3/9/winter-trail-2.htmlsippican images2011-03-09T19:35:56Zopen space trail upland woodsand just around the bend i saw this winter wonderland...

 

]]>snow trail 1http://www.sippicanimages.com/sippican-lands-trust/2011/3/6/snow-trail-1.htmlsippican images2011-03-06T16:36:50Zopen space trail upland woodslast week i had the opportunity to be wandering peirson woods the morning after overnight snow :) what a treat!!

 

 

]]>wider stream viewhttp://www.sippicanimages.com/sippican-lands-trust/2011/3/2/wider-stream-view.htmlsippican images2011-03-02T14:52:10Zice stream upland woodssame stream, same lens, just raised the camera for this more traditional view... :)

]]>clear winter streamhttp://www.sippicanimages.com/sippican-lands-trust/2011/2/28/clear-winter-stream.htmlsippican images2011-02-28T14:27:22Zopen space stream waterthe clarity of the winter water is amazing...and it always looks cold as well!  last week i had the opportunity to expore more of the SLT's most recent purchase, Mahoney-McIntire.  this stream is south of the old railroad bed and feeds the northern retaining pond of the White Eagle cranberry bogs as it flows southeast.  i could practically count the individual rocks in the stream it was so clear!

]]>winter trailhttp://www.sippicanimages.com/sippican-lands-trust/2011/2/25/winter-trail.htmlsippican images2011-02-25T15:11:56Zice open space trail upland woodsi've finally been able to stop shoveling for a while and get back out :) this appealing trail is where i started, on our White Eagle property.  the first half of what you see will quite the wetland in the next few weeks -- or maybe after today with all the rain!  according to the weather reports the day was supposed to in the high 20º's and windy.  instead it was sunny with no wind in the northern woods and absolutely perfect for wandering!  and a great time to be outside :)

 

]]>cold december afternoonhttp://www.sippicanimages.com/sippican-lands-trust/2010/12/9/cold-december-afternoon.htmlsippican images2010-12-10T00:09:04ZBriggs Cove, just west of Creek Road, is visible from Route 6, has been a splendid sight to see these last 2 days coated in ice from the outgoing tide and the very cold temps!!  it was distracting me each time i drove by...so this afternoon i went back to get my gear and capture it :)

the cold has dropped upon us early this year...

 

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