NRCM supporter Roger Leisner of Augusta, Maine, shares his thoughts and photos from a recent post-storm trip to Popham Beach in Phippsburg. Roger writes, “On March 2nd, I travelled down to Popham Beach for the first time since the destructive winter storms of January. Large parts of the beach have been swept away into the Read More
My Maine This Week
Each week, NRCM members and supporters submit their Maine photographs to be shared in our My Maine This Week website feature. We also share these photos on our website and social media. They are also considered for our Nature of Maine Calendar!
My Maine This Week: Great Grey Owl by Chris L’Abbé
This photo by NRCM supporter Chris L’Abbé of Topsham, Maine, was taken a couple of years ago, when Great Grey Owls (who are rare in Maine…or should that be “whooooooo” are rare in Maine?) were sighted in some locations around the state. Chris photographed this owl on the Studd Mill Road in Passadumkeag. Former legislator Read More
My Maine This Week: Timber Island by Laura Pope
NRCM supporter Laura Pope of Eliot, Maine, shares this photo from a walk she took on the Timber Trail in Biddeford Pool. At low tide, you can walk the jetty and go out to explore Timber Island. Laura writes, “We feel this is one of the most beautiful walks we’ve taken as walkers will see Read More
My Maine This Week: Midcoast by Steve Cartwright
Can you believe that March starts this Friday? And, that three weeks after that, it’s officially spring? Most of us in parts of Maine didn’t have a lot of winter weather this year, but NRCM member and frequent My Maine This Week photographer Steve Cartwright of Tenants Harbor, Maine, shares these two photos of ice, Read More
My Maine This Week: Backyard Visitors by Jayne Winters
NRCM member and Critter Chatter blogger Jayne Winters of South China, Maine, shares some photos she has taken of backyard visitors to her home. The first photo is a Purple Finch during a snowstorm. The second, a beautiful female Northern Cardinal. And finally, two photos of “Little Red” (named by Jayne) who outsmarted the “squirrel-proof” Read More
My Maine This Week: Bluebird Skies by Linda Woods
NRCM member Linda Woods of Waterville, Maine, shares some of her photos from a recent snowshoe hike up Rumford Whitecap Mountain (elevation 2,214 ft) with her husband, Harry. “Perfect bluebird sky! Windy on top!” she writes. She also shares views of two more of her favorite mountains, taken during her favorite season of the year: Read More
My Maine This Week: Northern Cardinal by David Silva
How lucky was our newest My Maine This Week photographer, David Silva of Holden, Maine, to see such a beautiful Northern Cardinal near his home a couple of weeks ago? David has captured many beautiful wildlife photos in his town of Holden, and we are delighted to share this one as this week’s featured photo. Read More
My Maine This Week: Crocker Mountain by David Preston
NRCM member David Preston of China Village, Maine, sent us this snowy photo from last week. He writes, “One of the reasons I like to downhill ski are the wonderful views from the ski trails. This is Crocker Mountain/Crocker Cirque from Sugarloaf last week.” Thank you, David, for sharing another beautiful Maine photo with us!
My Maine This Week: Chris L’Abbe
We welcome wildlife photographer and NRCM member Chris L’Abbé of Topsham, Maine, as a new My Maine This Week contributor. We first “met” Chris when she sent us some photos for a Fall in to Winter photo contest last year. Thank you, Chris, for sharing your gorgeous photos with us! Chris took these stunning Bald Read More
