meghabytes

Textures of Coastal Maine

From rockweed to wild roses.

Summer · Coastal Maine


Coastal scrub with sailboat
coastal scrub, schooner in fog Myrica pensylvanica, Quercus rubra
Obedient plant and lilies
obedient plant and oriental lilies Physostegia virginiana, Lilium spp.
Rockweed in tidal pool
rockweed and barnacles, submerged Ascophyllum nodosum
Green crab on granite
green crab on granite, tidal pool Carcinus maenas
Spider flower
spider flower Cleome hassleriana
Green algae and dried wrack on rock
green algae and bleached wrack Cladophora spp.
Rocky shoreline from above
intertidal zone, looking down Fucus spp. on metamorphic ledge
Rock crab in tidal pool
atlantic rock crab Cancer irroratus
Dried knotted wrack
knotted wrack, drying Ascophyllum nodosum
Harbor with boats and wharf
harbor at low tide Downeast fishing village
Rockweed bokeh
rockweed in sunlight, bokeh Ascophyllum nodosum
Periwinkle among bladderwrack
periwinkle among bladderwrack Littorina littorea, Fucus vesiculosus
Granite erratic on cobble beach
granite erratic on cobble beach Pleistocene glacial deposit
Bladderwrack receptacles
bladderwrack, receptacles Fucus vesiculosus
Goldenrod and young spruce
seaside goldenrod and young spruce Solidago sempervirens, Picea glauca
Pond edge with pipewort
pipewort in still water Eriocaulon aquaticum
Huckleberry bush
black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata
Fractured rock ledge at sea
fractured schist at water's edge Silurian metasediment
Hazy sunset over spruce
sun through wildfire haze Picea rubens, silhouette
Green algae on intertidal rock
sea lettuce on intertidal rock Ulva intestinalis
Portland Head Light
portland head light Cape Elizabeth, est. 1791
Cottage garden
cottage garden through obedient plant Physostegia virginiana
Rocky coastline with folded strata
folded strata, exposed ledge Devonian metamorphic sequence
Dusk over bay
dusk over the bay, distant light advection fog, marine
Crack in wet sand
fissure in wet sand desiccation crack, intertidal
Balsam fir with foggy bay
balsam fir, Cadillac summit Abies balsamea
Green algae in tidal pool
filamentous algae, tidal pool Cladophora spp.
White pine needles
white pine needles, close Pinus strobus
Beach roses over water
beach rose above eiders Rosa rugosa, Somateria mollissima
Stargazer lilies
stargazer lilies, evening Lilium 'Stargazer'
Rockweed and periwinkles on granite
rockweed, periwinkles, barnacles Ascophyllum nodosum, Littorina littorea
Zinnia and ageratum
zinnia and floss flower Zinnia elegans, Ageratum houstonianum
Hydrangea and daylily
hydrangea and daylily, late summer Hydrangea macrophylla, Hemerocallis spp.