Down East Diary

The rosy fingers of dawn at Camelot, Down East,* May 10, 2004

Looking east from Goomp's terrace. Since the Winter Solstice December 21, the sunrise has been inching northward on its journey to the longest day of the year, the Summer Solstice June 21. Moments after this shot, the sun -- a dazzling ball of fire -- popped out of the ocean just to right of center in the photograph:

On the Solstice, it will have moved so far north that it will emerge from behind the land mass in the left background of the picture.

*When ships sailed from Boston to ports in Maine (which were to the east of Boston), the wind was at their backs, so they were sailing downwind, hence the term 'Down East.'

Shagbark Hickory's distinctive bark makes for easy plant ID

In the surrounding oak-hickory forest, Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata), a member of the Walnut Family (Juglandaceae) is the most common hickory.

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