Getting ready for summer!

Dee LeClaire puts a fresh coat of red paint on Stevenson's Farm Stand in Winthrop recently.  Dee, who has already been golfing this year, took advantage of the summer like conditions in March to prep the farm stand he managers on Route 202 for the busy summertime season.

March Madness!

Time for flowers!

Hello Ladies...

Just another successful boat trip down the Kennebec River to Boothbay Harbor.

Springin' Ahead

Trent Emery of Emery Farm waters a variety of onion seedlings in one his greenhouses in Wayne.  The unusually high temperatures in March throws an interesting twist into the planning and planting of outdoor crops.

Rough Cut

                     
 A carpenter and a paddle maker building a barn.

Which way did he go...

Familiar signs on Commercial st in Portland, Me.

Bluebirds

A pair of bluebirds inspect a possible nesting site in Wayne.  The arrival of the birds marks the beginning of spring and the end of a very mild late winter.

One small step for Hadley...

Hadley Stevenson triumphantly steps over an obstacle at the Stevenson Farm.  With careful precision and some guidance and encouragement, Hadley managed to make her way to the Sap house to join her dad in making maple syrup.

Sap Hpuse

The Sap house. Here is where all the wonderful Sugar tree maple sap is cooked down to make maple syrup. It takes about 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of syrup.  The mild winter temps in March create the suitable conditions for the sap to run and the opportunist to collect. Bottom line, there are too many rules to sappin' to even get into.

Winter Gull

A Seagull waiting for the tourist season.

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Candlepin bowling all started in Worcestor, Mass. in the late 19th century.  The Hopkins family is not afraid to go candlepin bowling (without ever breaking a score of a 100.)