Fireworks in Bangor July 4th, 2009

I half expected not to see fireworks tonight. It rained (AGAIN!) much of the afternoon and evening. There were even a few drops coming down during the fireworks. A couple of those odd spots on these shots are raindrops on the lens.

Debris from Orono fire

There was a fire at one of Orono's landmark buildings (The Katahdin Building - built in the 1830s) on June 9th. There is still cleanup to be done. These photos (submitted to Photo Friday's Debris challenge) were taken on June 27th.

Evidence...!

Sunset over the Alfond Arena at UMaine in Orono

...that the sun still exists and the sky is not gray!

It hung around most of the day, even.

I was hoping that sunset would be more of a spectacle, given how long it's been since it's made an appearance in this neck of the woods, but I'll take it!

I've seen many flower beds that look like this lately

With all the rain many flowers can't support their waterlogged weight.
These are my neighbor's flowers.

Gray is the official State Color of Maine for 2009

This just in...

A citizen initiative to designate gray as Maine's state color has been approved by the legislature and the governor.

Mother Nature could not be reached for comment.

Fog! Night! Photo Ops! Bangor!

So, after work last night I was able to catch a little of Eric Green's set and quaff a couple of half-price pints at Luna Bar & Grill in Bangor. As I sat enjoying the tunes and the beer I could see fog rolling in over Bangor. When Eric finished I spent a few more hours (good thing I'm a night owl) roaming Bangor.

Here's a sample of the night's shoot - more on Flickr.

Misty sunset over the Stillwater River

I try and take a walk on campus in the evening, especially when it's nice and I can capture some of that golden hour light. Last night we actually had a sunset - something we haven't had in about a week. Often, it seems, following the evening light takes me over by the Stillwater River.

Last night I was just about to turn back and head for the office, figuring I'd taken enough shots recently of the river. I got just close enough, though, to spy some mist upon the river. I couldn't pass up some different conditions to shoot some familiar subjects!

I had originally planned to post these shots from home last night. My next blog entry will be enough explanation (Night Fog!) as to why that didn't happen until today.

It's been wet here recently. Did anyone notice?

Everything's a little bit saturated.

Did you know it's been wet here in the northeast?

And one last time... Has anyone complained?
It's been wet here.

Sweet sentiment

From my father-in-law's 70th birthday.

Submitted to Thursday's challenge for Sweet.

A Nickel and a Nail

With apologies to O.V. Wright and anyone else who's recorded the song...

Submitted to Macro Day's Coin challenge.