Here you see cascades of freshwater flowing from Patten Stream into salty Patten Bay at low tide yesterday. Sprinkling light rain is bringing out a damp lushness to the surrounding green leaves and orangey rockweed and rock lichens there. However, within minutes, everything turned much darker, and a monsoon-like shower strafed the area, drenching Yours Truly:
But all was well. Here in Down East Maine, we’ve recovered from last year’s moderate drought and abnormally dry conditions. Only a small area in the southeast part of the state remains abnormally dry as of last week’s report. A little drenching now and then is better than wells going dry now and then. (Images taken in Surry, Maine, on June 7, 2025.)