Saturday, October 25, 2014

Pine Needles

Pictured here a week or so ago is a stretch of tall pines just off Route 88 or Foreside Road. Off in the distance is a piece of the 11th fairway of the Portland Country Club. Built in 1895, this Donald Ross designed course is the only private facility in Maine certified as an Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary by Audubon International. I walked around for awhile looking for any wayward balls. I found none but was almost overcome by the strong, aromatic workout for my olfactory nerves that the fallen needles provided.
It's the height of the fall season around here. We're heading to a Pumpkin Festival nearby.
Photos at 11.
Enjoy your Saturday.
Ours will be in brilliant sun.
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19 comments:

  1. RevrunnerOctober 25, 2014 at 9:32 AM

    Ha! You must have better golfers than those near me. I find them all the time. In fact, I give them to the neighborhood children to sell them back to the golfers. :-)

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  2. VPOctober 25, 2014 at 10:17 AM

    I do not like pine needles, but I like very much that smell...

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  3. TexWisGirlOctober 25, 2014 at 10:28 AM

    oh, i bet that was great...

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  4. HalcyonOctober 25, 2014 at 11:08 AM

    Sorry you didn't find any golf balls. This is a beautiful scene though. I can almost smell the pine from here.

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  5. PerthDailyPhotoOctober 25, 2014 at 11:12 AM

    Enjoy your pumpkin festival Birdman.. I like your pine trees AND their needles very much!

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  6. SharonOctober 25, 2014 at 11:20 AM

    Oh I bet that smelled wonderful. There is just something invigorating about the aroma of pine.

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  7. LowellOctober 25, 2014 at 1:41 PM

    Boy, you use some big words! Olfactory? Down in these here parts we've got some ol' factories. I think you sense of smell is right on, though. Looks great and I want to play that course!

    BTW, I'm posting some on L & L Photography (http://www.landlfotos.com/blog.html). Come see me here in Florida.

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  8. Lori SkoogOctober 25, 2014 at 3:25 PM

    How gorgeous is that?
    PS-I'm not skinny. Very active tho.

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  9. cieldequimperOctober 25, 2014 at 3:26 PM

    Nice carpet.
    Enjoy your pumpkins. And take lots of photos.

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  10. KateOctober 25, 2014 at 3:26 PM

    I expect to see these trees moving ala MacBeth.

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  11. RedPatOctober 25, 2014 at 3:36 PM

    People have been putting pumpkins out on their porches and the squirrels are nibbling away at them leaving these bizarre-looking things.
    You should visit Lowell in FLA now that you are retired!

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  12. EG CameraGirlOctober 25, 2014 at 3:39 PM

    I very much enjoy the scent of fresh evergreens!

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  13. William KendallOctober 25, 2014 at 4:21 PM

    Maybe the chipmunks and squirrels are stealing the golf balls.

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  14. KayOctober 25, 2014 at 4:44 PM

    Your pine forests look very different from our evergreens here (lots of cedars and firs mixed with pines here). Do let us know if you encounter the Great Pumpkin. S/he is known to be quite social this time of year.

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  15. CloudiaOctober 25, 2014 at 9:12 PM

    Loving that smell. . . SAY! How did you do that???!!!!


    ALOHA from Honolulu
    ComfortSpiral
    =^..^= . <3 . >< } } (°>

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  16. RandyOctober 25, 2014 at 9:54 PM

    Beautiful area.

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  17. Rubye JackOctober 25, 2014 at 11:49 PM

    Perfect camping smells.

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  18. Sketchbook WanderingOctober 26, 2014 at 9:24 AM

    I used to work next door to that pine grove at the little Montessori school. One time we (K students) built a mini village using the pine needles & other stuff. Good memories. I also love Mackworth. How i would have liked to have gone to the Bean pumpkin fest.

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  19. JackOctober 27, 2014 at 9:13 PM

    Such a beautiful place and such a beautiful photo, Birdman. My course in Hartford is a Ross design, although it has been extensively modified since he worked on it. And, down here is Naples I live on the sixteenth hole of a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary.

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