by Susan | May 17, 2022 | On the Farm
It’s amazing how something so tiny can yield fruit so delectable. Blueberry blossoms up close.
by Susan | Jul 21, 2019 | Birds and Wildlife, Out and About in Maine
After roasting while working at the Farmer’s Market yesterday, Hannah and I decided to take a ride so we could enjoy the car air conditioning. We cruised through the barrens scoping out locations for Hannah to film in the upcoming weeks. (Photo credit Hannah S....
by Susan | Aug 16, 2018 | Out and About in Maine
It’s blueberry harvest season and Hannah is in the thick of it. This is her third summer working for Jasper Wyman & Son. After her first couple of weeks working with HR gearing up for the season, she’s been in charge of one of the scales weighing blueberries....
by Susan | Oct 27, 2017 | Out and About in Maine
When the splendor of the maples has dimmed and the oaks and aspens alone give color to the landscape, there are the barrens. Magnificent, garnet-colored blueberry fields sweeping to the horizon. Save
by Susan | Jan 31, 2017 | Out and About in Maine
If you’ve been visiting me here at my Downest Thunder Farm blog for any length of time, you know I’m passionate about owls. I have yearned to capture one on camera. When I finally spotted an owl that stuck around long enough for me to snap a picture, it...
by Susan | Jul 23, 2016 | Out and About in Maine
Despite the fact that it was a hot and muggy day, I talked Hannah into helping me load and haul months worth of recycling to the bins in town. The ac in the car felt so good that we opted not to head straight home. Three hours later we’d covered a lot of...
by Susan | Jun 21, 2016 | Out and About in Maine
This is one of my favorite views heading east on US Route 1. There’s something about that road rambling through the barrens and over the hill going to who knows where. Although, if I knew where it led, I might not find the vista so appealing. Save
by Susan | Jun 8, 2016 | Out and About in Maine
I’m not sure if this front over the blueberry barrens this morning was moving in or moving out, but the expansive barren in bloom with bees a buzzing was a beautiful sight! It was a magnificent morning after a night of torrential rain and thunder boomers.
by Susan | Jun 1, 2016 | On My Mind
It’s days like this that reward us for surviving seven months of heating season (aka winter). We’re officially off the wood boiler for the season. It’s days like this that require me to pause along the side of the road and watch geese meander the...
by Susan | Oct 29, 2015 | Photography
Sunrise on a foggy morning left an eerie light over my solitary tree standing watch over the barrens.
by Susan | Oct 28, 2015 | Photography
Blame it on the moon. That’s what I said when I arrived to work later than planned this morning. When I saw the full moon behind the mist over frosty barrens, I had to pull over and take about five dozen pictures of the exact same view. This evening, I attended...
by Susan | Oct 16, 2015 | Out and About in Maine
This is one of my favorite views in Downeast Maine – Chandler Bay from the Mason Bay Road in Jonesport. It doesn’t matter what the weather, the view of the ocean across the blueberry barrens, is always spectacular. I think the blueberry barrens are their...
by Susan | Aug 11, 2015 | Out and About in Maine
Driving through the Downeast Maine countryside today, I was struck by the way wild Black-Eyed Susan flowers framed this blueberry barren in yellow. Upon closer look the barren greens fade to blue with the berries plumping up ready for harvest. Soon the barrens will...
by Susan | Sep 23, 2014 | On My Mind
On this first day of autumn, the trees are just beginning to blush, but the blueberry barrens are racing towards full-color. As much as I fought the finality of summer, there’s something captivating about the season of fall.
by Susan | Aug 25, 2014 | Out and About in Maine
August’s last Monday morning began in a cloak of fog yielding to a quintessential summer day.
by Susan | Oct 24, 2013 | Out and About in Maine
Autumn blueberry barrens on a misty morning in October.
by Susan | Jun 5, 2013 | Out and About in Maine
The bees are back – a sure sign of spring in Downeast Maine. Bee keepers have deposited their hives all across the region to pollinate the blueberry bushes. Everywhere you look, the barrens are covered with lush carpets of green and mauve. The prelude to...
by Susan | Apr 29, 2013 | Out and About in Maine
The burning of blueberry barrens is a symbol of spring in Downeast Maine. Blueberry fields are periodically burned to prune the plants and keep pests in check. It’s a sight to see!
