Appleton at sundown, with a strong storm heading east over Jones Hill. The system had come in from the west and filled the sky with dense clouds and electrifying light. (Photo courtesy Penelope Olson) A thunderstorm roils over Camden and Penobscot Bay Aug. 19. (Photo courtesy Holly Edwards) Appleton at sundown, with a strong storm heading east over Jones Hill. The system had come in from the west and filled the sky with dense clouds and electrifying light. (Photo courtesy Penelope Olson) Nancy Hughes reports she has the largest sunflower her garden garden has seen — “must be that extra Covid attention.” (Photo courtesy Nancy Hughes) Summah (Photo courtesy Goerge Hardt) Clamming (Photo courtesy George Hardt) Elias shows how it’s done with a warm romp into Ducktrap River Park. (Photo by Stephanie Miller) Sunrise at Rockland Harbor. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki) The work of a tiny weaver on an early foggy summer morning in Appleton. “The web, on a tomato plant “cage” on my porch was about five inches, top to bottom. The maker is the tiny dot on the wire, just to the right of center. By afternoon, she had reeled in the entire thing and was off to new horizons.” (Photo by Penelope Olson) No worries! (Photo by Candy Crispo) (Photo by Deb Shepard) Finn dips into summer at Rockport Harbor during an early morning swim. (Photo by Stephanie Miller) Reflections in a pond. (Photo by Colleen Sullivan) A warm summer's day!! (Photo by Roger Wickenden) Comet Neowise, July 17, as captured by photographer Isaac Remsen. “It was incredible to see #Neowise as it sped across the sky and disappeared behind Ragged Mountain last night,” he wrote. “I was able to make it out to Mirror Lake and enjoy some serenity as the sun set and led way to a beautiful showing of constellations. I was fortunate to have some vehicles cruise up and down route 17 to illuminate the foreground.” (Photo courtesy Isaac Remsen) “They make me smile,” says Photographer Brenda Sullivan. Tide coming in. (Photo by Jane Schroeder) Tim Shaw captured Comet Neowise, swinging over Maiden’s Cliff, in the Camden Hills State Park. (Photo courtesy Tim Shaw) Rockland street mural (Photo courtesy Brenda Sullivan) A warm summer's day!! (Photo by Roger Wickenden) (Photo by Deb Shepard) Pete Kalajian photographed the Comet Neowise from Beech Hill in Rockport. (Photo by Deb Shepard) A warm summer's day!! (Photo by Roger Wickenden) (Photo by Deb Shepard) A warm summer's day!! (Photo by Roger Wickenden) (Photo by Roger Wickenden) (Photo by Roger Wickenden) (Photo by Roger Wickenden) "Still Life." (Photo by Maggie Trout) Pete Kalajian photographed the Comet Neowise from Beech Hill in Rockport. (Photo courtesy Brenda Sullivan) (Photo courtesy Brenda Sullivan) (Photo courtesy Brenda Sullivan) (Photo courtesy Brenda Sullivan) Thunder storms moved through on July 8, ending with a well-defined rainbow over the Midcoast. Larry Bradbury captured this image while looking east. Hosmer Pond. (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington) Upper Bluff Rd, Northport. (Photo By Anna Marfisi, of MidCoast.) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mainly_sea/ Lincolnville Center General Store, Lincolnville. (Photo By Anna Marfisi, of MidCoast.) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mainly_sea/ Norton Pond, Lincolnville. (Photo By Anna Marfisi, of MidCoast.) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mainly_sea/ Great Egret posing. (Photo by Jane Schroeder) Another posing. (Photo by Jane Schroeder) Abandoning their posts. (Photo by Jane Schroeder) After the storm!! (Photo by Roger Wickenden) After the storm!! (Photo by Roger Wickenden) Full Moon of July. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki) Rockport Harbor. (Photo by Colleen Sullivan) “C D B! D B S A B-Z B” William Steig, author. (Photo by Maggie Trout) Capturing the Neowise comet. “Nicely positioned above a neighbor’s home in Camden on a dark street without mosquitoes...” (Photo by Jason Freeman) (Photo courtesy Jane Schroeder) (Photo courtesy Jane Schroeder) Summer Sunrise in Owls Head, Friday, July 24. (Photo by Ann Fortin) A mushroom in Rockport. (Photo by PvdK) Goats in Union. (Photo by PvdK) Bird house in Union. (Photo by PvdK) Boat in Rockport. (Photo by PvdK) Hats in Rockport. (Photo by PvdK) Rockland Harbor. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki) Relaxing and enjoying the peacefulness of the ocean and sunset in Rockport Harbor, July 19. (Photo by Courtney Donato) Peaceful sunrise water on the breakwater. (Photo by Courtney Donato) Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse in black and white. (Photo by Courtney Donato) Saturday night sunset on Megunticook Lake, Aug. 1. (Photo by Courtney Donato) This Lions Mane Jellyfish was found washed up on Crescent Beach in Owls Head, Friday, July 31. (Photo by Carol Weeks) West Quoddy Light. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki) King’s Ravine between Mt. Adams and Mt. Jefferson in the Whites. Spectacularly menacing when up close, said Photographer Leslie Piercy. Aboard the Schooner Surprise (Photo courtesy Chris Wohler) Lilies in bloom by the parking lot. (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington) Reaching to the clouds (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington) Belfast Harbor with kayakers (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington) Summertime in full bloom. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki) (Photo by Maggie Trout) Camden Harbor in July. (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington) Field flowers. (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington) Dog at Shirttail Beach, Camden, July. (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington) Risen moon. August 3, 2020, 21:29, over Rockland, Maine. (Photo by Maggie Trout) Camden Harbor with Mt. Battie in the background. (Photo courtesy Sandra Covington) Moonrise over Rockland Harbor. (Photo courtesy Carolyn Kanicki) Photo of Tilly (Photo courtesy Olivia Vega) Taking flight (Photo courtesy Jane Schroeder) Astilbe ever hopeful (Photo courtesy Jane Schroeder) Keeping watch (Photo courtesy Jane Schroeder) (Photo by Deb Shepard) Vacation work (Photo courtesy Goerge Hardt) Cecil the sea serpent spotted on Lincolnville Beach. (Photo courtesy Dave Petzel) Cecil the sea serpent spotted on Lincolnville Beach. (Photo courtesy Dave Petzel) Cecil the sea serpent spotted on Lincolnville Beach. (Photo courtesy Dave Petzel) “The sweetness of summer on my Appleton porch.” (Photo by Penelope Olson) Double rainbow, July 8, Owl’s Head. (Photo by Carl Lindquist) Double rainbow, July 8, Owl’s Head. (Photo by Carl Lindquist) Chanterelles & Oysters (Photo by Chris Wohler) Beach Hill Preserve Blueberries. (Photo courtesy Leamon Scott) Home Depot Cofounder and Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank’s super yacht, DreAMBoat, visits Monhegan Island in July. (Photo courtesy Leamon Scott) Monhegan Fog. (Photo courtesy Leamon Scott) Tilly after running up Mt. Battie! (Photo by Olivia Vega) Sundown from Mt. Battie. (Photo by Olivia Vega) Sundown from Mt. Battie. (Photo by Olivia Vega) Rainbows from the top of Mount Battie. (Photo courtesy Michelle Dias) Sunset in Stonington, Maine. (Photo by Lisa Brott) Lions Mane near Birch Island. (Photo by Lisa Brott) August 8, early evening. (Photo by Nancy Benner)