County Candids
Did anybody leave treats here?
A duck checks out a granite bench at Mantle Lake Park in Presque Isle one recent morning.
Enjoying the view
A family checks out the Aroostook River in Fort Fairfield while walking back to their car from the 72nd annual Maine Potato Blossom Festival, which wrapped up on Sunday, July 21.
Watching the Aroostook River
A glimpse of a bear cub
This bear cub retreats to the brush near Gagnon Road and Route 1 in Madawaska on Saturday, July 13.
Majestic fields of lupines
A violet rainbow of lupines colors a spectacular view off Rte. 161 in Madawaska Lake.
Colors of summer
A flowering crab apple tree provides a colorful backdrop to the Gateway Crossing Bridge in downtown Houlton.
Blossoms at dusk
Apple trees in bloom at the Presque Isle Courthouse at dusk on June 12.
A moment at sunset
Judy Saunders of Fosterville, New Brunswick paddles across the water in a kayak as the sun sets on Grand Lake near Orient on Sunday, June 9, shortly after 9 p.m.
Flicker takes a break
A northern flicker takes a break from foraging on a Presque Isle lawn on Friday, June 7.