Lovely Lupine
A few days ago driving past this location, I noticed the lupine was blooming. I have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the lupine, as it is one of my favorite “wildflowers” of coastal Maine. Lupine thrives in cool, moist climates, and my attempts to grow it in hot and humid Pennsylvania (where I used to live), were doomed to fail.
The earliest I had ever been to Maine (before moving here), was about the third week in June, and by then the Lupine were beginning to fade. So when I spotted this meadow on the outskirts of town, I was excited to get out there with my zoom lens and see what I could capture.
This meadow is private property, and while it isn’t marked as “no trespassing”, I like to be respectful of privae landowners, so I didn’t want to intrude too much on their privacy. I did “step over the line” to capture these lupines in “close up”.
In this location, purple was the most prevelant color, but there were sprinklings of pink and white lupine as well. Aren’t they beautiful?!
The meadow is bordered by two roads, and as I hiked along the road opposite from where I started, I was happily surprised to see three deer grazing in the meadow among the lupine. A bonus to be sure, and made me REALLY glad I had my long lens mounted on the camera.
It is always a treat when you get to see wildlife while walking, so in spite of the clouds, I was really glad I took the chance to shoot photos today! The “lovely lupine” will likely last another couple of weeks, so this may not be the last you see of them on this blog!
Posted on May 31, 2012, in Uncategorized and tagged Bar Harbor, Flower Photography, flowers, Hiking, Lupine, Maine, Meadows, Wildflowers. Bookmark the permalink. 7 Comments.
Acadian Soul 
My favorite flower! Nice find, and the deer make the scene even more picturesque. FYI… there’s a huge field of Lupine up along the road to Beech Hill Cliffs above Echo Lake – awesomeness! And someone once told me you could find Lupine out on Bar Island… I have yet to confirm that though.
Thanks for the tips! I was thinking about heading over to “the quiet side” over the week-end, assuming it isn’t raining, which based on the forecast is a big assumption!
Thanks! Keep those Lupine pictures coming! So pretty! I’ve only ever seen small patches here and there on our travels.
beautiful wildlife and flowers.. : )
Thank Dianne, and thank you for checking out my blog.
It looks to be such a lovely and peaceful place.. it’s hard to encounter wild animals here in the West part of France because every piece of land is used for human purposes.
Wildlife is small(ish) and limited here on the island for the same reasons, but head inland and north a couple of hundred kilometeres and wildlife is VERY abundent.