Diatomaceous apples, Belfast, ME

Apple tree leaves spread with diatomaceous earth as an organic pesticide, giving them a patchy muddy look.

Buttercups, Belfast, ME

 A wide spread of buttercups, threading through the stalks of taller grass around them.

Buttercups, Belfast, ME

Buttercups in a field. An utterly common and banal flower, yet still beautiful all the same.

Spreading leaves, Belfast, ME

 Layers of sun-soaked healthy leaves spreading against the June sky.

Popcorn flowers, Belfast, ME

 I don't know what this tree is, but its exuberant bursts of flower make me think of popcorn.

Strawberry rows, Belfast, ME

 Row of strawberry plants gearing up for the season on my sister-in-law's farm.

Ferns, Belfast, ME

 A carpet of small ferns in swampy woodland.