I didn't get much free time during my week in Maine, but a few hours did come available on a partly cloudy afternoon. I wanted to get out and document a portion of spring in Maine, at least within a 1-mile radius of my parent's house. Above, an ant climbs on a dandelion.
Another ant, in the center of a dandelion.
You can make out the specks of pollen on this ant.
A bee hangs out on a dandelion.
A bee fly, or bombyliidae, collects pollen.
Chokecherry tree blossoms.
Ah, true love is found on cherry blossoms. Not yet sure of the insect species here.
A bee on a wild apple blossom.
Another bee on more apple blossoms.
Wild strawberry blossoms.
It's ironic that the last time I visited Maine, the leaves were falling off. This time, they were growing back, like these apple tree leaves.
The flower of a striped maple tree, also called moosewood.
Burdock.
Alas, mosquitoes buzz at the top of a pine tree. The black flies also were out in full force when I was home.
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