Rainy September has dispersed plenty of water along the Maine coast and in the eastern half of the State, according to the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor.
Here in Brooklin, as you can see above, the spring-fed streams continue to race recklessly through their mossy banks. Our fern-filled bogs remain filled with reflective pools:
The water lilies are disappearing from our ponds, but not the water:
Yet, one of the cruel ironies of Climate Change is that about half of the state has continued to be “abnormally dry” (yellow), in “moderate drought” (tan), or in “severe drought” (burnt orange). as of September 21, according to the Monitor:
(Photographic images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on September 27, 2021.)