Tree-lined lanes heading toward infinity are especially intriguing in the lights and shadows of a sunny winter’s day. This type of creation is what landscape architects might call an allée (pronounced “ah-LAY”): a passageway between evenly spaced trees or large bushes of the same species.

In this local allée, it looks like lines of sugar maples were planted many years ago to welcome those of us who always wonder where things go. (Image taken in Brooklin, Maine, on February 9, 2022.) Click on image to enlarge it.

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