Precipitation and stream flows continue to be below what is needed here in Down East Maine. If our July and August are hotter and dryer than last year, as some predict, the situation could turn into something very nasty. We’re still in a moderate drought, according to the federal U.S. Drought Monitor:
Below, you see one of our spring-fed streams in the woods yesterday. It’s flow usually is much more robust in June than it has been this year:
The water levels in our ponds, which are fed by such streams, are not as markedly lower than the streams, but they do show signs of drying around the edges. Nonetheless, most ponds still are lovely sights:
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on June 22, 2022.)