Here you see a recently-mowed field eagerly absorbing November sunlight. The field is still sodden from autumn rains, which means that most of the falling water flows down into the pond and then it spills over into a stream that flows to the sea.
That pond is 14 feet deep at the center and could serve as a fire pond if need be. (This rural area has no fire hydrant system.) But, mostly, the pond is a place for waterfowl, muskrats, frogs, and painted turtles – and sometimes ice skating.
The double stone wall is a restoration and expansion of one that penned in sheep in days of yore. (Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on November 6 and 11, 2023.)