Sand Pond, Monmouth, Maine

This is Sand Pond: The lake, the land, and the wildlife – loons, ospreys, eagles, herons, snapping turtles, racoons, and other creatures – all nurture me. From the elegance of mushrooms that I love to photograph, to giant century old white pines, it is a special place that I have know for over 40 years. Days are spent reading (especially in the hammock), swimming, and in the kayak. 

The lake appears in Living Water. While writing, I went out in the kayak each day at dawn to be on the water.  The photographs on the chapter title pages were taken then.