A wellspring of hope: Pandemic Gallery IX
While on Maiden Cliff, an eagle sat in a tree about 40 feet away. (Photo by William Bow)
(Photo by George Hardt)
Moonrise. (Photo by George Hardt)
Fall Brilliance! (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
A One Woman Show (so far) in Appleton. (Photo courtesy Penelope Olson)
Purple Astors and Jerusalem artichokes above Thomaston Harbor. (Photo by Alan LaVallee)
The sunset with spruce tree is the front yard. (Photo courtesy George Hardt)
Union Fair. (Photo by Deb Shepard)
(Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Awaiting the cool weather. (Photo by George Hardt)
A monarch lands in Rockland. (Photo by Maggie Trout)
Union Fair. (Photo by Deb Shepard)
Peaceful. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Serenity. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Dancing egrets. (Photo courtesy George Hardt)
Spring Day above Thomaston Harbor. (Photographed by Alan LaVallee)
Early morning fog. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Sunrise, Sunday, June 13, 2021. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Sundown. (Photo courtesy George Hardt)
Low Tide. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
Road trip to Mt. Kineo. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
April showers bring beautiful May flowers! (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
A sign of summer! (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
The buoys of Buoy Park. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
Mid March. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
Marshall Pt. Light. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
Sunrise at the Quarry. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
(Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Azaleas in full bloom. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Takion Blue, Campanula Persicifolia. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Rosey Gerry, of Lincolnville, in his US Air Force uniform plays taps in front of the Camden library at 3 p.m., on Memorial Day. He was there to salute the fallen and all who served our country as part of "Taps Across America". (Photo by Peter J. Brown)
Star trails and firefly trails. Photographer Dave Petzel writes: Taken with an iphone 7 with a tripod using the NightCap App in the Star trails mode and waiting for the earth to rotate and the fireflies to emit their flashes for 8 minutes. I believe the 5 or more flashes in a row indicate the fireflies are Photinus carolinus. https://www.nps.gov/.../nature/firefly-flash-patterns.htm
Poppy. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Poppy
Ferns. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Rainbow over Philbrick Avenue. (Photo by Jane Schroeder)
After the storm. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Strawberry Moon. (Photo by Jane Schroeder)
Camden Harbor view. (Photo by Sandra Covington)
Camden Harbor & kayaks. (Photo by Sandra Covington)
Camden Seabright Dam river walk (forest of ferns). (Photo by Sandra Covington)
Camden Harbor and Schooner. (Photo by Sandra Covington)
Looking up at sky through trees. (Photo by Sandra Covington)
Ferns on Camden Seabright river walk. (Photo by Sandra Covington)
Camden Harbor & Curtis Island. (Photo by Sandra Covington)
Morning walk with Annie. (Photo by Sandra Covington)
Schooner, Camden Harbor. (Photo by Sandra Covington)
Rockport golf course, view from the Green. (Photo by Sandra Covington)
Rockport Harbor, Andre the Seal. (Photo by Sandra Covington)
Buoy Oh Buoy!!! (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
Morning delight. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Azaleas. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Deer Isle, Maine. (Photo by Deb Shepard)
Deer Isle, Maine. (Photo by Deb Shepard)
Maces Pond. (Photo by Deb Shepard)
Echinacea. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Wildflowers by the Quarry. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Summertime. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
Sunrise on Limerock Street. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Early morning shadows. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Union Fair. (Photo by Deb Shepard)
Union Fair. (Photo by Deb Shepard)
Monarch Butterfly. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
Snowy egret (Photo courtesy George Hardt)
Street Art in Rockland. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
“The Road Less Traveled” by Carolyn Kanicki.
September has arrived! (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
Somewhere Over the Rainbow. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
Busy bee on hydrangea. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Fairy slippers. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
(Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Harvest Moon and Jupiter. (Photo by Jane Schroeder)
Almost full moon over Rockland. (Photo by Jane Schroeder)
(Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
(Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Nothing like a double rainbow over Owls Head harbor to make you forget about this horrible pandemic! (Photo by Doug Rossi)
Sunrise Rockland Harbor. (Photo by J&L)
Sunrise Rockland Harbor. (Photo by J&L)
Port Clyde harbor. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
September clouds after a storm, from Clary Hill, Union. (Photo by Penelope Olson)
(Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
(Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Fall in St. George. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
Looking up. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Early morning, Indigenous People’s Day - The Mill Stream, Appleton. (Photo by Penelope Olson)
The eagle then flew off, soaring through the air. (Photo by William Bow)
Sun-kissed colors and moon in Rockland. (Photo by Jane Schroeder)
Sunrise lighting up the autumn fire-colored leaves. (Photo by Jane Schroeder)
(Photo by George Hardt)
(Photo by George Hardt)
(Photo by Deb Shepard)
(Photo by Deb Shepard)
While on Maiden Cliff, an eagle sat in a tree about 40 feet away. (Photo by William Bow)
(Photo by George Hardt)
Moonrise. (Photo by George Hardt)
Fall Brilliance! (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
A One Woman Show (so far) in Appleton. (Photo courtesy Penelope Olson)
Purple Astors and Jerusalem artichokes above Thomaston Harbor. (Photo by Alan LaVallee)
The sunset with spruce tree is the front yard. (Photo courtesy George Hardt)
Union Fair. (Photo by Deb Shepard)
(Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Awaiting the cool weather. (Photo by George Hardt)
A monarch lands in Rockland. (Photo by Maggie Trout)
Union Fair. (Photo by Deb Shepard)
Peaceful. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Serenity. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Dancing egrets. (Photo courtesy George Hardt)
Spring Day above Thomaston Harbor. (Photographed by Alan LaVallee)
Early morning fog. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Sunrise, Sunday, June 13, 2021. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Sundown. (Photo courtesy George Hardt)
Low Tide. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
Road trip to Mt. Kineo. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
April showers bring beautiful May flowers! (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
A sign of summer! (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
The buoys of Buoy Park. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
Mid March. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
Marshall Pt. Light. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
Sunrise at the Quarry. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
(Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Azaleas in full bloom. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Takion Blue, Campanula Persicifolia. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Rosey Gerry, of Lincolnville, in his US Air Force uniform plays taps in front of the Camden library at 3 p.m., on Memorial Day. He was there to salute the fallen and all who served our country as part of "Taps Across America". (Photo by Peter J. Brown)
Star trails and firefly trails. Photographer Dave Petzel writes: Taken with an iphone 7 with a tripod using the NightCap App in the Star trails mode and waiting for the earth to rotate and the fireflies to emit their flashes for 8 minutes. I believe the 5 or more flashes in a row indicate the fireflies are Photinus carolinus. https://www.nps.gov/.../nature/firefly-flash-patterns.htm
Poppy. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Poppy
Ferns. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Rainbow over Philbrick Avenue. (Photo by Jane Schroeder)
After the storm. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Strawberry Moon. (Photo by Jane Schroeder)
Camden Harbor view. (Photo by Sandra Covington)
Camden Harbor & kayaks. (Photo by Sandra Covington)
Camden Seabright Dam river walk (forest of ferns). (Photo by Sandra Covington)
Camden Harbor and Schooner. (Photo by Sandra Covington)
Looking up at sky through trees. (Photo by Sandra Covington)
Ferns on Camden Seabright river walk. (Photo by Sandra Covington)
Camden Harbor & Curtis Island. (Photo by Sandra Covington)
Morning walk with Annie. (Photo by Sandra Covington)
Schooner, Camden Harbor. (Photo by Sandra Covington)
Rockport golf course, view from the Green. (Photo by Sandra Covington)
Rockport Harbor, Andre the Seal. (Photo by Sandra Covington)
Buoy Oh Buoy!!! (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
Morning delight. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Azaleas. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Deer Isle, Maine. (Photo by Deb Shepard)
Deer Isle, Maine. (Photo by Deb Shepard)
Maces Pond. (Photo by Deb Shepard)
Echinacea. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Wildflowers by the Quarry. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Summertime. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
Sunrise on Limerock Street. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Early morning shadows. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Union Fair. (Photo by Deb Shepard)
Union Fair. (Photo by Deb Shepard)
Monarch Butterfly. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
Snowy egret (Photo courtesy George Hardt)
Street Art in Rockland. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
“The Road Less Traveled” by Carolyn Kanicki.
September has arrived! (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
Somewhere Over the Rainbow. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
Busy bee on hydrangea. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Fairy slippers. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
(Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Harvest Moon and Jupiter. (Photo by Jane Schroeder)
Almost full moon over Rockland. (Photo by Jane Schroeder)
(Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
(Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Nothing like a double rainbow over Owls Head harbor to make you forget about this horrible pandemic! (Photo by Doug Rossi)
Sunrise Rockland Harbor. (Photo by J&L)
Sunrise Rockland Harbor. (Photo by J&L)
Port Clyde harbor. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
September clouds after a storm, from Clary Hill, Union. (Photo by Penelope Olson)
(Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
(Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Fall in St. George. (Photo by Carolyn Kanicki)
Looking up. (Photo by Susan Kanellakis)
Early morning, Indigenous People’s Day - The Mill Stream, Appleton. (Photo by Penelope Olson)
The eagle then flew off, soaring through the air. (Photo by William Bow)
Sun-kissed colors and moon in Rockland. (Photo by Jane Schroeder)
Sunrise lighting up the autumn fire-colored leaves. (Photo by Jane Schroeder)
(Photo by George Hardt)
(Photo by George Hardt)
(Photo by Deb Shepard)
(Photo by Deb Shepard)
Have we reached the end of our pandemic galleries? Apparently not!
While we had hoped last spring that such would be the case, and that this ninth volume of photos — the first volume initiated in March 2020 — would mark the last in this remarkable community-driven chronicle of a certain period of Our Times, the pandemic surged on. And so, we continue to chronicle These Times in photos, your photos.
You, the photographers, have steadily taken your cameras to the Midcoast, capturing how we perceive living through a deadly pandemic. Your photos have been remarkably expressive, and beautiful.
When PenBayPilot seeded its first collection of photos snapped during the early days of the pandemic — those cold, raw days of March 2020 — little did we think that we would be, more than 12 months later, finding inspiration and solace in how we chronicle these times.
But here we are, nine galleries later, with photographers from all over the Midcoast focusing on our communities, landscapes, families and friends, helping to record history.
This collection of submitted photos taken by residents and visitors to the state will join Tipping toward Winter, Maine establishes new normal with a sense of grace and Maine weathers a pandemic, Maine springs through a pandemic, Summering on through uncharted times, the Leaves of Change, Finding our Footing, a Hopeful new year, and A Wellspring of Hope.
All these galleries have been built on the love people have for the Midcoast and the natural beauty of their state. The photographers are observant, creative and astute. They help capture our current days.
Stay healthy, stay strong, and keep your cameras clicking!
Generations from now, historians will be looking at your photos for glimpses of how humans coped during a pandemic.
Send your contributions to news@penbaypilot.com, and we will chronicle these particularly historical days.
The Pilot thanks you!


