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THE “DAM TREE” on the Androscoggin River in Lisbon Falls can be seen on Thursday, April 17. This lone tree, which is visible to drivers crossing the bridge between Lisbon Falls and Durham, has stood the test of time at the base of the dam.
THE “DAM TREE” on the Androscoggin River in Lisbon Falls can be seen on Thursday, April 17. This lone tree, which is visible to drivers crossing the bridge between Lisbon Falls and Durham, has stood the test of time at the base of the dam.
The word NATURE can evoke images of beauty and peacefulness as well as power and destruction. Here, some Times Record readers share some glimspes of nature captured this spring and summer.






A COYOTE is captured — photographically — in the backyard of a home at 132 Washington St., Bath, on July 15. “It was not a pleasing sight to see,” said to the photographer’s father, Robert McChesney, who added “our squirrel population shrank dramatically, though it’s not necessarily connected.”
A COYOTE is captured — photographically — in the backyard of a home at 132 Washington St., Bath, on July 15. “It was not a pleasing sight to see,” said to the photographer’s father, Robert McChesney, who added “our squirrel population shrank dramatically, though it’s not necessarily connected.”
AT LEFT, a cluster of mushrooms is part of a slideshow by Kirk Gentalen. “I’ve never met a fungus I didn’t like,” he says. From poisonous to edible, decomposer to parasite, the Fungal Kingdom has entranced Gentalen as long as he can remember. “There is something cool going on with every mushroom,” he said, “and I want to know what those cool things are.”
AT LEFT, a cluster of mushrooms is part of a slideshow by Kirk Gentalen. “I’ve never met a fungus I didn’t like,” he says. From poisonous to edible, decomposer to parasite, the Fungal Kingdom has entranced Gentalen as long as he can remember. “There is something cool going on with every mushroom,” he said, “and I want to know what those cool things are.”
A YOUNG WHITE-TAIL DEER FAWN hangs around the Riverside Cemetery on the corner of Pleasant Street and River Road, Brunswick, on July 20. Perhaps the fawn realized its solemn location as it paused amidst the gravestones and flags.
A YOUNG WHITE-TAIL DEER FAWN hangs around the Riverside Cemetery on the corner of Pleasant Street and River Road, Brunswick, on July 20. Perhaps the fawn realized its solemn location as it paused amidst the gravestones and flags.

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