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Oak Point Farm in winter finery

For the last page of this trip report, we visit Oak Point Farm. While in the area in January, we went there a couple of times, and it was lovely in its winter clothing. Let's do a little tour of the grounds. A large pond greets us early on our walk. We saw some geese and goslings here in the spring, but of course not this time of year.

A sign that says The Langaanes Pond is sticking up from the snow in front of a snow-covered pond, with trees on the far side.

A picnic table with a lot of snow on it is near a snow-covered pond.

We will take our tour going to the right, around the pond. They have a large stone sculpture in a field that, at other times of the year, is a find spot for bird watching. Right then it was a fine spot for snow watching. (More on snow watching in a bit...)

Sunlight streams from a cloud-covered sky on to a snow-covered field that has an abstract blocky sculpture in the middle of it.

Some small spent flowers have mounds of snow on them.

This water is what separates Southport Island from the mainland. The preserve has a dock and, if you notice the colorful kayaks hiding under the snow, most likely offers the opportunity for outings or lessons.

A path through the snow leads to a pier and water, while above sunlight streams through openings in the clouds.

A snowy path leads to a pier that has a sign that says Dawes Landing.

A closer inspection of the dock was necessary.

Anne is standing on the dock, wearing a winter coat and holding a camera to her eye.

This part of the water is called Hogdon Cove. We are looking east (not south towards Southport).

A view of snow-covered trees and water that reflects the clouds in the sky.

A black-and-white picture of snow-covered trees and sparkling water.

As we continue on the preserve path (which we can't actually see because it is underneath snow, but another visitor had already identified it for us) we go into a small woods.

Someone has walked through the snow, creating a path that leads into a space among trees.

Paul is standing in a wooded area, holding his camera.

On the other side of the woods, we come back out to the pond. A narrow strip of land separates the freshwater pond from the saltwater cove.

Footsteps in snow go down the center of some land that has water on the right and a flat area on the left that is snow over frozen water.

Looking across a frozen snow-covered pond, a wooded area with snow on the trees is visible.

Looking over the pond reveals a snow-covered field.

Some long clouds in the blue sky are above snow-covered trees, land, and a frozen pond.

Just a bit further on, there is a bench with a view of Southport Island.

The sun shines through trees and on a bench that is facing water.

As we turn the corner around the pond, we can see back to where we came in, and the headquarters building of the Boothbay Region Land Trust.

The sun is shining on a frozen snow-covered pond.

If we look the other way, we see that the salt-water cove has a patch of ice on it.

A partly cloudy sky is above snow-covered trees and water that has a patch of ice on it.

This is a closer look at the patch of ice on the water.

As we come around the end of the pond, a second path going to the right is visible. This is a storybook path, where the pages to a children's book are placed on stands at intervals along the trail. We were not expecting a story, but instead it had a very interesting one about Snowflake Bentley, a man who dedicated his life to photographing snowflakes and ice crystals. You can see some of his images on the snowflakebentley website. We even checked his book out of the library in order to see the beautiful snowflakes.

Looking across some water as snow-covered trees.