Batson River: Emmon’s Preserve, Kennebunkport Land-trust, Arundel, Maine, April 2026 — I went out to Emmon’s Preserve hoping, though I ought to know better, to find the Trout Lily in bloom. Way too early. No leaves showing yet even. Still, the Batson River (more of a creek) was in full spring flow, and that is always impressive where it winds its way down over the ledges in the preserve. I do not know about you, but I am always attracted to flowing water, falls, and rapids in particular. Nothing is so revealing of life and the universe as it is, as a fast-flowing river in spate. Always the same river—never the same river twice. Full of turmoil and yet totally peaceful. You can learn a lot from the spring flow, as it comes down the ledges. Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 Contemporary at 24mm equivalent field of view. Aperture program to blur the water and increase depth of field. f14 @ 1/13th second. Hand-held. (Thank you, Sony and Sigma image stabilization.) Processed in Photomator.