Emmons’ Preserve, Kennebunkport Land Trust, Arundel, Maine, April 2026 — This is tannin froth on the surface of the pool below the rapids on the Batson River at Emmons’ Preserve. I am a fan of such spontaneous pattern(ing)s where the flow of existence becomes visible. “Pattern(ing)s” to remind us that it is a pattern in the process of being formed, not ever a finished pattern. I think we often need reminding. Otherwise, we get stuck in the pattern, stuck on the pattern, caught holding the pattern when it has already moved on. Singing the same bar when the music has moved on to the next. That, right there, is the source of much suffering. And the blessing of photography. If you need to memorialize a passing pattern, take a photo and move on. Or that’s what I say. Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300 Contemporary at 86mm equivalent field of view. Aperture Program for increased depth of field. Processed in Photomator.