It"s peak lobster season in Maine, and colorful wooden buoys like these are marking lobster traps (or "pots") along the state"s coastline. Each lobsterman or woman has a unique color and pattern to their buoys, and designs are frequently passed down through generations. When not being put to use, lobster buoys are often hung from the sides of barns and sheds—they"re an iconic sight in coastal Maine.
Lobster tales
Today in History
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Ingenuity in action on the Santa Monica Pier
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Look before you leap
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Ambassadors of the airwaves
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International Lighthouse Weekend
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Discovery Day in Yukon, Canada
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Nazca boobies, Wolf Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
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A wheatear in Peak District National Park, England
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Winding road of Julier Pass, Switzerland
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From pirate port to nature preserve
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Merry Christmas
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A cutting-edge art gallery opens in Paris
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World Poetry Day
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Cypress trees in George L. Smith State Park, Georgia
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Apple Tree Day
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Vineyards in the Mosel Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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The 80th anniversary of D-Day
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Vietnam’s new bridge deserves a big hand
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Tafilalet oasis in Morocco
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Lakeside serenity in Finland
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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Bear watching in the Finnish forest
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Hello, harbinger of spring
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Kissing Day
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Sailing on thick ice
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Chinese New Year
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European river otter, Netherlands
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Waitangi Day in New Zealand
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World Bee Day
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National Lighthouse Day
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Marine Day in Japan
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Scottish Blackface sheep, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Blue hour in Trondheim, Norway
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Castle ruins on the island of Halki, Greece
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In the Garden of Europe
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Diamond Beach, Iceland
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Montreux, Switzerland, and all that jazz
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Pascua Florida Day
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Summer solstice
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