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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Iceland for International Rock Day
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Two rocks and a heart spot
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World Teachers Day
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Dragons Eye, Uttakleiv Beach, Norway
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Welcome to my neck of the woods
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Cousins Day
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It s time to fall back
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Cherry blossoms spring to life
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Red squirrel in Cairngorms National Park, Scotland
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Sparkling ice diamonds on a black sandy beach
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St. Paul Winter Carnival
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Bournemouth beach huts
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The Bazaruto Archipelago of Mozambique
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International Nurses Day
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Pink apple blossoms, Avila Beach, California
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Buildings on Grand-Place Square in Brussels, Belgium
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Ponta da Piedade rock formations in Portugal
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Fire-damaged forest near Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado
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Loud waters
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A storied trail marks a century
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Scottish Blackface sheep, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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harlem
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Glen Brittle, Isle of Skye, Scotland
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Patriot Day
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Presidents Day in America’s front yard
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Great Barrier Reef from above, Queensland, Australia
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Black lava beach, El Golfo, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
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Happy Boxing Day!
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Penguin Awareness Day
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Thomas Edison s bright idea
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