Cheese Table Flowers

Photographs by Erika Flynn

Emily Henry of Chickadee Hill Flowers making some final on-site adjustments her large cheese-table urn arrangement, 2015.

Home Garden

Photographs by Erika Flynn

I love the time of year when the lilacs leave thick mats of fallen blossoms on the ground. This spring carpet is a fine luxury. I leave the irises to spend their blooms away. Their stalks and molting brown petals are so enchanting. On the night I took these photos the air was damp and heavy. It was low tide and I could smell the wet seaweed on the beach all the way down the block.

Drug Busts

Lewiston, Maine Drug Bust / MDEA (via)

Brunswick, Maine Drug Bust / MDEA (via)

East Madison, Maine Drug Bust / Somerset County Sheriff's Office (via)

It occurred to me this morning as I flipped through my local paper that I love drug bust contraband photos.

First of all, how much thought goes into setting up the photo? Do police stations have special studio areas set aside for these pictures? Does some dummy try to set the shot up in a dim corner when another officer intervenes "The light is much better there over by the coffee maker."? Does the task default to an officer with artistic prowess like the waiter whose knack for drawing lands him the task of scribbling the daily specials on the patio blackboard? Were any of these pictures taken with a cellphone? I especially like the second photo because you can see the photographer's shoes.