Archive for the ‘ocean’ Category

Playing with a new iPhone.

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

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iPhone photos, puffy clouds.

These are the first photos from a new iPhone.

iPhone photos, Penobscot Bay.

They have a much softer look.

iPhone photos, puffy clouds.

Am liking.

iPhone photos, Penobscot Bay.

iPhone photos, clouds.

iPhone photos, Penobscot Bay

iPhone photos, Penobscot Bay.

 

Spring squall.

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

Spring storm in Maine.

Spring storms, or squalls, can be dramatic and fast moving.

Spring storm in Maine.

Sometimes they deliver rain, sometimes snow, sometimes just odd white fluffy stuff.

Spring storm in Maine.

Spring storm in Maine.

Spring storm in Maine.

Spring storm in Maine.

And then they’re gone.

 

Sea ice.

Tuesday, February 8th, 2011

Winter water.

Ponds are all frozen over, even large ones, and now we’re seeing sea ice on the ocean.

Winter water in Maine.

Saltwater freezes below the freezing point of pure water, at about -1.8 °C (28.8 °F).

Sea ice.

As sea water freezes, salt is excluded, because salt has a different crystalline structure: it forms cubic crystals (with four sides) whereas ice is hexagonal, or six-sided.

Winter water ice.

Snow can also accumulate on the water which makes a kind of fresh water slush that can turn into ice.

Winter water.

This is what might be called drift ice that floats on the surface and moves with the tides.

Winter water.

Beaches are frozen solid, just like our memories of summer.

Icy beach in Maine.

Hard to believe that flip flops are in our future.

Orange you glad to be in Maine?

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

Fall foliage, Maine.

Fall sunrise, Maine.

Fall foliage, Maine.

Fall sunset, Maine.

Fall color, Maine.

Floating your boat in Maine.

Monday, September 20th, 2010

Powerboat, Penobscot Bay, Maine.

Powerboat, Penobscot Bay, Maine.

Lobster boat, Penobscot Bay, Maine.

Lobster boat, Penobscot Bay, Maine.

Lobster boat, Penobscot Bay, Maine.

Lobster boat, Penobscot Bay, Maine.

Lobster boat, Penobscot Bay, Maine.

Just a few of the beautiful boats floating on Penobscot Bay.