Archive for the ‘Penobscot Bay’ Category
Pink winter skies.
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Subtle beauty of winter.
Monday, January 18th, 2010
In winter, the beauty of the landscape is lost on some. They see only black and white, very little color, and are lost.
But if they look just a little longer, exqusite beauty will express itself in subtle and dramatic ways.
But most likely they just head out to warmer spots, in search of brighter colors.
Making spirits bright!
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009Lincolnville Beach lit up the night with their Christmas spirit. (It’s so great 2bnMaine this time of year.)
Wishing you all the joys of this magical season!
To see a larger version click here.
Smoking sea.
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
Sea smoke occurs when the air is much colder than the water below. It’s essentially a cloud. The evaporation happens faster than the air can absorb the water vapor and the surface wind blows it across the sea.
Just another beautiful, but chilly, part of winter in Maine.
Misty mornings in Maine.
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
Morning in Maine.
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Blazing sunrise.
Thursday, November 5th, 2009Spend 33 seconds in Maine.
Thursday, October 15th, 2009If you can’t be in Maine, here’s a way to see what it’s like to wake to a sunrise with the sound of a lobster boat in the background.
Big moon rising.
Thursday, October 8th, 2009(Still fiddling with a new camera.) The night of the Harvest Moon was too foggy to really see it. This was the next night.
It was bright orange as it came up over the horizon.
And got brighter and whiter as it rose, spreading sparkles over the water. You’ll notice that it’s not fully round — the top right edge is soft.
(Raw video)
The names of the full moons are – - January — Full Wolf Moon; February — Full Snow Moon, March – Full Worm Moon; April – Full Pink Moon; May – Full Flower Moon; June – Full Strawberry Moon; July – Full Buck Moon; August – Full Sturgeon Moon; September -- Full Corn Moon; October – Full Harvest Moon; November – Full Beaver Moon; December – Full Cold Moon.
A Blue Moon is the second full moon in one month.
The names are a mix of the names both the Indians and the European settlers used. There’s a bit more info at The Farmers Almanac.
These pics were taken before the moon bombing, a very interesting project by NASA.
What the heck is a Lobster Crate Race?
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009Well, first of all, this is a lobster crate:
And as it turns out, the crates themselves aren’t racing. They’re packed with seaweed and strung across the harbor. The goal is to scamper across as many as you can before falling into the soup — not easy for most.
Except, that is, for Cedar Andrus, the master lobster crate racer, who lives in Camden.
Last year he scored 2500 (!!!) crates. But he’s off his stride a bit this year, as he ‘only’ scored 1,061. Wow!
But watch out next year, as Bailey Darling was close behind at 1,046.
The competition is open to all ages, but only two brave adults participated, and only scampered across 11 crates.
This was only one of several really fun events last weekend at the Windjammer Weekend in Camden. Will post more soon.
