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  It was 36ºF when I hit the beach around 1pm. The sky was overcast but every now and then the sun would peek through the clouds. Of course, every now and then a few stray snowflakes would fall, too,…

According to my tide chart low tide was due at 8:15, so around 7:45am I drove over to Seal Harbor Beach. It was about 53ºF, overcast and foggy, with a light but cold wind from the east. A large flock…

  When I hit the beach at 11am, Halloween was sunny and 53ºF.  A slight breeze from the northeast chilled my fingers out on the more exposed flats, but it was warm enough in the lee of the rocks to…

  Late October is unpredictable weather around here. It can be surprisingly warm, and it can turn bitterly cold in minutes. The 28th was overcast, a bit chilly (46ºF) but calm. It always feels warmer without wind! I walked down…

  At about 9:30 in the morning on October 14 I drove over to the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory. It was 62ºF, overcast, with a light breeze from the shore (sort of west-ish), and I’d timed it to hit…

  September 26 was overcast but not actually raining, so I headed down to a beach I used to like. It’s tucked into the commercial waterfront and used to be pretty good for interesting trash and sea glass. A few…

You may remember that on one of our last days on the canal, I broke my shutter finger falling down the companionway, so there are very few photos from the rest of our trip, and those are all from my…