It rained yesterday morning, as it had all day previously. But, in the afternoon yesterday, the sun broke through in places, towering cumulus clouds formed, and we had competing patches of shadow and sun on Blue Hill Bay, as you see here:
As the afternoon evolved, the thick clouds thinned and sun swept over the landscapes and seascapes. Here’s Acadia National Park across Blue Hill Bay in the late afternoon:
It appears that we’re headed for one of the wettest summer-fall seasons in history here on the coast of Maine, while we still have abnormally dry and drought conditions in inland Maine and elsewhere in the country.
The U.S. Drought Monitor reported Thursday that there was slight improvement in Maine as of its reporting data for September 7, compared to August 31. However, most of the State remains “abnormally dry” (yellow), in “moderate drought” (tan), or in “severe drought” (burnt orange).:
(Images taken yesterday in Blue Hill [Sailboat] and Brooklin [Acadia], Maine.)