Here you see Naskeag Harbor at about noon during yesterday’s historic mega-storm; our fishing fleet had moved to safer moorings in the Benjamin River and elsewhere.
When the images here were taken, the southeast wind was reported to be gusting up to 50 miles per hour, wrenching rockweed from its boulders and flinging it ashore. The temperature was a mild 46 degrees, and the rain came in curtains of stinging water.
And, as usual, weaker trees gave up the ghost under the onslaught:
In the afternoon yesterday, we lost all external power, and it has not been restored as of 9:30 a.m. today – in fact, it’s snowing and 20 degrees (F).
Nonetheless, we have been fortunate to be able to experience the storm in complete indoor comfort, for which we toast Michael Faraday. (He’s credited by most historians with discovering electromagnetic induction in 1831 and coming up with a device that was the precursor to modern home generator systems, such as ours.)
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on December 23, 2022.)