When it’s calm during a good sunset and the tide is right, our moored fishing vessels seemingly come to the golden light to have their bruises blessed. That’s one of the better times to see the character of these hard-working boats.
News reports indicate that the lobstering season is off to a slow start – not really good, not really bad – although supermarket and restaurant prices for the tasty crustaceans reportedly are not quite as high as they were at this time last year.
Nonetheless, it’s early in the season and the lobsters haven’t finished growing and shedding. It may be that good times are still to come. (Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on July 23, 2023.)