This is Fishing Vessel “Dear Abbie:” on Tuesday, late in the afternoon. One of the more enjoyable sights for some of us here is watching a well-sheered lobster boat coming in fast after a hard day of hauling traps. The boat usually appears from behind Harbor Island and arcs into Naskeag Harbor with bow high, spray rails spewing little sea clouds, and a wide wake.
Near sundown, as shown here, the low sun rays divide the boat into moving areas of flaring light and subtle shadows. The deeper the vessel gets into the Harbor, the more dramatic the shadows. As it slows to stop at the convenience raft and sell its catch, the boat settles down and its small bow wave often becomes luminescent.
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on October 8, 2024.)