Here you see part of a Maine coast moment in Great Cove yesterday afternoon. It had stopped raining temporarily and storm clouds had filled the sky above Big and Little Babson Islands. The entire scene was virtually dark. A good nor’ eastern wind came up and thinned the clouds into a narrow veil that exposed blue sky above and allowed the lowering sun to peek through and throw a glittering glance my way.
The glittering glance lasted about 30 seconds and the surrounding brightness lasted about 10 minutes. Then, reinforcements came to the aid of the storm clouds, which charged back, abruptly shut the show down, and turned the day back into darkness and rain:
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on November 22, 2024.)