It’s time to publish the May view of Blue Hill for our year-round visual record. As usual, this image is taken from our favorite Hill-watching cove, where we can get a good idea of any cloud activity and see the clear, greenish water of high tide or the muddy bottom at low. High tides isolate some of the little islands that are accessible by land during low tides.
As you may know or infer, at some atmospheric times, the Hill takes on a blue cast. The massive mound is one of the major local landmarks. The town at its foot also was named Blue Hill, as was the Bay seen here. It’s a big hill, but it is 66 feet short of 1,000 feet high, which was the height requirement to be called a “mountain” when Blue Hill was officially named by Europeans. (Image taken in Blue Hill, Maine, on May 11, 2024.)