Naskeag Harbor was summer-bright during yesterday’s almost perfect day. The seasonal residence on Harbor Island is now partially obscured by new leaves on young trees and the hill that the house was built on is now June-green. If you closely observed (through squinted eyes) the two fishing vessels seemingly guarding the Island, you might have notices an example of marine seasonal change.
FV “Tarrfish,” in the foreground, has already had her winter scallop fishing (“dragging”) mast and boom removed in preparation for her summer lobstering. The other boat, FV “Captain Morgan” (I think), still has her mast and boom attached. (Image taken in Brooklin, Maine, on June 1, 2024.