Here you see one of those blue-skies-over-blue-waters sights that can tempt you to sit down and spend an hour or so taking it all in and trying to get your mind balanced – but not yesterday, when this image was taken at Blue Hill Bay. That’s ice forming just beyond the small granite ledge.
The day had reached its maximum ambient temperature of 29° (F) with a wind chill in the teens. It would be high tide within 30 minutes and the water temperature was a recorded 41° at the time here. That is, the water was warmer than what your nose was feeling.
(Image taken in Blue Hill, Maine, on January 4, 2024.)