Dog owners beware! Porcupines are back!

On another note: The past week or so, and perhaps even into much of this week, we will be experiencing some foggy weather. It’s all a part of easing into spring, I guess.

The thing I like about fog is how it can isolate scenery, even more, in some ways, than the selective nature of certain lenses. I’m sure you know what I mean. A boat drifting in a cove otherwise cluttered with a variety of objects. A pier jutting from a point of land against a fog bank. Ledges surrounded and alone in a way that a clear sunny day illuminates.It’s pretty cool.    

Well, on a day when the fog rolled in early in the day and stuck, I was impressed with how things were disappearing from the long view out our kitchen window. On a bright clear day we can see down toward Cozy Harbor and on to the Sheepscot River and beyond to the west. This time of year, with longer daylight, the view is interesting and varied. This day, at around dusk, I could barely see to the end of the driveway. There was not much light, but I knew, given the capabilities of modern day digital cameras, that there might be some interesting subjects out there. The new cameras can all but see in total darkness given sufficient boosting of the ISO, which to old timer film folk like me, is the equivalent of ASA or the speed of film. If I got lucky, and cranked up the ISO of my camera, it might be interesting. 

My default-unusual-weather-go-to place nearby is either Hendricks Head or Cozy Harbor, on Southport. Over the years I’d hate to guess at how many times I have visited these places. They always seem to provide interesting subjects as the weather, tides and time of day adjust with the seasons. FiguredI’d give it a look at Cozy Harbor.

When Pratt’s store was still standing, the choices for interesting photographs was all but infinite. The old wooden building was always willing to pose from a multitude of angles.  Even when we didn’t live on Southport, I would often drive down to snoop around at all hours of the day and night, never disappointed. Something interesting was always a safe bet. 

On the total fog day I’m mentioning from last week, I waddled down to Cozy Harbor to see what I could see. Things were pretty obscured. Roscoe’s boathouse was visible but there was a lot of moisture between it and me. Well worth the visit though and fun to photograph from the cement pier and then from the Southport Yacht Club boardwalk. The moisture was collecting on my camera and lens so I didn’t want to spend too much time — digital equipment does not like moisture even though my gear is supposed to be moisture resistant. You know the deal — electrical stuff doesn’t like to get wet.

As I turned to leave the cement pad next to “Cozy’s," I noticed the stack of lobster traps shown in the photo above. The lobster industry gets a gold star for uniform alignment. And off in the distance, with just enough light to record, a nifty private residence drifted in the mist. Once again, a lucky visit. I love it when that happens!