Scenes from the week
Three fishing boats lined up to deliver their catch. We discovered this week that scallop season is from October to April. The number of scallops brought up from the bottom of the sea is remarkable. Each boat brings scallops and only scallops. After April, we wonder what the fishing boats will deliver to shore instead. Rowing out at high tide to a boat moored in the bay' This week we had an exceptionally high tide. On the dock the water reached higher than we had ever noticed before, almost to cover the entire ramp. The height differential between the top of the inclined pier and the bottom we estimate to be at least 30 feet. The amount of water that flows in and out of the port, within the space of 6 hours, between low and high tide, is almost incomprehensible to me. Breakwater at high tide. The dramatic movement of water around the planet is one of those fascinating realities that one scarcely thinks twice about. Our local beach at high tide. The water rarely covers the entire b...
