Just want to wish everyone from the USA a Happy 4th of July! Enjoy the day everyone!

The day is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
The vine still clings to the mouldering wall,
But at every gust the dead leaves fall,
And the day is dark and dreary.

My life is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
My thoughts still cling to the mouldering Past,
But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast,
And the days are dark and dreary.

Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;
Thy fate is the common fate of all,
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I thought this poem entitled “The Rainy Day” was perfect for this photo since Longfellow was from Maine and this shot I took of a sailboat moored in the fog was taken in Maine.

Here is another shot from my trip to Newport RI last summer. I really like all the natural wood on this sailboat. The boat was almost shining it was so immaculately taken care of.

It was a very busy day on Gloucester Harbor last Labor Day weekend when I took this photo as you can see. I found this interesting because every type of boat imaginable is in the picture. From speedboats, to fishing boats, sailboats, and in the distance dwarfing them all a giant warship. There is even a barge of some sort to the left. The term organized chaos comes to my mind seeing all these boats zooming around in every direction!

I took this picture the same day that I took this photo of the sailboat in Kennebunkport Maine that I posted last month. I did not plan for the boat to be so out of focus but the effect is really growing on me. It gives the boat a hazy quality that almost makes it seem like a dream. What do you think do you prefer this dreamlike version of the sailboat or the original one I posted?

I took this picture in the fall while at Kennebunkport Maine. I tried to frame the sailboat between the two twigs on the shoreline and overall I think it worked. In the distance you can make out some of the fall foliage along the shoreline.