If you look closely you can see the beginnings of a new claw and little legs.
I just took this picture today...a very confused lupine I'd say! We usually see lupine at the beginning of our sailing season, not the end. There is one anchorage in particular where there is a beautiful field of lupine and it's one of my favorites before it gets too crowded later in the season; Pulpit Harbor, North Haven.
We had such fantastic weather this summer! This trip in particular was sunny and hot...we were in the water almost constantly - even when the boat was underway. It was the last week of August and as you can see there was not a lot of wind. I think we had underway swim calls every day where we would toss the life ring in the water, put the swim ladder over, and drift along while cooling off a little. Here 1st Mate Gregory and long-time repeat guest Roy are enjoying just hanging out on the jib boom.
I took this photo late in the day as we approached an anchorage near Russ Island. This is Sprout Island with Potato Island visible in the distance on the left. The two are connected at low tide by a beautiful crushed shell sand bar. This shadow is as close as I can get to taking a picture of the Evans under full sail!
