Somesville, Maine

On a gloomy day during a week-long excursion to Bar Harbor in Maine, I took the morning off from climbing and kayaking adventures for a leisurely drive around the island.  All of a sudden I came to a screeching halt when I passed a cozy building with a sign saying “Port In A Storm Books”.  A bookstore!  That’s almost better than a granite cliff!

I spent a blissful two hours inside and emerged with a stack of reading for later and noticed this mystically beautiful sight behind the parking lot.  No special processing here, even the vignetting was natural from the light glowing in the background.

Just looking at this picture takes me back to a moment of peace I will always treasure.