November is proving to be a wet month, with plenty of rain and fog and – last night – our first snow (albeit only an unspectacular little sneezer). This winter wetness seems to add a darker, more seasonally New England-ish touch to familiar sights that we’ve seen almost daily throughout a usually dry and often sunny summer and fall.
Above you see one familiar sight in dampened form: the renowned Brooklin Boat Yard. It’s one of the few places where you can park your car under a looming yacht and be overwhelmed by a huge “factory” building where large boats are built and restored, among other activities.
On the seaside end of BBY’s factory, the Yard’s fairly new pier extends out into Center Harbor to a perched shed and removable docking floats:
The prior BBY pier was destroyed by a massive storm surge and record high tides in January of 2024. (Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on November 10, 2025.)