The Mansion, originally uploaded by Philip Case Cohen.
The Wentworth Coolidge Mansion sits poised atop the wintry banks of the Back Channel in the Piscataqua River.
The Mansion, originally uploaded by Philip Case Cohen.
The Wentworth Coolidge Mansion sits poised atop the wintry banks of the Back Channel in the Piscataqua River.
The Decks are a great way to spend an afternoon, whether you’re eating, drinking, catching up with old friends, or making new ones. It just so happens that the location of the sunset adds another dynamic to the scene each sunny evening, setting in the west somewhere near the salt piles, the tugboats or the bridges in the distance. When you happen to enjoy a spectacular sunset and a freighter is out in the river, it makes for the perfect scene. No freighter in this shot – I missed it by about an hour, but the sunset from The Decks was phenomenal all the same.

The Return of the Sun, originally uploaded by Philip Case Cohen.
It’s nice to see that the sun wants to join us for the weekend!

Reviewing the archives is always fun – this shot from a few years back features the Bow Street waterfront at night under a dramatic cloudy sky.