My View of Life on the Dock
The boys have some classic bikes that they have been restoring and selling. Swing by their funky Gloucester shop and check em out!
Dave Changes Out New Tires, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
My buddy Janice forwarded this to me-
Media’s coverage fishy in Gloucester
Winslow Homer’s Gloucester is dynamic, hardworking and beautiful. In “Shipbuilding: Gloucester Harbor” and “Sailing Out of Gloucester,” he captured heritage and beauty at once. “Gloucester Houses” and “Prospect Street,” under the hammer of Edward Hopper’s light, portray a strong, stable Gloucester. In 2008, the city is still dynamic, hardworking, stable – and beautiful.
For those who know this, and love Gloucester because of it, the coverage of teen pregnancies here dismays. Not the factual coverage. It is tragic that so many girls, for the bleakest reasons, chose to become pregnant. The city is saddened by this and working to stop what has to be termed an epidemic.
The message is not the problem. Embarrassment is not a problem, either; no one I know is afraid of confronting a flawed civic self in the mirror. It’s the lie that’s a problem.
The Topside Grill at 50 Rogers Street Gloucester has the best lobster dinner deal in town.
Topside Grille- Best Lobster Value In Town, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
The best part is the incredible view. To view a slide show of the Bass Rocks Golf Club Construction project you can click this highlighted text.
Inside The Bass Rocks Golf Club 7/11/08, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Eh.
Inside The Bass Rocks Golf Club 7/11/08, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Halverson/Oconnell Wedding At Dawn Good Harbor Beach 7/12/08 4:55AM, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
I’m sure many of you have seen the TV show Bridezillas.
Well I’d just like to reflect on the rampant hypocrisy I see most times when it comes to weddings.
It’s the bride’s day, right?
Right.
4 out of 5 bridesmaids will bitch about how much it costs to be a bridesmaid. Bridesmaids will bitch about how they would have picked out less expensive bridesmaid’s dresses and shoes. They will bitch about the pressure that the bride has put on them to throw the ultimate bachelorette party. They will bitch about the bride wanting them to do ridiculous amounts of preparation and how much the bridal shower cost them.
Then……………..These Same Bridesmaids………………Become…………….. Brides-To-Be.
And Guess what?
The Brides-to-be pick out expensive bridesmaid dresses and shoes for their friends to buy. They will pressure their bridesmaids to throw the ultimate bachelorette party. They will bitch about the bridesmaids not wanting to do ridiculous amounts of preparation for the wedding, and they will want a fancy expensive bridal shower.
So bridesmaids- either suck it up and be helpful and fun and enjoy the experience and honor of being selected as a bridesmaid or kindly say you’d rather be left out.
Brides- remember the amount of positive energy and effort you put forth for your friends or relatives weddings that you were part of and try not to be a huge pain in the ass.
Don’t be the person that bitches about having to travel for someone else’s wedding or pay a ton of money for all that goes along with being involved in a wedding and then when it’s your turn to get married make everyone else do exactly what you bitched about all those years.
Bees Going To Town On The Rosa Rugosa, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Bees Going To Town On The Rosa Rugosa, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Thatcher Light Good Harbor Beach 4:55AM 7/11/08, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Great Egret On The Prowl For Small Crabs, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Great Egret Comes Around at Low Tide, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
If you see a gazillion kayaks and boats powered by oars today on the water you must know it’s the Blackburn Challenge.
Geoff Thomas will be making his tenth trip around Cape Ann in a Grand Banks Dory. That’s pretty wild.
For more info about this event check out their web page by clicking this highlighted text
Schooner Adventure At Cruiseport, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
This is a gorgeous base for a coffee table. It’s pretty good sized and would beautify any beachy home with it’s presence and a piece of glass from Seaside Glass.
Coffee Table Base at Bob and Dave’s On Bass Ave, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Bob Driscoll works on restoring a classic bike at Bob and Dave’s on Bass ave.
Bob Works On A Classic Bike, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
To the left, to the left, to the right, to the right
To the front, to the front, to the back, to the back
Now dip baby dip, come on let’s dip baby dip baby
Just Dip, Cotton Candy sweet and low
Let me see that Tootsie roll
Billy Scrobacyz’ Toots In The Straps, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
So this morning I saw there was going to be another beautiful sunrise at Good Harbor so I shot right over before work for my “Gloucester at Dawn” picture of the day. Lo and behold the boardwalk (the same boardwalk that I came face to face with the coyote earlier this week) was set up for a Sunrise wedding.
Sounds like a fantastic idea right?
You couldn’t have got a more beautiful setting, but what no one could control was the incredible amount of bugs eating everyone up alive. I’m still scratching from the amount of bug bites I got capturing this setting for the blog. I’m sure folks will tell them the bugs weren’t that bad, but believe me they were vicious.
So anyone that sees these pics and gets the idea to recreate it for themselves or a loved one’s wedding, just be aware that the bugs are BRUTAL.
Anyone got some bug spray?, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Halverson/Oconnell Wedding At Dawn Good Harbor Beach 7/12/08, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Halverson/Oconnell Wedding At Dawn Good Harbor Beach 7/12/08, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Good Morning Gloucester 