My View of Life on the Dock
This is one season I am not predicting anything. My sister thinks I am Beaker right now looking at the Red Sox crashing an burning out of the gate. But 162 games later The Sox could end up with that trophy with all the flags.
Rubber Duck predicts the Sox end up somewhere in between those two. Go Sox. But don’t buy those late season games until later in the summer. Good seats may be available …
Posting at first pitch instead of my normal 2PM slot. Verlander first pitch. Oy.
This week’s young artist is Leon, shown above as a part of Art Haven’s summer programs. Leon has done everything from clay to mermaid robot building, but most notably created an incredible squirrel painting and poem! In Picturing Poetry with Aja Heussi, he created a poem about the intricacies of squirrel life:
Squirrels eating nuts
in a hole in a tree.
Squirrels bushy butts
and a squirrel sees a bee.
Squirrels are crazy
Squirrels are fat
Squirrels are rambunctious
They’ve caused trouble in the past
Squirrels are mammals
Squirrels have sharp claws
They can’t see when they’re babies
When they have little paws
I love squirrels
I love them a lot
They are so funny!
But when they bite, they’re not.
-Leon Calvo
If you know of a young artist that should be featured here, email dawn.gadow@gmail.com with a short description and a photo of some of their work!
Hi Joey,
It’s the Carl’s again, just wanted to share the fact we represented GMG all over the Caribbean last week. (Belize, Costa Maya Mexico, Cozumel Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, Honduras and On the Norwegian Spirit cruise ship)
You See This Is what I’m talking about . This might be the greatest honeymoon album of all time! Way To Go Carls!!!!!!
From Frank C FOB, Sorry Frank, one of the Sticka Makers. He did’nt want to be revealed. Thanks for the video!
Saturday at 8:00 9:00 Am
Stage Fort Park I will bring the bags… Thank you all.. We can meet near the Visitors’ Center.
This show mark my words will be the best thing for Gloucester since The Perfect Storm. If you’ve been under a rock and haven’t heard about it, set your DVR and watch it. This show is a winner.
Check out The Hard Merchandise Website Here
You can also follow Dave on Twitter–
Hi Joey,
Caught a nice break in the clouds this morning along the Boulevard on the way to work.
Best, Tom
This Webcam and more can be found at www.gloucesterwebcam.com
This www.gloucesterwebcam.com local webcam portal project was an idea I had last year to have as many webcams streaming from local businesses or organizations as possible which highlight the incredible vistas that we as people that live and work here get to enjoy each and every day.
The idea was to have the organization install the webcam, have them embed the webcam feed on their own websites as well and have a link to each business website on the Gloucester webcam portal website to showcase their business as well.
Tim Blakeley from Gloucester Bytes provided the initial installation at ridiculously cheap cost because he believed in the project.
Check Out the Atlantis Oceanfront Inn Website Here
From Linn Parisi
Hey, Joey’s FOBs – I could use your help, as we’re just a few days away from sending the 2012 Discover Gloucester Visitor Guide to print: What are your best suggestions to include on the Visitor Guide’s "Rainy Day Fun" or "Free Things To Do" pages? Give me your best insider info!
I’m thrilled to tell you that 30 new partners have come on board in the Visitor Guide this year. This means that as a destination we’ll showcase a better representation of what is offered to a visitor and we’ll be able to do even more outreach to get more visitors to come here. Did you know there are over 60 places to eat in our area that are either on the water or you can see the water from your seat?! Eleven more restaurants are in the 2012 Visitor Guide, which is fantastic. Among the new entries is the newest in the City at 151 Main Street – Ohana New American Cuisine. Welcome aboard, Enx! Joey: Get over to Ohana soon- Enx’ buildout is on the fast track for opening in May!
Starting next week and as the season ramps up, you’ll be hearing from many of the fabulous tourism related venues on and off the island. How lucky are we to be surrounded by all this, huh?!
Linn Parisi
Discover Gloucester
The 2012 Cape Ann Youth Lacrosse Girls U9 team played a scrimmage during halftime of the Gloucester/Manchester girl’s lacrosse game on Tuesday. CAYL would like to thank the players, parents, Coaches, Gloucester & Manchester Girls Lacrosse players, coaches, Athletic Directors and the fans for supporting these young players.
Cape Ann Youth Lacrosse is comprised of children from Gloucester, Manchester, Essex and Rockport in grades 1 thru 8.
Best of luck to the GHS/MEHS players in their 2012 season!!!!!
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Lobster boats, dories, reflections off the water, symmetry, repetition, Gloucester at dawn, Rocky Neck In the background, Cape Pond Ice, the inner working harbor, there’s really not much this one is missing.
Available as an 8×10, 16×20 prints or 16x 20 canvas print which I think just make the reflections and colors pop in a painterly way (the Canvas wraps also don’t require framing).
contact me at goodmorninggloucester@yahoo.com if you would like one for yourself or for a gift. Be sure to click on it to see the detail present when blown up.
Hi Joey-
I just got in from Ireland where I spent a fast week with my daughter Nora.
This picture is from Inisheer, one of the Aran Islands off Galway Bay on the west coast. I thought I was in Gloucester- surrounded by the sea. Fishing boats, granite everywhere, a bar on every corner, and the NICEST people. See you soon!
Lois McNulty
I’ll be off for the next few weeks so hold off on the press releases til I get back.
Photo Credit: The Bean
It’s family time. This is what happens when you have daughters instead of sons.
The Snoop Maddie Mad and Bean Show-
Our children may possibly be the most tone deaf singers in the known free world.
These are the pews that were removed from the old Christian Science Church during renovation of the new Cultural Center at Rocky Neck. If you have ever thought you would like to have a beautiful hardwood pew in your front hallway or gallery or porch, this is your chance. These beautiful 8′ and one 10′ pews are available for purchase at the cost of $250 each. Not only will you be adding a very unique, historic and beautiful piece to your home, you will also be helping the Rocky Neck Art Colony in its fundraising efforts for the Center. If you are interested in one or more, please contact Karen Ristuben at karen.ristuben@gmail.com.
E.J. Lefavour
Yikes, according to my Blackburn Challenge Timer there are only 100 days left to prepare for the paddle all the way around Cape Ann starting at Gloucester High School and ending at the new Greasy Pole July 14, 2012.
Click map for details.
Who is going to do it? Rubber Duck had fun last year but this year she is going carbon fiber and a decent time. Rumor has it that there are several people who have never done a 21 mile kayak but are seriously thinking about it. Reply to this post and lets get a pod of you together that will aim for one goal, finish before the keg is empty. Next month once the water temp gets past 50F we can start doing a couple of training runs. Who’s in?
[edit] Essex River Race May 19, 2012. A five mile jaunt from the Essex Ship Building Museum out and around Cross Island and back. Any GMGers want to do that? I’ll loan you a kayak. Sign up here with the Cape Ann Rowing Club. Start your season early this year. Life is too short so make the season long.
I am so excited to tell you about this wonderful find. I was walking my pooch Rosie on our usual route down to the harbor and, dangling at eye level from a tree that I have passed a hundred times this winter, there was this structure. Thinking it was what it is, I ran home and checked my Lepidoptera books, and it is the cocoon of a member of the Giant Silk Moth Family, Saturniidaee (not to be confused with the oriental silk moth, Bombyx mori, from which silk fabric is spun).
Hanging from the tip of the American White Birch branch you could easily mistake it for a dry withered leaf, and that is exactly what the caterpillar has done, weaving the leaf around itself to pupate within. The cocoon is quite a good size, approximately two inches in length by one inch in width. The caterpillar pupates during the summer, overwinters in the cocoon stage, then emerges sometime in May or June. Giant Silk Moths live only for about a week. They mate soon after eclosing and then perish. Giant Silk Moths do not have mouth parts; all eating is done during the caterpillar stage.
Giant Silk Moth Cocoon
Several members of the Giant Silk Moth family of caterpillars eat birch leaves. I am hoping (and it looks a great deal like) it is the cocoon of the simply stunning Luna Moth, however it could also be the beautiful Polyphemus Moth.
Luna Moth ~ Images courtesy Google
Polyphemus Moth ~ Image courtesy wiki
Our friend Jen Amero is organizing a Zombie Pub Crawl with teams, which sounds like a blast. Here’s what she says:
The first 6 people on each crawl team get $25 each drinking money. We will meet at Amesbury Sports Park so that one person from each team can be made up as a zombie – if you cannot make it to ASP, we will meet in town at 8pm at Jalapenos for our first drink. There will be a designated driver from ASP to Gloucester.
Then, in order we will visit Cape Ann Brewing, Dogbar and end at Minglewood. Anyone wanting to be part of the first paid core team (and get the $25pp drinking money) should email jamero@amesburysportspark.net or call me 978-325-0606.
There are only 2 spaces left for paid crawler. Otherwise, folks can just join us on their own dime as we roll from venue to venue.
Now, if you’re not inclined to zombies, you might check out last week’s gimmesound artist of the week, Miranda Russell at Shalin Liu tomorrow.
And tonight you’ve got 7 great music choices starting at 6:30. No matter what you like you’ll find it on Cape Ann tonight! See full music lineup here.
Good Morning Gloucester 