Day: July 4, 2014

A sneak peek of the Gloucester Garden Tour on Sat., July 12 at 10 am to noon. Sponsored by the Generous Gardeners.

Here is more info on the blog:
http://www.generousgardeners.org/Blog/

Joey says “Flintstones got nuttin on yo ribs son!”

Dats real talk from Capin’ Joe!

 

The Summer Glare

 

Aboard the Pequod, Ishmael describes the

Japanese Sea as illumined by “freshets of effulgences”

or overflowing streams of brilliant light.

Did he, while in Nantucket, not experience

what we, in Gloucester, find daily in our summer sky?

 

Here, where the ocean cleanses the air and

allows the sun to reach us without filter;

where most summer days produce an explosion

of light that washes out the brilliant colors

around us and makes us squint to get around town;

 

Where shadows are not soft and moody, but

are stark and sharp, and walking down a flight

of outside stairs requires most careful placement

of our feet, and where we learn to recognize

people and places by their silhouettes,

 

and where sun and sand and sea glare so that we

sense the beach, rather than see it, like actors

looking past the footlights to an unseen audience,

and where patterns in the sand go unnoticed

as we walk the shore into the cauldron’s fearsome light.

 

It’s as if we cannot be trusted with

the airs of summer; that we must be

protected from the magnificence around us

lest we succumb to this abundance of beauty

if we should see all that is within the glare.

 

© Marty Luster 2012

 

 

Monica Madruga submits-
Joey, Thanks again for all of your support! The parade greatly appreciates you….

Every child that enters the parade as a “horrible” has the opportunity to win some great prizes. Kids can win a trophy, a bike and even a week at summer camp! Each horrible receives a raffle ticket for entering the parade. Every year the parade committee buys 2 bikes to give to 2 lucky raffle winners. This years winners are Milo Szuter and Ben Mello. Camp Spindrift also donates a week at camp to 2 lucky raffle winners. This years winners are Olivia Madruga and Jake Mello. The winners of the 6 “Most Horrible” trophies are; Dogtown-Emma Mania, Fisherwoman-Maya Goolsby, Lego Liberty-Ella Tucker, Ballerina-McKeen, Uncle Sam for Peace-Ryan Madruga, & Miss USA-Olivia Madruga. The “Most Outstanding Horrible” went to The Stockman Family for “The Tall Ships”.

Floats:

Most Unusual: F37 Animal Shelter

Best Youth Group: F45 Art Haven

Best Musical: M11 Annisquam Players

Religious and Fraternal: F26 Assembly of God

Civic and Community: F42 Farmers Market

Business and Industry: M5 Ace Hardware Picked up by; Janet Smith

Judges Choice: F33 Private Freedom Picked up by; Rob, Stephany & Daniella Pallazolla

Most Creative: F13 Marlee’s Mermaids

Grand Theme: M6 Gortons Picked up by; Charlene Rowe

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