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Day: February 1, 2016
REDHEADS!
The back shore was abuzz this weekend with bird sightings of several interesting species including Redheads, Black-headed Gull, Glaucous Gull, and Arctic Gull. With their round cinnamon-colored heads, this dynamic duo of male Redheads were particularly beautiful in the late afternoon light. Redheads are diving ducks and as you can see in the photos, they are feasting on the vegetation found along our currently unfrozen shores.
Red-breasted Mergansers with Redhead in the background
Male and Female Gadwalls
Aren’t we blessed this year with El Nino’s warmth. I wonder what travelers are yet to come our way this winter. Happy February-thaw!
Redhead range
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What A Difference A Year Makes
Today, an easy walk to the beach.
One year ago, any walk was a bitch.
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Orange Sand at sunset
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64 Degrees? Skunk weed got a Chubbie.
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Music Around Town ~ February 1-7, 2016
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North Shore Youth Rugby Now Recruiting For Spring/Summer Rugby
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GHS Class of 1966 50th Reunion – Save the Date August 6th 2016
1966 GHS / St Ann’s Classes – 50th REUNION
SAVE THE DATE, Saturday August 6th 2016 , 6-10 PM, At the Gloucester House Restaurant
IF YOU HAVE MOVED OR KNOW ANY CLASSMATES NEW ADDRESSES, PLEASE SEND INFO TO:
GHS Class of ’66
P.O. Box 136
Gloucester, MA 01931-0136c
Or Email Information to: GHSMA1966@GMAIL.COM
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Gloucester Smiles ~ 143
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Stacy Boulevard Improvement Project–Progressing
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Annual Bridal Expo at beautiful Cruiseport Gloucester
Wonderful weather, terrific venue and incredible vendors made for a wonderful day at Cruiseport Gloucester.
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New Season Of Wicked Tuna Starts Tonight!
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Exclusive Interview with ‘Wicked Tuna’ Star Dave Marciano: Captain Discusses New Season, Popularity of Fishing Today
In an exclusive interview with Wide Open Spaces, Captain Dave Marciano of the FV/Hard Merchandise gives a sneak peak into the new season of “Wicked Tuna” on National Geographic.
Monday nights are about to be wicked awesome once again with the return of “Wicked Tuna” on National Geographic. As one of the most wildly successful shows on the channel, the fifth season of “Wicked Tuna” promises to be better and more action-packed than previous ones.
This season, six teams will be competing against one another to catch the most Atlantic bluefin tuna. As viewers know, some of the crews are recovering from a rough fishing season in the Outer Banks. Participating boats for Season 5 include the FV-Tuna.com (Captain Dave Carraro), Hard Merchandise (Captain Dave Marciano), Pin Wheel (Captain Tyler McLaughlin), Hot Tuna (Captain T.J. Ott), Wicked Pissah (Captain Paul Hebert), and newcomers, The Eric & Sarah (Captain Pete Speeches), a father and daughter team.
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2016 IDRC News
Happy New Year Rowers:
2016 promises to be an exciting new year for the IDRC, with new opportunities for those interested in helping to take the organization in a new direction. I have enjoyed my time in the leadership role of this organization for many years, but have decided it is time for some new people with fresh ideas to take over. I appreciate the many people who helped me over the years to maintain the dories, organize the races, set up the annual functions and Lunenburg adventures, as well as participate in or spectate the races. I could not have pulled it off with out all of your volunteer efforts, so thank you all.
In my time with the IDRC, I hoped to introduce dory rowing and racing to the masses and make the organization more inclusive to all interested parties. We built our membership to over 200 members. We held a learn to row program and mentorship program. We moved to the digital age with emails, website, facebook page and even on-line dues payment. All of which can be done better in the future with your participation! I will continue to participate in dory rowing, and volunteer some time to the organization, but not in the leadership role. I truly hope that some of you many folks that are out rowing the dories all Spring and Summer will consider volunteering some time to help continue this great tradition in Gloucester.
Please attend the upcoming membership meeting 7PM on Monday, February 8th at 28 Gee Avenue (barn) in Gloucester where we will discuss the changes and new direction of the organization. All members are encouraged to attend and volunteer to take a position on the board.
Best regards,
Erik Dombrowski
Gloucester International Dory Racing Committee, Inc.
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Filthy, Filthy Offspring
I know the phrase “I Can’t Even” is a bit overused, but SERIOUSLY, I.CAN’T.EVEN.
Who in the world does something like this!?
Evidently my kids, that’s who.
Allow me to back up.
On Friday evening I had a fantastic night out with some great friends. Thatch had hockey practice and on the way home the boys grabbed fried chicken and ice cream to celebrate a mom-free night.
Flash forward to Saturday. Finn had 8:00 am hockey, we took the dogs for a long romp on the beach, raced home, had Thatcher throw on his hockey gear, and tried to get out the door on time to get to Pingree’s rink up in Hamilton for a 12:20 start time. The boys declared they were STARVING just as we were leaving and when I told them to quickly grab something, they frantically grabbed the left over bag of chicken, 2 yogurts, and a couple of apples. Good enough.
We got to Pingree with plenty of time to spare, but with another game underway and a school event to boot, parking was at a premium. I dropped the boys at the front door and went to go park by myself. It didn’t hurt that alone time in the car is a slice of heaven. Once the Jeep was snuggly tucked in between two other hockey parent SUVs, I took to grabbing what I needed for yet another chilly hockey game and to making sure that the boys’ water bottles weren’t spilling on their iPads. Imagine, if you will, my horror upon turning around and finding this display of disgustingness on the back seat armrest.
I was almost incredulous. Almost.
Degrees of car nastiness have been of issue since the boys were old enough to eat in the car. I know plenty of families who do not allow snacking in the backseat, but I’m not going to lie, we’re on the go enough that it is somewhat of a necessity….like on Saturday. I’m certain that a better parent…with some better planning skills…could have fed his/her children a wonderful home-cooked meal in between two hockey games and exercising the dogs, but I am surely not that parent.
So, this is what I get.
I can’t quite explain just how torn I was. I have a fair share of OCD so the thought of leaving the chicken carcasses for the boys to pick up went against every fiber of my body. However, I’m pretty strict with the boys, and the thought of picking up that crime scene for them was equally as disturbing.
I opted to take photos, clean it up, and begin preparing the dissertation that would surely take up the entire ride home….while also crafting a new list of backseat rules that will last for all of about one week (speaking from past experience)….and planning a bit of public shaming. Hence this blog post.
Good Morning Gloucester 