Sorry about another sunset, but around these parts they never get old! Get out an enjoy a few whenever you can!
Month: April 2017
Manatee Love
Our vacation adventures continued yesterday and the boys moved on from dolphins, to tarpon feeding, to some quality time with a couple of super affectionate manatees while fishing.
Two different manatees in two different locations stayed super close to the boat and pier we were on and sought out the boys’ attention. One was busy drinking from the boat and watching the their every move….the second was actually “asking” for belly rubs, sucking on Thatcher and Finn’s fingers, and shaking hands. While obviously free to leave at any moment, both manatees stayed and played with the us for a long time. If it weren’t for the giant tarpon and two sharks we saw, you can bet the boys would have jumped in the water with both!
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The Studio Restaurant Opening Weekend April 20th-23rd Half Off Entire Menu!
Fore more info- www.studio-restaurant.com
51 Rocky Neck Ave, Gloucester MA
978-879-4896
On Facebook- www.facebook.com/thestudio51
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Raccoons All Up In Our Bidness On Our Airboat Ride In Everglades City
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RED IN THE MORNING, SAILOR TAKE WARNING
Red Sky Sunrise Niles Pond
Red sky in the morning,
sailor take warning.
Red sky at night,
sailor’s delight.
This old saying has a scientific explanation and you can read about it here on the NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory website.
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LET’S HELP BACKYARD GROWERS WIN A $35,000.00 GRANT- IT’S EASY, JUST VOTE!
Soooo exciting and very best of luck to Backyard Growers!!! Please share this post with your friends and ask them to vote, too.
Lara Lepionka, Executive Director of Backyard Growers, writes,
Hello Friends of Backyard Growers,
Backyard Growers is one of three finalists in the b.good Family Foundation’s competition to win a $35,000 grant! In all of Greater Boston, we were chosen as one of the finalists because of the work we are doing right here in Gloucester—so proud!
We are now at the public voting stage. Please do the following to help us win!
- Vote (just once) between now and Friday midnight by going here and selecting Backyard Growers from the drop down menu: http://www.bgoodfamilyfoundation.com/35k-grant-vote/
- Share this voting opportunity widely with your networks
Thank you! Lara
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Peaceful Magnolia Harbor
Late Monday afternoon, after a beauty of a day, Magnolia Harbor was so peaceful and I noticed the tree to left was sprouting buds.
Spring/Summer is upon us.
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Vote once before Friday to help Gloucester’s Backyard Growers win $35,000 b.good family foundation grant
from Backyard Growers:
Backyard Growers is one of three finalists in the b.good Family Foundation’s competition to win a $35,000 grant! In all of Greater Boston, we were chosen as one of the finalists because of the work we are doing right here in Gloucester—so proud!
We are now at the public voting stage. Please do the following to help us win!
- Vote (just once) between now and Friday midnight by going here and selecting Backyard Growers from the drop down menu: http://www.bgoodfamilyfoundation.com/35k-grant-vote/
- Share this voting opportunity widely with your networks
Thank you! Lara Lepionka, Executive Dir. Backyard Growers
About b.good, growing chain of farm to table ‘real food fast’ healthy burger+ more joints:
“It wasn’t until our crazy family members started running the Marathon in giant burger suits that we realized we actually had the power to make a real impact. (Incredibly, over 82 running burgers have raised more than $146,000 for charities over the last 8 years.) Inspired by what we’ve accomplished with those passionate customers, we decided to start a foundation based on the principles they personify. So, this is funded by the grass-roots and innovative efforts that we undertake together with our customers. And it’s designed so that the people who raise the money decide who gets the money…The mission of the b.good Family Foundation is to use micro-grants to help inspired individuals improve their communities. We believe that the most sustainable, impactful changes are the ones communities design for themselves. So, we give directly to individuals looking to improve their neighborhoods. Then we put the final funding decisions up for a community vote by the b.good family and their network.”
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discovery of giant shipworm as long as a twin bed
The abstract was published in National Academy of Sciences 4/17/17 by Daniel Distel et al University of Utah, Northeastern University, University of the Philippines, Sultan Kudarat State University, and Drexil: “Discovery of chemoautotrophic symbiosis in the giant shipworm Kuphus polythalamia (Bivalvia: Teredinidae) extends wooden-steps theory”
The epic shipworm star of the video was shipped from an undisclosed location in the Philippines. This was the first collection of a live specimen. The immense mollusks are submerged vertically and almost entirely beneath a muddy sea bottom. Two ‘tusk like’ siphons sprout above the seabed like a tap root vegetable.
People eat the little ones, Teredo Navalis. These ‘termites of the sea’ wreaked havoc, devouring Dutch dikes in the 1730s, weakening vessels as purported with the Nantucket whaling ship Essex in 1821, and crumbling San Francisco’s harbor infrastructure 1919. They were first reported in Massachusetts in 1839: “in the sheathing of foreign wooden vessels. A century later the species was abundant in samples taken from Nova Scotia to Massachusetts. The species was first collected from Long Island Sound in 1869, again from the timbers of a sailing vessel. Within several decades the species was collected in abundance in test boards from all around New York Harbor (Brown 1953).”
Gloucester’s historic copper marine paint manufacturer, Tarr and Wonson, became the most trusted name in the business of protective paint. The iconic harbor motif still stands. The Paint Factory is now Ocean Alliance.
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Visitors from Germany (Deutschland)
These visitors started their visit in Washington DC and will be traveling back home in a couple of days from Boston.
Their stay in Gloucester was going to take them on a Whale Watching Tour.
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Gloucester Smiles-574
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Annisquam sunset
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Tarpon Feeding in Islamorada
Seventeen years ago, on the way to ring in the New Year (the Millennium at that) my husband and I took a little detour in Islamorada to feed the tarpon. Yesterday it was even more fun to take the same pitstop with the boys. They couldn’t get enough….even when three of the four of us got pooped on by pelicans. Good times.
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Cutting The Ribeye Cap & Filet
Since Stop and Shop East Gloucester has been having specials on Rib Roasts I thought it would be a good idea to share videos showing how to break these awesome deals down. Whenever you see a Rib Roast for under $6 per pound you’re crazy not to buy it and it’s simple enough to break down into steaks. IMO it’s the best cut of meat on the animal.
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Please Join us 4/26 at 6:00 at O’Maley! A Student Workshop on Building Skills for Future Success in School and Life!
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Gecko Sneaks Up On and Devours A Dragonfly Right In Front Of Us
Savage move on the Gecko’s part.
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RIGHT WHALES HAPPENING RIGHT HERE AND RIGHT NOW!
Right Whales and Laughing Gulls
Go see the Right Whales! Hundreds are currently off the coast of Provincetown and you can easily view them from the beaches. I had an idea of where best to see the Right Whales after reading several bulletins and articles but very fortunately, we ran into Schooner Adventure Captain Stefan Edick on Provincetown’s main Commercial Street. He had seen them earlier that morning and suggested exactly where to go. After having a quick bite at a favorite lunch spot, Spiritus, we followed Stefan’s advice and headed straight to Herring Cove. There they were, feeding about 1500 feet or so from shore, dozens and dozens. We stayed for awhile and then checked out Race Point Beach. Here they were even a bit nearer the shore, by the Old Harbor Life Saving Station. Perhaps we saw Hundreds, and it was a beautiful sight!! Right Whales feed along the surface of the water, spout lots of snot, and tip their tails when diving. The whales were too far off shore for my camera’s range to get any spectacular shots but it was super fun nonetheless. Also feeding with the whales were Northern Gannets, Laughing Gulls, Red-breasted Mergansers, and Herring Gulls.
These two were swimming together for about half an hour; perhaps they are a mother and calf.
Five at once!
If home this week for school vacation, a day trip to Provincetown to see the Right Whales would make for a wonderful adventure. I don’t think the Center for Coastal Studies is open to visitors at this time of year, but many of the shops are open (including the always interesting Shell Shop). We had dinner at the bar at a very favorite restaurant, Fanizza’s, with lovely views of the beach (there isn’t a bad view from any seat at Fanizza’s). Our fresh seafood dinners were fabulous. Tom had the cod, I had whole belly clams, and they were the perfect end to a perfect day.
A pair of seals swam very close to the beach; they appeared puzzled by so many folks watching the whales and at that, seemed to decide not to come ashore.
Right Whales could still be seen after sundown.
Rare White Whale Calf Found Dead
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Basics of Meditation
Thursday, April 20 6-7 PM
$15
Join experienced meditation teacher and Gloucester native Pat O’Brien for a practical “how to” session. You will get clear guidance and tips on meditation based on age old Buddhist wisdom. Pat is a long time practitioner of Baptiste yoga and meditation teacher. This workshop will be accessible to all and you’ll leave brimming with newfound confidence.
Pat O’Brien, Ph.D., is the director of The Mindful Clinic, a Harvard Medical School trained immunologist, and clinical research scientist. She spent half of her career as a corporate executive in biotechnology companies, has been practicing meditation for 20 years and various forms of Hatha yoga for 18 years. Dr. Pat is a Baron Baptiste Certified yoga teacher; she teaches meditation, yoga classes, and private therapeutic one-on-one yoga.
Dr. Pat’s teaching emphasizes connection with the true self and healing. Although educated in traditional medicine, Dr Pat has long been passionate…
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Touch of Color
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Beautiful day at the beach
Easter Sunday was an amazing day with friends, family and especially my grandkids, Maddie, Owen, Cole and Avery. Feeling very blessed
Good Morning Gloucester 