Soggy start for baby piping plover on day 19

soggy startThe chick made it through the night. From today’s Gloucester Daily Times

One Surviving Piping Plover Chick Remains

Also Local firefighters Make Way for Ducklings  and six Fire Fighters retire

Updates from the piping plover volunteer watch are shared LIVE (or close to it) throughout the day on twitter https://twitter.com/Glostaplover

Volunteer any time –extra eyes help!– There are some times with no coverage. Email Ken Whittaker kwhittaker@gloucester-ma.gov

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Hazel’s flyer reflects status of the summer 2017 brood as of July 10, 2017

Volunteer Hazel newest flyer

Amazon prime Day Steals- Echo for $89.99 / Echo Dot For $34.99 / Fire HD Tablet $49.99

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Kids Summer Yoga Series starts this week!

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Join us this summer for a Kids’ Yoga Workshop Series to encourage and inspire young bodies to move, explore, and create!

Kids Yoga Summer Camp Themes:

July 12- A Day at the Beach
Dive deep into the layers of YOU with “Ocean Breathing”, silly sea creature poses, and create a glittering “Calm Water” jar.

July 19 – We’re Going to the Circus
Elephant breathing and juggling and hula-hooping oh my!
Create a mala bracelet or necklace to wear while you perform your circus act!

July 26- Let’s Go Camping
Learn “fire-builder breath”,and create your own naturally-scented eye-pillow to take home.

August 2 – Journey through the Rainforest
Tropical animal flow and painting our own bright mandala stones.

August – 9 Finding Your Superpower
Calling all Superstars and Superheros! Come dressed up in your favorite costume. We’ll find what makes each of us Super by creating body map tracings and teaching…

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If you don’t have Amazon Prime You’re Living In The Last Century- Prime Day Starts Tonight July 10th At 9PM and lasts for 30 Hours

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Prime Day 2017 – 30 Hours of Deals

Free two day delivery

Free Music

Free Movies which are better or as good as Netflix and Hulu and HBO

During Prime Day they offer the best deals of the entire year.

Amazon prime is the best deal on the internet.  I’m looking for deal on the Echo Show and definitely adding a couple of Echo Dots at $34.99 each (total no-brainer). 

I’ll highlight some of the ridiculous stuff that I see.  Stay tuned.  Check out the offers here

This is what I hear is confirmed so far from The Verge

Amazon is offering some big discounts for its Echo and Echo Dot devices today. As part of the company’s annual Prime Day, Amazon is cutting the Echo price by 50 percent, and the Echo Dot by 30 percent. Amazon’s Echo will be available for just $89.99, 9PM ET tonight, alongside the Echo Dot priced at $34.99, the lowest price it’s ever been.

Amazon’s Echo Prime Day pricing is even cheaper than last year’s Prime Day or Black Friday. The aggressive pricing could hint that Amazon is ready to refresh its main Echo speaker this year.

Amazon is also previewing some other deals on its Kindle and Fire tablets, as well as TVs, headphones, and laptops. We’ve rounded up the best Prime Day deals below:

  • Save 50 percent on Amazon Echo, $89.99
  • Save $15 on Echo Dot, $34.99
  • Save $30 on Kindle Paperwhite, $89.99
  • Save $40 on Fire HD 8 Kids Edition, $89.99
  • Fire 7 tablet for $29.99
  • Save $75 on Echo Show and Arlo Security Camera bundle
  • Save 30% on Echo Dot and TP-Link Smart Plug bundle
  • Save $50 on August Smart Lock
  • Save up to 50% on select video games, consoles and accessories
  • Save up to 40% on PC gaming laptops, desktops and accessories
  • 25 percent off select TCL smart TVs

​@BuddhaQuotes: In this world hate never has dispelled hate. Only love dispells hate. 

@BuddhaQuotes: In this world hate never has dispelled hate. Only love dispells hate. This is the Dharma, ancient and inexhaustible. 

SCHOONER STROMBUS OFFICIAL LAUNCH PARTY!

Happy Day! Congratulations to our friends Geoff, Mandy, Pillar, and Frieda for the launching of Gloucester’s newest schooner, the Schooner Strombus! 
Beautiful Schooner Strombus, restored and renovated by Geoff Deckebach

CHICK YOGA

Piping Plover chick yoga that is, mastering Warrior Three.

A funny little morning stretch the PiPl chicks do often.

Wellness Lecture Series

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Join us in July and August to gain a deeper understanding of yoga, nutrition, and wellness . The series is anchored by Gloucester’s very own Master Baptiste Yoga Teacher Elizabeth Huntsman DeAngelis and features our favorite local wellness experts sharing their knowledge and expertise.

These lectures are open to everyone. The room will not be heated and you don’t need any special credentials to attend. All we ask is that you bring your willingness to

expand your knowledge and learn something new.  

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July 10 – Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga, with Elizabeth – This is what we practice at CAPY! We’ll look at what distinguishes this practice from other modern schools of yoga, the classical lineage of BPVY, our methods, practices, and principles. This will be a lecture combined with some journaling, discussion, and breathing practices.

*This lecture is a great opportunity for those who are interested to find…

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Oh what a day to kayak and swim on Sunday

Rick and I went kayaking on Sunday in Gloucester Harbor, we visited Joey, Rocky Neck, had lunch on Ten Pound Island, met Bridgette and Neil on Ten Pound Island and then off to Niles Beach to visit Felicia and B.J. It was fantastic.

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Photos from the opening reception for JOY HALSTED | In and Out of the Box.

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Magnolia Art Show 2017

For more information please follow the link below

http://www.magnolialibrary.org/

The Magnolia Library and Community Center’s 40th Annual Art Show will be held on the weekend of July 14th-16th, 2017. The event takes place at 1 Lexington Ave. in the Magnolia section of Gloucester, MA. All proceeds benefit the non-profit Magnolia Library and Community Center and participating artists.

Works from artists throughout the North Shore will be on display and for sale. Unframed bin work will also be available for sale. This event is professionally judged, and visitors to the show vote for a people’s choice award.

This well-attended event starts with a champagne reception (all welcome) on Friday July 14th 7:00-9:00 p.m. The show continues on Saturday & Sunday, July 15 & 16 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. This event is open to the public and free to attend. All artwork is for sale.

ARTISTS: Registration is now open. Use Event Brite (https://MagnoliaArtShow2017.eventBrite.com) for faster and easier registration. There is a mail in registration form in the Artist Packet should you be unable to register online, starting May 28th. Packets may be picked up at the Librarian’s Desk in the Library or outside the library entrance on Lexington Ave. Click here to download the Artist Packet with registration form and Instructions.

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Magnolia Library and Community Center shared their event.

Magnolia Art Show

July 14, 2017, 7:00pm – July 16, 2017, 4:00pm

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Mayor Sefatia Romeo Then has launched Gloucester Green to help residents save money and energy, as well as helping to reduce the community’s carbon. There is more in the attached flyer but the bottom line is that the assessments are free and the program is a great way for any homeowner or apartment owner to save money and improve our environment.

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I Am More: Donna

Chickity Check It! A portrait of our Donna by Any Kerr

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Donna doesn’t know this, but when I was first getting to know her, I was alarmed by her positivity. Not because it was a bad thing, but because I was so used to trading complaints with people, that to have a conversation with a person who saw only the good in life was challenging. No matter what the weather, no matter where we happened to meet, she would say, “Isn’t it a gorgeous day? Can you believe we live here?” I would look up skeptically at the gray sky but nod. From then on, if I saw Donna walking down the street towards me I frantically try to find something positive to say. That’s why it came as a surprise to find out about her personal struggles:

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Generous gifts | Pauline’s Gifts paints an original scene on a surprising surface

What a lovely surprise gift from my friend, Pauline, and an even more surprising matrix I had to share! Pauline painted a tender piping plover mom with 2 chicks and an iconic Cape Ann vista directly on  a vintage bag with bamboo – rattan handles. I’m gobsmacked. Twin chicks. Twin Lights. Love it!

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Pauline’s Gift Shop, 512 Essex Avenue, Gloucester, MA. Check out Pauline’s work and her creative solutions for a range of commissions!