My View of Life on the Dock
The silhouette is unmistakable.
I’ll let him fill in all the cool features. It’s pretty interesting.
I think battery technology is going to be the next big thing over the course of the next decade at least. With solar and other things being able to charge gadgets and run homes and automobiles without polluting the environment.
Randolph Duke loves pork bellies and orange juice futures.
Blue horseshoe loves Anacott Steel.
Joey Ciaramitaro loves battery technology.
Mark it down.
What are these things called wings?
Pip grows rounder, stronger, and more capable of catching tiny sea creatures daily. We love watching the development of his wings especially. Soon his flying feathers will begin to grow. In the meanwhile, periodically throughout the day he does wonderfully zany-looking zing-zang-up-down-sideways-zig-zag mini flight tests throughout the day.
The Piping Plover’s soft sandy feather colors and patterns blend seamlessly with the surrounding beach habitat, but camouflage alone is not enough to keep the birds safe. The ability to fly to escape predatory danger is equally as important to Piping Plovers.
Massachusetts state wildlife biologists consider a Piping Plover fully fledged at 24 to 28 days, whereas federal wildlife biologists have determined a Piping Plover chick to be fully fledged at about 35 days. Judging from our observations of Little Chick last year, he did not fully fledge until five weeks old (35 days). He could manage brief sustained flight up to that time, but until he reached that five week milestone he was still at risk from predators, including and especially dogs and raptors.
Seventeen-day-old Pip needed lots of warming snuggles on this chilly Tuesday morning.
Middle through High School students are invited to attend FREE weekly Tuesday jams at Sound Harbor facilitated by Joe Cardoza. The series is made possible with support of the Massaschusetts Cultural Council. Sound Harbor is located at 11 Pleasant Street, Gloucester Ma (within Brown’s Mall). 6-8PM
Sherry’s Corner Cafe
2 Lexington Avenue, Magnolia Gloucester, MA 01930
Introducing our “Beach-goers” to-go only menu!
In a rush and need a sandwich quickly? We have a selection of ready-made sandwiches! Made fresh and ready to go!
Each sandwich comes with a bag of chips!
Stephen LaPierre and his upcoming gallery shows, his free classes, etc.
This week Dawn Southworth is bringing her Annisquam Art Class to visit Stephen’s amazing Rocky Neck studio… filled with images of Cape Ann, Key West and clowns with cell phones. They are sure to have a blast!
This week and thru the weekend, master oil painter, Stephen LaPierrre, is featuring his Key West Collection,, plein air oil paintings of the architecture, foliage and fun of the southernmost city.
Enjoy these forever images of America’s tropical playground… with much of the pleasure happening when that sun goes down!!
Free beer while it lasts, to those over 21 years old, who are still able to climb those stairs at 75 Rocky Neck Ave... next to The Rudder… with their half-price menu most of the week & weekend… Don’t miss the fun this week, at the end of the Neck!!!
Summer Gallery Hours: Every day 11AM-9PM
Stephen LaPierre Studio and Gallery
75 Rocky Neck Ave up the stairs!!!
321 537 7762
Here is an example of some of the works.
Last night’s clouds making way for a beautiful Tuesday!
I was fortunate enough to spend another day at Endicott College photographing the Boston Cannons Major League Lacrosse game….this time against none other than the New York Lizards and their Paul Rabil. The Boston/New York rivalry exists on the lacrosse field as it does on the court, the rink, and in the end zones of other major league sports. Both teams were phenomenal to watch and at many points during the game the score was tied. After an unreal beginning to the 4th quarter, the Cannons were able to rally and finish the game up 15-13.
As with before, I was struck by not only the fast paced and action packed game, but also the incredibly fan-friendly environment. Lacrosse is no joke and the speed, agility, and fierceness demonstrated on the field is in stark contrast to the friendly and engaging fan experience that takes place on the sidelines after the game. Which simply adds to its appeal.
The two games at Endicott College were part of the Boston Cannons Cannons in Your Community initiative that’s goal was to bring Major League Lacrosse to both the North and South Shore areas. The South Shore games took place in Hingham.
Endicott was a spectacular venue for a large sporting event and nothing would make me happier than hearing that the Cannons will be returning next summer. That being said, I look forward to heading into Boston later this season to catch the action on their home field at Harvard Stadium.
The Cannons’ next home game is on Saturday, July 28th at 5:00 pm
Check out the Boston Cannons here
Thank you again for your past participation in the Magnolia Road Race. As you know, 100% of the proceeds from the 5K and Fun Run support the Magnolia Library and Community Center. The Library has been the center of our neighborhood for well over a century. I hope you can again join us on August 25th for the 42nd running.
While the race is still a ways a way, I am writing to let you know that we offer a $10 discount over the race day fee for the 5K ($3 discount on the Fun Run) if you register before July 1st.
When: Saturday, August 25, 2018
Times: 1k run – 8:30 am 5k run – 9:15 am
Location: 1 Lexington Ave, Magnolia, MA.
T-Shirts: First 100 registered runners. Runners will have the opportunity to purchase a race t-shirt on race day for $15
Prices: 1k fun run – $7 1K Fun Run after July 1, 2017 – $10 5k Adults Pre Fiesta Discount – $20 Adults After July 1st – $25 Under 21 – $20
Day of Registration: From 7:30 – 8:45 AM $30 Day of Fee
Awards: $100 to the top M/F overall winners. Awards to all age group Male & Female winners in the following age divisions 19 and under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
Once again there will be a pancake breakfast and we plan to have a live band at the finish line.
We are always looking for business sponsors and race day volunteers. Please let me know if you have ideas for either or both!
Best Wishes,
Randy O’Neil
Race Director
On Thursday evening, June 28, from 6:30 to 8, Gloucester native Bradley Bagshaw will be doing an appearance at the Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Library, reading and signing his debut novel “Georges Bank.”
“Georges Bank” was release on June 12 by Seattle-based publisher Clyde Hill Publishing.
“Georges Bank” – which has already garnered the attention of Hollywood, with a noted film producer signing an exclusive and closed-end option to market the novel to movie studios – is a nineteenth century tale set in the stormy waters off Gloucester, Massachusetts, home to Kipling’s “Captains Courageous” and Junger’s “Perfect Storm,” and in the steamy fishermen brothels ashore. Maggie O’Grady, an Irish immigrant, is impregnated by her first employer, a rich Boston merchant, who discards her penniless in a Gloucester brothel. Maggie raises her son in the brothel and in time finds love with a fisherman. The book chronicles their struggles at sea and ashore.
The fisheries of Georges Bank and the other waters of the North Atlantic drive much of the story. Between 1860 and 1885, three hundred sixty-four fishing schooners set out from Gloucester and never returned, and two thousand four hundred twenty-two Gloucester fishermen died at sea, a staggering loss for a town whose population ranged from eleven to nineteen thousand during those years. Bagshaw mines the extensive written history of the Gloucester fishery to tell in chilling detail the story of its appalling dangers and of the men who faced them.
But the real meat of the story takes place ashore with the plight of the women and children left behind when their husbands and fathers died at sea. There was no government support in those days, nor were there good ways for women to earn a living when left to fend for themselves. Those not supported by family or swift remarriage did the best they could, and sometimes that meant prostitution. The harsh life of the desperate women forced to prostitute themselves is realistically shown in this novel. But so is the kindness and basic humanity of women forced to earn their keep as practitioners of the oldest profession.
In 1859, Maggie O’Grady was an adventurous seventeen-year-old in Enniskerry, Ireland when the town celebrated Bonfire Night, an ancient summer solstice ritual. She is sexually assaulted and then driven from Ireland when her assailant lies about the assault, and her village blames her for it. She is victimized again by her Boston employer who sends her to the brothel to be rid of her. She befriends the prostitutes, and eventually takes over the brothel herself. She becomes wealthy but loses her innocence to the demands of running such a business.
The novel climaxes with Maggie’s fight to keep her son when his rich merchant father comes to claim him, and in the courtroom battle of two widows for damages against the boat owner whose negligence caused their husbands’ deaths. The latter is patterned after a nineteenth century courtroom battle, The Harrisburg case, that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Bradley Bagshaw grew up in Gloucester and has lived with the sea since exploring Gloucester Harbor in a beat-up dory at age ten. Sailing instructor was his first job at sixteen, which was followed by summer jobs on the Gloucester docks as a stevedore and a forklift driver. After Harvard Law School, he moved to Seattle and to a career suing fishing companies for mistreating their fishermen. Starting in 2007, Bagshaw and his wife sailed eleven thousand miles from Seattle to Tahiti and back on a thirty-nine-foot cutter. On that trip, he conceived the idea for “Georges Bank.”
SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR THE SUMMER!
Get your work out in and make it to the beach on time! We welcome everyone from the community to join us for our Saturday AM class. The drop in fee is only $5 for non members and this fee will be donated to an awesome local cause. No previous Crossfit experience necessary.
More details – www.crossfitcapeann.com
We are always grateful for you help in publicizing our events! Many thanks
Jessica Lanier, Chair, Membership, SBYC
TO WHOM IT CONCERN ,
Whiting fishing begins July 15, 2018 , at present time , at age of 75 years old , Sam Novello might have to go back whiting fishing again because lack of fishermen in today’s commercial fishing industry.
F.V. CAPT. NOVELLO IS LOOKING FOR A PERSON TO GO WHITING FISHING THIS SEASON ,
QUALIFICATIONS; ON SUMMER BREAK FROM SCHOOL–AGE 16YRS. OR OLDER— BE ABLE TO LIFT 60 LB. BASKET OF FISH– BE DRUG FREE—- SEA-SICKNESS MIGHT BE A ISSUE FOR YOU- FOLLOW DIRECTIONS & BE ING ON TIME IS A MUST ??
WE WILL TEACH & PAY YOU TO BECAME A COMPETENT & SAFE FISHERMAN , PAY , WILL DEPEND ON YOUR WORK ??
FISHING SCHEDULE ,5 DAYS A WEEK ,WEATHER PERMITTING– TIME, USUALLY 2 A.M. IN THE MORNING TO 6 P.M. ITS HARD WORK & LONG HOURS , F.V . CAPT. NOVELLO IS A COAST GUARD INSPECTED VESSEL AND , WILL FISH IN IPSWICH BAY FOR WHITING-MOST OF WORK IS SORTING DIFFERENT KINDS OF FISH .
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SUMMER JOB FISHING E-MAIL ME FOR MORE INFORMATION snovello@verizon.net
SAM NOVELLO
Good Morning Gloucester 