
Sunday Morning Before Dawn From Diane britton

My View of Life on the Dock


Went for a ride during high tide on Monday, the waves were wild.


11:30AM. Tide surge – area coastal flooding in typical spots.
Cars lightly backed up heading on to Nautilus for Atlantic/back shore drive
p.s. If you’re heading to CVS and Stop & Sho,p use the Charlie’s entrance.




7:30 AM | 8:50 AM | 9:30 AM | 10:30 AM




—sorry can’t get video to load– internet keeps dropping-–
Tide light touched Long Beach seawall 8:15

It was freezing, but beautiful at Niles the other day. The one seagull mid-flight was super brave.

Martin Luther King Jr Day is a good opportunity for some reflection. Watching the sea wash in and out again on its steady pace allows your mind free for contemplation. If you can’t watch in person, perhaps these will suffice for today.






Gloucester, Ma.
Before daybreak January 17, 2022 Massachusetts, the MEMA Massachusetts power outage map shows under 5000 out as this wind whipping–and warm here–storm continues, and the morning reports come in. Brownouts by me. Tally about doubled in 30 minutes.


MEMA phone here: mema.mapsonline.net/phone.html
MEMA desktop here

I got the simple porcelain ceramic pour over coffee maker 9 years ago and it has yet to fail me.
There are many reasons why I love this method and I’ll list them:
I want less stuff on our counters, not more.
Here’s a link to purchase one- https://amzn.to/3FskLMF

I use it with a small electric water kettle that stores away easily as well, link to purchase here- https://amzn.to/3Ietns1
9 years going and I make at least one coffee a day in it. By my calculations it’s saved me thousands by home brewing at a cost of under 35 cents per cup to brew at home.
The flatter surface is difficult to click on the new clickers while the older clickers are much easier to use. I’d recommend you hold on to your older clickers rather than “upgrade”.

The slightly raised arrow buttons are more of a miss when clicking them than a hit which can be frustrating and lead to a less enjoyable user experience.


Keep your head on a swivel out there folks!

Slow season…
