Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

"Not all those who wander are lost.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

(1872-1973) from The Fellowship of the Ring
Click the picture for the Tolkien Wikipedia page

Tolkien, 1916   
Tolkien was born to English parents in the Orange Free State (now part of
the Union of South Africa). His father died when John was three and his
mother when he was eleven. Subsequently raised by a guardian, he attended
Exeter College at Oxford, served as a signals officer in World War One, and
worked as an etymologist on the Oxford English Dictionary, later spending 34
years as a professor at Oxford University, first of Anglo-Saxon and later of
English. Although he first gained academic recognition as a translator and
interpreter of the epic Beowulf, his book The Hobbit, originally written in
the 1930’s for the enjoyment of his children, became one of the most popular
books of the 20th century. The sequel trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, made
Tolkien first a cult figure and finally a reluctant celebrity. In 1971 he
was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth.

Bill writes-

Hi Joey,

I snapped these shots of the Harvey Gamage anchored between Ten Pound Island and Niles Beach while I was sailing the other night.  What a beautiful schooner! 

Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid