Author: Marty Luster

I'm Marty Luster, a retired attorney and politician. In 2010 my wife, mother-in-law, dog and I relocated from Central NY to Gloucester. I hope my photographs and poetry(?) reflect my love for this place and her people. My picture-poem posts can be seen at http://matchedpairs.wordpress.com and selected black and white images can be found at http://slicesoflifeimages.wordpress.com

A Visitor Returns

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Last here in Gloucester in December 1848, Concord resident Henry David Thoreau paid us a return visit Thursday evening sharing his wisdom, insight and humor with a group at the Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Library.

Jay DiPrima as Henry David Thoreau

 

ARDELLE Week 30

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Work on the Pinky Schooner ARDELLE continues into spring at the H.G. Burnham Boatyard in Essex. Planking and caulking are nearing completion.

Colors indicate caulking progress.

Boat builder Harold Burnham at work.

 

Steaming a plank.

The Restoration Works

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Meet Dean Snell, owner of The Restoration Works at 16 Rogers Street. However, actually meeting Dean is not quite as easy as wanting to meet him. First you must find the entrance to the building (it’s on the side) and then climb a steep staircase up three stories to his wonderfully aloof loft that is home to his office, workspace and storage facility that is chock full of antique furniture awaiting his skillful hand.

Dean has owned and operated The Restoration Works for about 18 years, first in a garage, then his home and for the past 15 years or so in his third floor sanctuary on Rogers Street.

 

Goose Cove

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I was so taken with E.J.’s magnificent painting of Goose Cove [Did You Know (Goose Cove)]with it’s vivid greens, striking blues and marvelous contrast, I decided to drop everything, run out there and capture it on film.

All I got was white. What’s wrong with my camera?

 

Right to Photograph Federal Buildings Upheld

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Because photography is such a big part of GMG, I thought readers might be interested in this.

Since 9/11 many street photographers have been stopped from photographing federal buildings from public property by law enforcement or security personnel. These photographers, both amateur and professional, have been told that such activity is illegal and, in some cases, they have been ordered to destroy any images that have been taken or have been threatened with arrest.

It has never been illegal to photograph public buildings from public spaces and a court decision in October 2010 made that clear. Now the Department of Homeland Security has codified that decision by issuing an information bulletin upholding the rights of photographers in these cases.

The full DHS bulletin is here.

WINTER POEM

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I get this poem every winter & every winter I love re-reading it. 

It’s a beautiful poem and very well written.

Thought it might be a comfort to you; it was to me.
Read the poem here.
 

 

ARDELLE Week 20

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FLASH…FLASH…FLASH

Thought to have been washed out to sea during the Christmas storm, the scary clown mascot of the Schooner Ardelle has apparently been found, rescued and returned to his watch. He looks a little worse for his adventure, but that may be because his new perch can’t be very comfortable.

In other Ardelle news, framing is now completed. Planking is next.