The rocks and water in these photos remind me of the rocks on the coast of Gloucester, although they are actually in northeastern Connecticut, in the town of Putnam, just a few minutes from my hometown. The geology is probably very similar.
Author: Matthew Green
I am a translator, origami artist/teacher, and photographer, a blogger, former philosophy professor, and I love to sing.
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City Hall restoration work
As promised in the newspapers a few weeks ago, it looks like the scaffolding is just about complete and restoration work about to begin on our beautiful and historic City Hall in Gloucester. Here are some photos I took on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.
It takes a special kind of person to be able to work on top of scaffolding like that. My knees would be turning to jelly. May the people up there stay safe, and may their work go smoothly!
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Corey Tevan’s gallery on Bearskin Neck
Last weekend I went for a stroll in Rockport to visit some of the shops and galleries that are starting to open, now that warmer weather is here.
Among the doors that were open was that of Corey Tevan’s gallery on Bearskin Neck.
It’s worth the visit just to meet Corey, who is a very warm and interesting person. He brings a great spiritual and artistic sensitivity to his work.
Many of the paintings on display are ethereal, otherworldly cityscapes with one or two dominant, deeply saturated hues, although examples of other kinds of work are also on display – some with brilliant rainbows of color, as you can see in the background of the last photo in this post. Some of the paintings exhibited are still works in process, at varying stages – from fathomless starry skies waiting to be occupied, to cities still emerging from the blue mist of the canvas.
I ended up buying one of the smaller paintings that really caught my fancy. Maybe someday I’ll save up and buy one of the big ones… I find his work very calming and engrossing to view.
There were a few other people visiting the gallery at that time, one of whom turned out to be a very skilled magician, Dario Pittore. He dazzled us with a few tricks, including making a tree and a ladder appear out of old newspapers.
His gallery is at 60 Bearskin Neck. Stop in and check it out when you get a chance! It’s really worth it.
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An evening of song at the Annie
Last night we had our weekly Wednesday night singing session at the Annie. It’s very informal and spontaneous; anyone who wants to show up takes a seat in our circle of chairs in the art parlor, and we go around taking turns singing (and/or playing acoustic instruments). The group will often join in the chorus if it is a well-known song. It’s a very open atmosphere; music of pretty much any genre, and singers any level of talent or experience (from people who usually only sing in the shower, to music professionals), are welcome. People are also welcome to come if they just want to listen.
Here is a slideshow of some spontaneous photos I took last night.
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A ship that never sails, nor sinks, nor sits in the port
Continuing my series from St. John’s Episcopal Church maritime windows.
-Fr. Matthew Green
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Where did McDonalds go?
Someone told me that they are going to rebuild, because the building was old and needed a complete renovation. Kind of startling, though, to drive down the road and see this sight instead of the nice little Micky D’s that was there so recently! Anybody know for sure if/when they will reopen? When I will be able to get my yummy McDonald’s apple pies again?
Spring has sprung, with fragrant flowers and beautiful butterflies
-Fr. Matthew Green
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Six Pairs of Hands – see it while you can!
I went to the Saturday 2PM matinee of “Six Pairs of Hands” at the Annie, narrating true stories of fishermen’s wives in Gloucester. I am very glad I went! Really, it’s amazingly well done, from the actors’ performances to the music and the set. I heartily recommend it! There are two shows today (Sunday), at 2PM and 5PM. Here are some photos I grabbed today. The front row of the audience, which appears in some of the photos, was mostly occupied by fishermen’s wives, some of whose stories were being told on stage!
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City Hall at dusk
-Fr Matthew Green
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Gloucester sea serpent?
No, Jonah getting swallowed by the big fish. Who knows, though; maybe the two denizens of the deep were related…
Another of the wonderful sea-themed windows in St. John’s Episcopal Church.
-Fr. Matthew Green
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Given by the vessel Caracara
Beyond a doubt, one of the most beautiful depictions of this kind and theme I’ve ever seen. More info about the windows in this series of my posts is available on the church’s website.
Fr. Matthew Green
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Cameron’s Feast
“Cameron’s Feast”, a benefit dinner organized by Henry Allen at The Annie for to support both The Annie and the Brain Candy Foundation, was a great success on Monday night. The food was great, and the performances of song, dance, and poetry (by Henry and his friends, colleagues and students) were inspiring!
The event was held on what would have been Cameron’s birthday. He died from brain cancer four years ago, but his courage, hope, and desire to make a difference in the world, are still alive through the “ripple effect” he has had. Henry spoke movingly about Cameron and the initiatives that were born during and after Cameron’s fight with cancer. Great things are happening thanks to Cameron!
For a slideshow of photos, click here:
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The peregrine falcon is visiting again
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Stained glass schooner
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Easter still hanging around
Although the Easter Sunday has passed, in the church we are still celebrating – in fact, in the Catholic liturgical calendar, the Easter season lasts until May 27. Independent of that, Easter is still hanging around my room, in the form of lots of candy, fudge, and other sweets, being watched over my origami rabbit I folded according to a design by the Japanese origami artist Jun Maekewa.
If you want to try your hand at folding one of these rabbits, someone published an instructional video here.
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Fishermen’s memorial in stained glass
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Sailing the seas of glass
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Monkeys and Peacocks: trivia answer
The peacocks and monkeys I posted yesterday are from a window in St. John’s Episcopal Church in Gloucester. They (the church, not the monkeys and peacocks) graciously gave me permission to go photograph their stained glass windows, which are GORGEOUS. I highly recommend visiting to see them. The church is open for prayer and meditation Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to noon, and they don’t mind if you look at the windows too…
Here is a shot of the full window:
Almost all the windows feature ships, boats, or other nautical themes from the bible. I’ll post more photos and info over the coming days. These windows are a real treasure!
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Monkeys and Peacocks: a stained glass trivia question
These delightful critters are disembarking from a boat on a stained glass window somewhere in Gloucester. Do you know where? I’ll post the answer (and more photos of the window) tomorrow.
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Another Gloucester sunset
Good Morning Gloucester 