My View of Life on the Dock
Our fishermen call them Monkey Balls but they are more commonly referred to by marine biologists as “Sea Squirts”. Sea Squirt is a pretty apt description as every time one gets squished they seem to find a way to squirt you right in the eye. I took these photos Saturday morning just as they came out of the water.
MARINE INVADERS IN THE GULF OF MAINE
If you have never heard the Revels and you and your children are a little snowbound crazy you must go to Cape Ann Museum this Saturday at 11AM. Â It’s free and the Revels has to be experienced. Audience participation becomes necessary. Do not be surprised if your family is dragged on stage to clog or something.
Details:
Join Revels Rep as they perform “A Celebration of the Sea,” an exuberant program exploring the lives of whalers during the great age of sail and their families who remained on shore. Beginning on the docks of New Bedford, the program includes packing for a journey; farewell to friends and family; shipboard work and entertainment; a whale hunt; a storm at sea, and a celebration of the sailors’ safe return.
Saturday January 29 at 11 AM.
27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester.
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Sunrise at Capt Joe’s
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There are three different mermaid type goddesses surrounding the face of the buoy each one more beautiful than the next.
Here is all you need to know about the Buoy Auction which will be this Friday night
In the days before electricity, light below a vessel’s deck was limited to candles, oil and kerosene lamps. A clever solution for the light problem was the deck prism. Laid flush into the deck, the prism point drew light down below decks.
I set this reproduction on a light box and shot on the same plane as the base. This was submitted for my 365 Project.
Niles Beach at Sunset
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The boat wasn’t sinking they just had one of their stabilizing booms down over the side and it was encased in ice.
View From the Winter HQ’s
Hey Joe,
When I stopped to snap a shot of the schooner Ardell skeleton today at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum, I came across this rusty, old, snow-covered gem. While I was taking photos, a guy hanging around in the yard told me it used to be a school bus used in Essex back in the 50’s (circa ’54 or ’55). They converted it into a crane and still use it around the yard.
Enjoy~Bill O’Connor
A Few Gloucester Boats
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Red, White, Blue
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Click these posts to see videos of the process-
The Plan B Christmas Night
Part II Photos Taken from the State Fish Pier 12/27/2010 4pm
Good Morning Gloucester 