My View of Life on the Dock
Hi Joey , Rode around the cape yesterday ,there is no place like Lanes Cove .
Also wanted you to know the Ardelle fundraiser sail for City Hall Restoration in close to a sell out . Only 4 tickets left .Thanks for all your help !
Kathy Slifer
Hey Joey,
I’m sure you received many rainbow pictures, so here’s another.
Rick Gates Premier Imprints 48 Main st Gloucester,MA
Tony Wright submits-
Hey Joey:
A Shot taken from the deck at The Rudder last night! Truly awesome!
Hi
I love GoodMorningGloucester and look forward every day to reading it. I get my O.F. (Ocean Fix) from it. I took a photo yesterday right before sunset and after the thunderstorms had passed from my mom’s place on Rust Island.
Keep up the wonderful work. I stopped by the General Store on Friday and bought 2 Greasy Pole hats. Would not have known about the store without GMG.
You’re welcome to use the photo if you want.
Sandy Chadwick
GREETINGS! Summer begins here in the Northern Hemisphere on Wednesday, June 20th at 7:09 pm (EDT). The Sun is directly overhead at its most northern point at "high-noon" on the Summer Solstice, creating more sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere on this day than any other. Wishing you and yours the sunniest Solstice ever!
Thomas A Philbrook
A surprise on Lanes Cove!!! 2 banana trees have appeared!
Submitted By Jan Weinshanker, Lanesville resident
Richard Bell has opened Kiss on the Neck Ice Cream on Rocky Neck. With warm sunny weather in the forecast, a trip to Rocky Neck on the water shuttle, an ice cream and a walkabout is the perfect afternoon or evening treat.
Richard is a real sweetheart, and maybe if you’re lucky, you’ll get a kiss on the neck from him.
E.J. Lefavour
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Last night I stopped down for the Luminaria ceremony of the Relay for Life at Gloucester High School in the Newell Stadium. On one hand, I wanted to be there in memory of friend and family members who have died from cancer (including my maternal grandmother and a high school classmate). On the other, I knew it would be a great opportunity for some inspirational photography…
Here’s an explanation from the Relay for Life website (with my photos from yesterday):
“Simple white luminaria bags are transformed and illuminated after dark at every local Relay For Life event. Each one is personalized with the name, photo, message or drawing in memory or honor of a friend or loved one who has been affected by cancer. Each luminaria candle represents a person. They are our mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, friends, coworkers and so much more!
As the sun sets at a Relay For Life event, luminaria lining the track illuminate the night and a hush falls over the event that had been filled with the sounds of celebration. Relay For Life participants, survivors and caregivers then gather together for the Luminaria Ceremony to remember loved ones lost to cancer and to honor those who have battled the disease.
As participants walk the track lined with luminara bags in reflection, a caregiver who has lost a loved one may find comfort from a fellow caregiver who has faced a similar loss. Meanwhile, a survivor gains hope and strength from others who have followed the same journey and survived. All resolve to keep fighting to save more lives so no more luminaria bear the names of those lost to the disease.”
I don’t know the details of how the relay works, but there are clearly different teams who are camping out. They set up campsites with different themes and decorations. Here are a couple:
Click here for the full-size slideshow. There are a few pics not included elsewhere this post.
-Fr. Matthew Green
Hi Joe
Hope all is well .
Some pto parents asked me to send u pics from yesterday’s picnic for 5th graders.
Have s great summer !
Always enjoy GMG….thank you!
Alison Monell
Hi Joey
I was driving around the back shore the other day and came upon these
rock structures that someone built on the back shore.
Anthony Marks
Hi Joey:
Wanted to share. Took this pic on 6/7 at about 10:15 AM. Schooner on a Stick.
-rw
Richard G. Weissman
Susan O’Leary submits-
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Three Lighthouses from Janet Rice
Hi Joey,
My husband, Greg) shot this free hand.
Anita Dziedzic
Hi Joey,
On Tuesday, June 5 the last transit of Venus occurred for this century, and I snapped this photo using my telephoto lens filtered through a welding mask shield. What you are looking at is the Sun, and the little black dot in the upper right corner of the Sun’s fireball is the planet Venus. Transits are important because they help us nail down astronomical measurements. For example, previous Venus transits helped astronomers determine the Earth’s distance from the sun – 93,000,000 miles, a.k.a. 1 astral unit.
To put an astral unit in perspective, it takes light emitted from the Sun, travelling at 186,000 miles per second, 8 minutes 20 Seconds to reach the Earth. This means that the moment I snapped the photo of the transit actually shows the position of Venus 8 minutes and 20 seconds prior to its actual position.
For more Astronomy Geekery on the subject of the transit of Venus check out these two videos from NASA:
NASA Video: Transit of Venus Part 1:
NASA Video: Transit of Venus Part 2:
Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid
What a beauty of a day to have the ribbon cutting in Essex today. Here are a couple of pictures.
Pretty flowers at Paglia Park across from Periwinkles where lunch was held.
Sue Lufkin and Rolf Madsen before the Ribbon Cutting
The official ribbon cutting on Route 133
Stormy Seas From Len Burgess
Life on the rocks. Gloucester’s eastern shore. The never ending storm.
–Len Burgess
Good Harbor Beach Sign from George Burton
Rain Rain Rain from Len Burgess
Pair of Mourning Doves waiting for the constant rain to end.
–Len Burgess
Hi Joey,
We had a nice walk through Ravenswood Park this past Sunday, and even though it was pretty wet, we still had a great time! We were fortunate enough to see the barred owlet perched on the edge of the tree he temporarily calls home. When I scoped the trees with my telephoto lens, I saw the mother owl in the next tree over keeping a close watch! In the wider shot, you can see the mother blurred in the background near the left edge of the photo, and the owlet on the right edge.
Ramona Latham, Ravenswood’s Program Director, seems to think he’s getting ready to spread his wings! When he does, he’ll leave the nest and head deeper into the woods.
Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid
Photo © Kathy Chapman 2012
Last night, St. Ann School celebrated the graduation of it’s 8th grade class with a Mass and graduation ceremony, followed by an great dinner! Here are few of my photos. For a full slideshow, follow this link.
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Hi Joey
Saw this old bike in the bike rack at Sailor Stan’s on Rocky Neck were
there is art everywhere you look on the Neck.
Anthony
all in the golden afternoon…
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That we had a Mug Up last year during Hurricane Irene? So a little rain won’t stop us tomorrow, but we’ll also understand if you don’t want to come out in nasty weather. Some photos from last Sunday.
Mug Up, Sunday 9:00-11:00 or so at Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery, 77 Rocky Neck Ave, G3
E.J. Lefavour
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Hi Joey: Just had new stepping stones put in last week. Mama turtle
decided to find a spot to lay eggs, I guess. I’ll be filling in holes in
our new landscaping in the days to come.
I don’t know how to make turtle soup – does sister Felicia?
Susan LaRosa
Hi Joey-
I was intrigued by the beauty of these rock sculptures through the morning fog on the Back Shore. In the last photo, does anyone know what James Regan -14- signifies?
Hi Joey:
Here are photos from the Memorial Day Parade in Rockport.
The Rockport United Methodist Church provided water to the many
marching honoring our veterans.
Kind regards, Tina
Hi Joey, I moved to Gloucester a year ago, enjoy the blog and wanted to send you a couple of photos I took yesterday. Best, Julie Ledwig
Rocky Neck-
Kathy Chapman writes-
Great weather last weekend! Tooling down Rt.133 is fun ride in my "Curbside Classic" 1987 Delta 88-Royale with powder blue tufted seats and vinyl top.
Photo © Kathy Chapman 2012
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