My View of Life on the Dock
Diver Ted Barnes reports that efforts to float the shipwrecked Blue Ocean dragger will resume tomorrow, Sunday. The crews and divers will again attempt to get the float straps under the keel. The Blue Ocean is now resting on its port side. See photos from earlier today – Breaking: Shipwrecked Blue Ocean Salvage Underway
Diver Ted Barnes
https://www.instagram.com/p/BNAEAAtjOMx/
Work to float the dragger Blue Ocean, shipwrecked at Nile Beach, is underway.
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Activity at the Blue Ocean shipwreck early this morning.
Please write and let us know if you know the name of this little salty dog. Thank you! 
Artist Naomi Lee, of Gloucester Massachusetts, found a new way of
self expression, taking nature’s gifts and turning them into art.
Naomi, usually, tries for perfection by taking many photos of natural subjects she sees, whether landscapes, seascapes, sun and moon rises and sets, over land or sea and, of course, sea gulls. Naomi studies the ever changing light and shadows and when she’s ready, puts the image on canvas.
Naomi’s inspiration of self expression does indeed come from nature’s gifts.
Naomi says, “It is all in the eyes of an artist.”
Driftwood, fishing line, gill net, fishermen’s knotted ropes, shells, sea glass or anything else she finds on a beach or rocky coast is what she turns into art.
Naomi has created art with branches, bark and twigs from her own backyard. Some of these elements are added to existing paintings to further express the feeling of the work.
Come see for yourself Naomi’s concepts of nature’s beauty a through the end of December 2016 at:
A preview of sea-level rise
At high tide today (noon) there was no trace of the creek bed. The sea had risen to the level of the road. Surfers caught waves that took them right up to the base of the footbridge. You needed high boots to enter the beach via the bridge and one funny dog wouldn’t play fetch with his friend because he had to wade through several feet of water to exit the footbridge. The parking lot was almost entirely flooded, at least a foot deep in some locations
Seaside Goldenrod is a plant worth noting in this situation. Not only is it a fantastic nectar-rich plant for Monarchs, bees, and many other species of pollinators but is also a reliable soldier in battling beach erosion. Notice in the Instagram the incoming tide swirling about the base of the plant. Seaside Goldenrod can grow in tidal zones where it is flooded twice daily. Year after year it reliably returns.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BM4X4rvjNvn/
From The Washington Post, “Every year from November through February, the highest tides — called “king tides” — press onto the shores during full moons. This is a result of the enhanced gravitational pull from the full moon as well as Earth’s being closest to the sun in its orbit (at perihelion). The tides get even higher during supermoons, because that’s when the moon is closest to Earth (at perigee).”
https://www.instagram.com/p/BM4WSkZj98J/
Cape Ann TV’s Lisa Smith writes, “Ted Reed produced this video on the Cape Ann Plein Air Painting Competition and Festival. It focuses on the Paint Essex day of the competition. It includes great interviews from some of the fabulous artists from all over the country who came here to paint, with some local artists too! In this video you experience “Paint Essex” as you hear what the artists have to say, and see the beautiful scenery they painted and how they painted it.”
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Dinner Specials Each Week!
Wednesday, November 16th – 7pm
A Special Songwriters Show with:
FLY AMERO & ALLEN ESTES
After several weeks away, I finally return to the Rhumb Line
Wednesday show. Wanting it to be special, I called upon my
longtime friend, Allen Estes to join me for something a bit
out of the ordinary… an entire evening devoted to songwriting.
There may be some surprises along the way as well. It would
mean a great deal to me to see a number of you fine people
in our audience on this particular night. Love to you all! ~ Fly
Dinner with great music!
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
The Rhumb Line Kitchen…
…now features Janet Brown with some new and healthy ideas!
Plus a fine, affordable wine menu!
11/23 – Thanksgiving Eve (Orville Giddings Band)
Coming sooner than you think…
An Amero Family Christmas!
Visit: http://www.therhumbline.com/
Looking forward……to seeing you there 🙂
One of my favorite events. You’ll always have a take-your-breath away moment when you see how Jeff Weaver has realized scenes from our everyday lives. 
GMG reader Hannah writes,
Hi, I wanted to get this to Kim Smith. I have seen her posts about the migration and how they were not as many this summer. I found this beautiful frozen/starved monarch butterfly on Niles Beach two days ago and I am wondering if anyone knows how I could preserve this? It still has a little sand on it–too afraid to brush it off. Thanks!
Thank you for writing Hannah. That looks like a very wind and weather worn Monarch. I wonder how far it traveled to reach our shores. The easiest way to preserve your Monarch is to store it in a shadow box, which can be purchased at Target, Ikea, and Michaels. West Elm has some very nice linen-lined ones. The main thing is to keep it out of the sun or the wing color will fade. Folks used to tuck butterfly specimens away in cupboards with little drawers and compartments, to look at on occasion, but that can bring mice. The shadow boxes are so much nicer!
Your Monarch is clearly dead however I would like to make folks aware that sometimes butterflies appear frozen or dead but they are actually quite alive. A butterflies wings don’t work very well until they are thoroughly warmed. If you see a butterfly early in the morning, either lying on the ground or attached to a plant such as Seaside Goldenrod, it is probably simply waiting for the sun to rise and is best left undisturbed.
Also, as for the sand grains, you can remove those with a few gentle pumps of a bulb syringe or a photographer’s air blaster.
Nubar writes, “I am offering photographs from my Gloucester work for sale as single, partial or full portfolio sets. The normal retail price for these prints is $800 and up. However, fromNovember 14 thru December 7, they are priced from $125 to $395 with free packing and shipping (U.S.). Prints will be delivered by December 20. The purpose of this offering is to raise money for the post-production of our documentary film, Scars of Silence: Three Generations From the Armenian Genocide.” Click HERE.
CAPE ANN SYMPHONYTHE 65th SEASON
Yoichi Udagawa, Music Director
CAPE ANN SYMPHONY HOLIDAY POPS
Featuring
The Cape Ann Symphony Chorus
In A Festive Musical Celebration
The Cape Ann Symphony’s Annual Holiday Pops Concert, kicks off the holiday season on Saturday, November 26 at 8 pm & Sunday, November 27 at 2 pm. at the CAS performance venue at Manchester-Essex High School Auditorium on 36 Lincoln Street in Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. A Cape Ann holiday tradition, the Cape Ann Symphony Pops concert features the Cape Ann Symphony Chorus under the direction of Rockport’s Wendy Betts performing with the orchestra under the musical direction of conductor Yoichi Udagawa. The Chorus and Orchestra join together to perform a wide selection of holiday favorites ending the festive concert with the annual audience sing-along. The Cape Ann Symphony concerts are held at the Manchester-Essex High School Auditorium on 36 Lincoln Street in Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. Manchester-Essex High School Auditorium is handicapped accessible. Ticket prices are $40 for adults, $35 for senior citizens and $5 for Youth age 18 and under. For tickets and information, call 978-281-0543 or visit www.capeannsymphony.org
The 2016 Holiday Pops program includes the orchestra playing Leroy Anderson’s Christmas Festival, Victor Herbert’s March of the Toys, Selections from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, Vaughn Williams’ Fantasia on Greensleeves, Bach’s Little Fugue in g minor and Holcomb’s Festive Sounds of Hanukkah. The chorus joins the orchestra for Oso Shalom,Masters in This Hall, Let There Be Peace on Earth and Handel’sHallelujah Chorus. Cape Ann Symphony Conductor and Music Director Yoichi Udagawa is especially excited for this year’s Holiday Pops Concert, “The program is a celebration of the holiday season for the whole family. The orchestra will start off with selections by Leroy Anderson, Johann Sebastian Bach, Victor Herbert, Vaughn Williams and Tchaikovsky. The second half of the concert will include selections with the Cape Ann Symphony Chorus including Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus. We always have music to celebrate Hanukkah and finish with our annual audience sing along. The orchestra and I love these concerts, and it’s a fabulous, joyful way to start the holiday festivities. We typically sell out these concerts, so we urge people to buy their tickets now.”
Continue reading “CAPE ANN SYMPHONY HOLIDAY POPS”
CHRIS ANDERSON WRITES, “Eastern Point Lit House is now over three years old, essentially beginning with our first Lit House Book Club at Duckworth’s Bistrot. We started The Lit House from scratch–no loans, not much money, totally from the ground up with a lot of help from our friends. We just launched out very first fundraiser via Indiegogo that we hope will help secure our future, help us expand our educational offerings, and help us re-launch our press, this time as a artisanal publisher housed within our space in Gloucester. We know quite a few people who value having a space like ours right downtown, and we hope to reach out to let other people know what we are all about. Our mission? Fun with words. It’s pretty simple. From our book club events, to writing groups, editorial services, open mic and literary readings, we’ve got a lot going on, and we hope more people will join in the fun. To find out more and to donate, please visit our Indiegogo page here.”
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Super Moon photos over Thacher Island from Len Burgess
The Lady J. of Baby Blue Lobster fame
Read more about Captain Dave Jewell and the Lady J Fishing Charters here
We hope the old FV Blue Ocean is salvageable after breaking mooring in the gale force winds late last night. The Blue Ocean is a wooden converted Eastern rig side dragger. The ship was built in 1952 and is owned by Michael Ragusa of Gloucester. Beach clean-up is well underway and as reported in the Gloucester Times, the boat does not pose an environmental threat because there was no fuel or oil on board. Photos from this morning at high tide and then again at low tide this afternoon. 
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMrFPxtDMuO/
For more photos of the Blue Ocean see Paul Frontiero’s post from 2014
Gloucester Marine Railways Rocky Neck
Announcing the First Storewide Holiday Sale at our New Gloucester Location!
161 Main Street and everything is on sale, even the brand new pieces! And there are some extraordinary pieces!!!
Dates:
Saturday November 12th – Sunday, November 27th (closed 11/24)
Hours:
Tuesdays – Thursdays: 10:30am – 5:30pm
Fridays and Saturdays: 10:30am – 6:30pm
Sundays: 11:00am – 5:00pm
CLOSED Mondays but appointments are also available.
Good Morning Gloucester 