The crew and cast of This Old House TV show out on the Amanda Marie.  They are working on a house in Manchester, and wanted to do a  segment about fishing in Gloucester and some of the ports history. Great day fishing!

I took a ride to one of my favorite places, Parker River Wildlife Refuge last week. I just love showing my Senior Park Pass (check it out here) to the attendant and hearing “You’re good to go!”. On this visit, there were all kinds of swallows, a heron, egrets and an osprey. Parker River offers several free programs and tours every month that are well worth checking out. Today I went “Behind the Scenes at Great Bay Wildlife Reserve” in New Hampshire. Janet, the Parker River guide, drove us up there and all around the non-public areas of the park. We saw deer and turkeys, most of whom were more curious about us than we were! I recommend checking these programs out…did I mention FREE?

Egrets fly gracefully but land awkwardly.

An osprey with a Mohawk!

Well that didn’t take long!

From The NY Times- click the title to read the entire article-

In Defense of Sea Gulls: They’re Smart, and They Co-Parent, 50/50 All the Way

Besides, if people weren’t such slobs, gulls would never have learned about French fries.

By James Gorman

 

Here are three good things about gulls:

PAUL TAYLOR 2 DANCE COMPANY RETURNS TO WINDHOVER FOR THE CONCLUSION OF OUR SUMMER SEASON next week.  This engagement is part of “TheCelebration Tour” honoring Paul’s life and work, since his death at age 88 in August 2018.

You are invited to join in the fun of experiencing this company in one of three ways: Three Master Classes, Two Open Rehearsals and Two Dance Performances of Paul Taylor repertory. Here are the details:

Windhover Performing Arts Center hosts the Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company starting Wednesday, September 4–Saturday, September 7, 2019. The week explodes with three Master Classes in modern dance for all ages and levels. Master classes offered on Wednesday, September 4 from 6:00-7:30pm; Thursday, September 5 from 9:30am-11:00am; and Saturday, September 7 from 9:30-11:00am. Please come. No fee, but donations are encouraged.

Open rehearsals for the public are Thursday, September 5 from 4:00-5:30pm and Friday, September 6 from 4:00-5:30pm. The works being rehearsed will be different from the works being performed in the evening performances, so come and see more of Taylor’s works.

Evening Dance Performances are Friday, September 6 at 7:30pm and Saturday, September 7at 7:30pm. Performances include three works by Paul Taylor: “Images” (1977) to music by Debussy; “Funny Papers” (1994) to novelty tunes, and “Airs” (1978) to music by Handel. Performances will be held on Windhover’s outdoor stage in the back garden (weather permitting) or in case of rain, in the back dance studio.

There are no advance tickets and all seating is first come first served. Donations are greatly appreciated. Please come and experience this masterful company in the bucolic natural setting of Windhover.

Windhover is a non-profit 501© 3 organization. All donations are tax deductible.

Donations are critical to the continuation of these programs to the public, so please donate any amount either through paypal on our website: www.windhover.org or you can send checks made payable to Windhover at: P.O Box 2249, Rockport, Ma. 01966. Thank you.

Lisa Hahn, Executive Director

Windhover Performing Arts Center, 257 Rear Granite Street, Rockport, Ma. 01966    978-546-3611 ~ windhover@verizon.net