These are definitely the strangest fish going. I remember seeing my first sunfish years ago and I thought it was a fish that had been cut in half by a shark or something. As nuts as it sounds, they actually have funny little personalities. This one came right up to us…quickly I might add. They’re pretty fast when they want to be.
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Anne-Lise and I had a great trip up the Annisquam River from Gloucester Marina to Ipswich Bay on a questionable Sunday afternoon that turned out to be very comfortable, with our friends Beth and Mike Knicely.
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We had the pleasure of attending the recent Musical Theatre Camp Showcase at the O’Maley Innovation Middle School. It was an energetic musical review featuring a number of Disney songs along with some other favorites. My “intel” informs me that the Hamilton number My Shot was a participant favorite. Another popular number was Annie’s Hard Knock Life but all the numbers were performed as though each was a favorite. Well done by all performers, directors and choreographers.
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NYC jazz guitarist, Steve Lacey, returns to Feather & Wedge for our weekly jazz dinner. Steve will be playing songs from the American Songbook along with some originals. If you missed him at Feather & Wedge in the past, make sure you catch him this time around.
GloucesterCast 353 with Pat and Jimmy Dalpiaz, Susan Lipsett, Paul St Germain, Kim Smith and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 8/18/19
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The survey, which polled 2,000 men and women, revealed that 45 percent of respondents have ignored their mother’s warning about always having on a fresh pair. What’s more, a full 13 percent cop to wearing the same panties for a week or more.”
Groove to the Sounds of the Seventies /Nia with Linda
Come move and groove to all the great music of the 70’s, You can have all the fun of going to a wedding or prom without all the cost and drama! Great music including, ABBA, Queen, America, Chicago, Billy Joel and more.
Want to try Nia with Linda?
Free, weekly class at Rose Baker Senior Center-Mondays at 1 pm
Manchester Athletic Club on Mondays and Wednesdays at 8 am. Free to members
MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St. Class on Thursday at 10:15am $5 seniors, $10 others
You may find MAGMA by either entering the building on the Pleasant St. side or via the Main St. entrance. The elevator is accessed by the Main St. door. Walk to the rear of the arcade and take the elevator to 5th floor and walk through the gymnastics space.
Come join us Wednesday morning from 10am to 11am at the Sawyer Free Library where I will be sharing Monarch fun with young people. We have art activities, as well as eggs, caterpillars, chrysalides, and possibly a butterfly or two emerging on the day of the program. I hope you can join us!
The program is held in conjunction with the Cape Ann Reads exhibit currently on view at the main floor of the Sawyer Free.
2019 has been an amazing year for Monarchs. We got off to a very early and fantastic start, but then with a wave of cool rainy weather the Monarch movement slowed considerably. Despite the slow down, we’ve had at least two subsequent waves come through for a total of three broods this summer. Hopefully this will translate to a great 2019 migration followed by strong numbers at the Monarch butterfly’s winter sanctuaries at Michoacán and the state of Mexico.
The eggs we see now on milkweed plants are the super generation of Monarchs that will travel to Mexico.
The photos show the Monarch caterpillar becoming a chrysalis. When ready to pupate, the caterpillar finds a safe place and spins a silky mat. He inserts his last pair of legs into the silky mat and hangs upside down in a J-shape for about a day. Biological developments that began when the caterpillar first emerged are in high gear now. The caterpillar’s suit, or exoskeleton, splits along the center line of the thorax and shrivels as the developing green chrysalis is revealed. The last photo in the gallery shows the moment when the old skin is tossed off.