April 2019
YMCA underway – clearing and construction staging at former Fuller School campus
April 2019
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Today! Sawyer Free Library new building update public meeting 1-3pm
Gloucester Lyceum & Sawyer Free Public Library Building Committee Meetings– new building discussions (last month’s meeting was cancelled)
Note- date and time can and does change
TODAY April 17 1-3 Building Committee Meeting to review concept plan
May 15 1-3 Building Committee Meeting to review estimate and determine recommendation for Trustees to move forward on, add/reno, or build new
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Zakynthos, Greece
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Backyard Birds
Well, they aren’t plovers of any sort, but I was quite delighted to see the egrets return to our backyard marsh this week. I’ve been in New York, where we have a fair share of variety in our backyard wildlife, but it doesn’t bring the same joy to my heart that the Gloucester backyard birds bring.
This guy seems to be looking right at me, as if daring me to take the picture.
In addition to cardinal red, it’s a sure sign of spring to see a nice bright yellow. Easy to spot.
And also, my friends the egrets feasting in the recently flooded marsh.
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Spring Lecture Series continues at Maritime Gloucester this Thursday April 18 at 7pm
Come hear an inspirational tale for all ages, “Rowing and Ocean: 4000 miles, 39 foot boat, 59 years old”
The second installment of our lecture series brings Suzanne Pinto to the stage with her incredible story. With a team of relatively new rowers, Suzanne became the oldest woman to row across an ocean. Her story is one of stamina, perseverance, and forging a respect for the sea. Open to MG members and the community. Register here http://maritimegloucester.org/visit/events
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Open Mic 5/6/19
The Gloucester Writers Center hosts an Open Mic on the first Monday of (almost) every month.
Each presenter gets 5 minutes.
Bring your words. Get Heard.
At the Gloucester Writers Center, our mission is to celebrate and preserve Gloucester’s literary history, and to share that literary spirit with all in our future. We work to ensure that every voice can explore, develop, and be heard through dialogue, the literary arts, and the artistic process.
For more information on the Gloucester Writers Center and our upcoming events, workshops, and classes, check us out on Facebook, YouTube, @writers_center on Twitter, @gloucesterwriterscenter on Instagram and Tumblr, find our podcasts on iTunes, or head to our website: www.GloucesterWriters.org.
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Ayurvedic Massage ~
Let Ayurveda Wellness Healing, LLC help you eliminate toxins with The Secrets of Ayurvedic Massage.
An ayurvedic massage helps eliminate toxins through purification, strengthens the muscle tone, relaxes and rejuvenates the body. Also known as hard body massage, Ayurvedic massages are given using hands, elbows, and forearms.
Ayurvedic massage involving tapping, kneading, squeezing and traditional massage strokes is done by using essential oils to suit individual doshas. The style and intensity of massage depends on the individual’s need for balance and well being at the time.
An Ayurvedic therapist focuses on the “marma points”, which are similar to the pressure points in reflexology, acupuncture and acupressure.
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Acoustic Music Night Featuring Headlands at Feather and Wedge! Thursday, April 18
Headlands, featuring John Rockwell, Amy Rich and Eric Wilson, all of Rockport, return to Feather & Wedge this Thursday for an evening of entertainment and great food. Their set list includes selections from Roots and Americana to a little bit of Country. Reservations highly suggested! 978.999.5917
Thursday, April 18
7:30 PM 10:00 PM
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WHERE DO PIPING PLOVERS GO IN BAD WEATHER?
A question often asked is “where do the birds go when the weather is inclement?”
The answer depends on what type of bird. Some birds, like perching birds, have it a bit easier than seabirds and shorebirds because their little toes reflexively cling tightly to a branch or limb. But many, many birds lose their lives in hurricanes and super storms.
Extreme weather events are especially harmful to threatened and endangered shorebirds. Wave action, high winds, and storm surges destroys coastal habitats and flooding decreases water salinity. Birds, especially young birds, are blown far off course away from their home habitats. A great deal of energy is expended battling the winds and trying to return home.
In the case of Piping Plovers, for the most part, business continues as usual during average inclement weather. You won’t see them sit in a tree or dune shrub because they will lose their primary advantage against predators, that of the safety afforded them by the camouflage of their sandy beach coloring.
Piping Plovers and Dunlin taking shelter behind the landmark rock at Good Harbor
Perhaps they’ll find a rock on the beach, or ridge in the sand, to crouch behind and out of the path of the wind. Piping Plovers are much harder to find in inclement weather because their feathers mirror shades of rain and snow and fog. Drenching rain, spring snow squalls, and biting summer sand storms won’t stop these indefatigable creatures, we see them foraging during every type of weather event.
Even Piping Plover chicks, weighing not much more than nickel, have the ability to withstand harsh summer sandstorms.
Nearly freezing and made worse by whipping wind.
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HUGE ENORMOUS THANK YOU FROM ERIN AT CAPE ANN WILDLIFE!
Animal wildlife rehabilitator Erin Hutchins recently shared a link to her Amazon fundraiser to help gather supplies for Cape Ann Wildlife rehabilitation center. She is so deeply touched at how generously folks have given to her fundraiser that she is actually tearing up when she sees the items on her doorstep. Erin is sending GMG readers a HUGE THANK YOU!!! and wants everyone to know how these supplies are going to be of such tremendous help.
In case you missed the link here it is again: Cape Ann Wildlife Amazon Wishlist
THANK YOU EVERYONE!
Erin, are these Red Fox kits, babies?? So adorable!
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BIG tiny Art Event! At The Studio Restaurant
Thursday April 25 at 5:30pm
The Studio Restaurant, Rocky Neck
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Suddenly, forsythia – Hello h̶y̶a̶c̶i̶n̶t̶h̶ scilla
Clearing at Grant Circle on the Cape Ann Museum properties revealed a carpet of grape hyacinth scilla (correction thanks to helpful GMG reader comment). The patch across the street is a favorite stretch of spring.
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Ten Pound Island
On Monday, we had rain, sun, thunder and back to sun. Ten Pound Island looked pretty from Eastern Point Road.
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Music Around Town ~ April 15-21, 2019
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DES Portuguese Club Prepares for Easter with Sweet Bread Sale
President Jason Hakes,( center) stands with his Vice Preside dent Mario Feranandes and Bob Whynott.
The DES Portuguese Club prepares this week traditional Portuguese Sweet Bread, to Celebrate Easter.
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Essex Greenbelt Peeping Toms on Osprey Pair at Lobsta Land!!
Future Mom and Dad Osprey just arrived at the Greenbelt Osprey perch behind Lobsta Land. No need to annoy them in person because Greenbelt has a live cam on them.
Here is the link: https://www.ecga.org/Osprey-Cam
Checking it out since they have arrived, Rubber Duck quick tips:
• Scroll to window that is black and click “Live”. If the water is rippling in the background you are looking at live.
• Pin the menu bar (bottom left).
• Go to full screen.
• Do this on an unused laptop and set up in living room so you have a live shot 24/7.
• Live Feeds can take a minute to load. Fastest way to live is click on the film strip, watch a video clip of this morning, then click live. Boom.
Why would you do this? Because first comes love, then comes marriage, and then live sex show and baby osprey!
The camera is 2019 awesome. Way better than Joey’s house finch cam. If the live shot is the empty nest just click on the piece of film in the lower menu and check out what these love birds were doing this morning, or yesterday. But be sure to click back to live since this pair is only gone for a few minutes while they put nice fluffy stuff in the nest.
[edit] While you are there you can click on DONATE. you just paid your taxes yesterday and did you feel grinchy because your tax donations for charity were so measly? Start your tax year off right and do it now. They will build more osprey nests and we’ll end up with 24/7 free sex shows. Donate to Sexy Osprey click here. Volunteering or becoming a mamber is cool too.
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We Dropped In At Delphi, But The Oracle Wasn’t Home
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Lighthouses Near and Far
Something went wacky when I tried to post this to the blog over the weekend and I’m pretty sure it didn’t get out there the way our posts normally do, so I am trying again! So, if you are thinking to yourself “I just saw this”, you might be right.
We are blessed on Cape Ann to have these lighthouses in our midst every day. These are for those who are far from home.
Straitsmouth
Ten Pound Island
Eastern Point
Annisquam
Good Morning Gloucester 