CAPE ANN BLUE

The bluest of blues

Gloucester Skyline Panorama

Smiths Cove Rocky Neck

City Hall Skyline

#GLOUCESTERMA DEEP FREEZE SEA SMOKE GOOD HARBOR BEACH, TWIN LIGHTS, EASTERN POINT, BACKSHORE, TEN POUND ISLAND, NILES POND

My fingers froze and I had to call it quits yet despite the bitterly cold five degree temperature and biting wind, day break brought blue skies and beautiful sea smoke all along the backshore, from Gloucester’s Ten Pound Island Lighthouse to Rockport’s Twin Lighthouses.

Take heart friends -today is the last day of January- only 48 more days until the spring equinox!

Fresh wild animal tracks crossing Niles Pond

 

PICTURE PERFECT DAY FOR A WINTER SAIL

The winter’s afternoon blue, blue sky, blustery clouds, and orange-trimmed sail made for a picture perfect scene as the boat made its way through the Harbor.

THREE VIEWS GLOUCESTER CITY HALL-SKYLINE- HARBOR

A view that never disappoints-

Choppy harbor waters

Storm clouds clearing

Later that same afternoon

STORM CLOUDS OVER GLOUCESTER CITY SKYLINE

Beautiful silvery light under the approaching storm clouds.

GLOUCESTER CITY HALL HARBOR SKYLINE PANORAMA

Gloucester City Hall skyline panorama at sunset.

OUR LADY OF GOOD VOYAGE, MARITIME GLOUCESTER, UU CHURCH, CITY HALL, AND SAINT ANN

Iconic architecture of Gloucester ~ The photos were taken early Thanksgiving morning and the post was meant for later Thanksgiving Day, as a thank you for our Gloucester community, but I just got too involved with family and cooking.

Thank you Gloucester

PEARLY CLOUDS OVER GLOUCESTER’S SKYLINE

Early morning, my absolute favorite time of day, especially living in Gloucester

GTOWN AT DAYBREAK

Daybreak brought blustery winds, whitecaps in the harbor, and biting cold, but it was worth it to see our beautiful City in the early morning light. 

GLOUCESTER AFTER STORM RAINBOW TO POWER OUTAGES

From rainbow to power outages, the wind and rain storm of October 30, 2017 had it all.

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Brace Cove Panorama

#blizzard2017 UNDERWAY!

Blizzarding! I hope everyone is keeping warm and cozy indoors

Ten Pound Island with Common Loons and Eiders

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HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY GLOUCESTER!

gloucester-city-skyline-winter-copyright-kim-smithGloucester City Skyline Winter Dusk

GOOD MORNING GLOUCESTER BROUGHT TO YOU BY SNOWY DAY NEIGHBORHOOD

Lots more snow in the forecast. I hope everyone is keeping warm and cozy and having super fun snow days!beacon-marine-copyright-kim-smithBeacon Marine Basin at dawn

good-harbor-beach-snow-day-copyright-kim-smithGood Harbor Beach

schooner-sugar-babe-snow-copyright-kim-smithSchooner Sugar Babe

gloucester-harbor-city-hall-snow-day-copyright-kim-smithGloucester Harbor Skyline

A few more snapshots from this morning

 

BEAUTIFUL WINTER’S DAY IN OUR GLOUCESTER NEIGHBORHOOD

gloucester-city-skyline-winter-copyright-kim-smithFrom an early morning stop at the bottom of my hill, with a view towards the Harbor and City Hall (as well as a feisty Common Loon), to the creatures abounding along the shore, it was a gorgeous winter morning, and all set against a widely striped and deeply-hued winter sky backdrop.

common-loon-copyright-kim-smithCommon Loon at the pier, swimming very close to where I was standing and seemingly equally as curious about me as I was about it. 

connemara-bay-fishing-boat-gloucester-our-lady-of-good-voyage-church-copyright-kim-smithGloucester FV Connemara Bay

male-female-red-breasted-mergansers-copyright-kim-smithMale (left) and Female Red-breasted Mergansers foraging at the Harbor

brace-cove-seals-copyright-kim-smithThe Lollygaggers

american-black-ducks-copyright-kim-smithFlock of American Black Ducks

female-mallard-duck-copyright-kim-smithOrchestra of earth tones for a well-camouflaged female Mallard Duck

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NATURE’S SPECTACULAR EVENING SPECTACLE!

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Gloucester City skyline sunset panorama Kim Smith

Gloucester City Skyline with Rocky Neck

Gloucester City skyline sunset -1 Kim SmithDon’t you love when sunsets go from orange to violet?
Gloucester City skyline sunset -2 Kim Smith