State Fish Pier Sunset

My View of Life on the Dock
Interesting how the sun was going down behind that distinct line of clouds and below that you have the different line formed by the tree tops and then the line where the water meets the land. I dig this shot taken a couple days ago.
Sun Going Down Over Gloucester Harbor, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Night Falls On Gloucester Harbor, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Who drives up from New Yawk to jump in Gloucester’s inner harbor for a leisurely swim in mid-November? Bowsprite, that’s who.
MS Fram Leaves Gloucester Harbor Pics From Paulie Frontiero, originally uploaded by captjoe06.


Sam heads out. By himself. To haul his traps and make a days pay. No one barking at him. No one telling him where to go or what to do. Just him and his boat. Hauling traps, Baiting Traps, Setting Traps. Independent.
Ladie Marie Heads Out Lobstering, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Joey Ciolino picked me up for a 5 minute row yesterday. I’m hooked. What a blast. Now if I could only get a few moments to be able to get out on the water. sigh.
Bill Rowe Jr and Sr Head Out Lobstering Aboard The Bunny R, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Beautiful Industry- Boat Heads Out In The Stillness Of Morning, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
After all the talk this past week of wishing children had an opportunity to get on the water for a sailing program Damon Cummings wrote to tell me that there are already many programs in place to get local youth out on the water-
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The Stanley Thomas and Dog and I Getting Ready To Go Lobstering, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
I went down to the GMHC this morning to take some pics for you. Some of the Spirit of Massachusetts and the American Eagle. We used to unload the American Eagle when it was a dragger owned by Joe Piscatello. I can’t tell you how much whiting we unloaded from that boat in the early eighties. They did an unbelievable transformation to turn it into a schooner.
Gloucester At Dawn Spirit Of Massachusetts 7/6/09 4:45AM, originally uploaded by captjoe06.


Jay Albert Boat Ride Gives Us An Up Close And Personal Tour