My View of Life on the Dock
The summer of 2019 will mark the 33rd year of concerts under the stars at the Stage Fort Park Antonio Gentile Bandstand. Summer concerts began in 1986, founded by a group of former band students of retired Gloucester High School band director Antonio F. Gentile.
The Antonio Gentile Bandstand is located at Stage Fort Park in Gloucester. David Benjamin will be posting the concert series schedule in the coming months.
Welcome Winter and lengthening days. Let there be sunlight!
Gloucester December Sunburst Starburst
A view that never disappoints-
Choppy harbor waters
Storm clouds clearing
Later that same afternoon
Ten Pound Island Sunset
There were lots of folks out on the Dogbar enjoying the delightfully balmy weather and sunset spectacle Saturday evening.
Dogbar Breakwater Panorama
Eastern Point Lighthouse and Mother Ann
Old Lighthouse Bell and Chokecherry Tree
The sunset hues grew richer as night fell.
Additional snapshots from Gloucester’s snowy day winter wonderland event.
Beacon Marine Basin Dusk
Rocky Neck Smith’s Cove Twilight
(To use a favorite expression of Joey’s). As the fog was dissipating in the setting sun, whichever direction the camera was pointed, we were treated to a breathtaking view.
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Last night’s sunset over Essex Bay
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Bonaparte’s and Ring-billed Gulls in dreamy twilight
The storm swirled in late yesterday afternoon. I was on the way home from filming at Good Harbor Beach and stopped at Pirate’s Lane to watch it sweep across the Harbor. Kayaks were hurling through the air, boats racing pell mell to shore, great gusts whistling, bells clanging, and it was over before it began! The after storm glow and cloud formations were exquisite.
Happy Summer Storm Drama! (As long as everyone is safely on shore)
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Snowy Egret coming in for a landing
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Dominic Nesta and his unmistakeable fishing boat ‘Tide Skipper’ coming home Friday night, with the Fort in the background. I think the pilot house on the small book gives it a very interesting, unique look, making it always easy to identify whenever seen in the Harbor.
Friday night’s Niles Beach sunset. Beach picnic tonight!
After nearly two solid weeks of planting client gardens in dismal drismal, what a welcome treat to see Mr. Sunny make an appearance. Snapshots from yesterday’s beautiful late day light.
Tulips in our garden
Magnolia ‘Elizabeth’
Schooner Adventure masts and Gloucester’s UU Church steeple
Gloucester City skyline, click image to embiggen
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Gloucester City Skyline with Rocky Neck
Don’t you love when sunsets go from orange to violet?
Easter Sunset Gloucester Harbor.
Last night’s saturated sunset from East Gloucester was arresting, becoming even more so after the sun set. The colors on the water momentarily reflected the voluptuous hues of the twilight sky, when very quickly the horizon turned glowing coral-pink-peach before extinguishing itself in purple.
The violet-orange on the water’s glass-like surface in the foreground looked as though it had been applied by paint.
Gloucester’s Unitarian Universalist Church beautiful steeple
Last night’s red sky was not today’s sailor’s delight. Is that old adage true more often than not I wonder?
Red sky at night, sailors’ delight.
Red sky at morning, sailors take warning.
Twilight Smith’s Cove looking towards Gloucester Marine Railways
Long Beach Sunset
Last night’s sunset from Long Beach
Tonight’s sunset panorama from Rocky Neck’s Wonson’s Cove, with a pretty rainbow-like arch over the Harbor.
Good Morning Gloucester 