An Old Wooden Trawler Door

An Old Wooden Trawler Door, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Remnants of an old wooden trawler door.  The kind that the many eastern rigged draggers that once populated our port used.  Sad.

 

Coast Guard Cockpit

Coast Guard Cockpit, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Check out those cool cockpit chairs that sit atop the Coast Guard boat. They look pretty comfy.

 

Hi-Tech Coast Guard Boats

Hi-Tech Coast Guard Boats, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Pretty cool boats these guys get to tool around in.

 

Cape Ann Home and Garden Show This Weekend

Looking for something to do this weekend? The Third annual Cape Ann Home and Garden Show is going on at The Gloucester High Field House. This event put on by The Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, is a huge hit and well represented by area businesses just in time for you to plan all those spring projects leading to the best season of all- SUMMER!!!!!!!

Cape Ann Home and Garden Show

Saturday-Sunday, March 29-30, 10am-4pm
Gloucester High School Field House

Over 25,000 SF of Display Space Featuring Over 90 Exhibitors

Admission $5 ~ Children Under 12 Free ~ Free Parking

For more information, go to: www.capeannchamber.com/homegarden

Click here for more photos from last year’s event

Gloucester Marina, Annisquam River

image_3, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Lonely out there this time of year.

 

City Hall Falling Apart

City Hall Falling Apart, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
I had no idea City hall was in as bad of shape as it is.  It highlights for me how out of whack things are as far as how underfunded the City is.

 You have to figure if there was money available, things would not have got as bad as they are.  The City is trying to do the impossible. I’d hate to be a councilor faced with making decisions like not spending money on City Hall repairs so they can fund basic city services.  They really are in a no win situation. 

When costs to the city like health care for it’s employees go up 20% a year while proposition 2 and a half insures that cuts to city services or infrastructure upkeep are on the table every time the budget is done.

The people that stop the revitalization efforts are squarely to blame.  What is needed is an expanded tax base and an enabling attitude instead of a stop progress attitude.

Rosa Rugosa Fruit by Niles Beach

 

Rosa Rugosa on Eastern Point

Rosa Rugosa on Eastern Point, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

 

Fuscia Rosa Rugosa

Fuscia Rosa Rugosa, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

 

White Rosa Rugosa

White Rosa Rugosa, originally uploaded by captjoe06.