“You’re not from around here are you?”
“Homie heard about you hanging out with a sparrow.”
“Funny joke sparrow, but you rushed the punchline.”
Tag: Rubber Duck
Thanksgiving Sunrise
Sunrise over the Rockport breakwater this morning. The one time I wish I had a video camera. The sunbeam started over on the left then tracked like an enormous searchlight across the Dry Salvages before lighting up the Straitsmouth Lighthouse.
Click on the photo to go to a G+ album with the Rubber Duck contemplating a wave before overeating on Thanksgiving and another wave off Andrews Point. (Clicking into the album also gets you the bigger photos.)
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Rubber Duck and Homie Offspring
Looks like a standard Mendelian trait of incomplete dominance of the rubber gene.
Proud parents:
Woops, almost forgot the one ugly duckling who may grow up to be 100% Homie:
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Rubber Duck says: Make it fall
Sick of these green trees? Want everything to be Rubber Duck orange like fall is supposed to be? Just crank the “temp”.
Much better.
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Mug-Up Sunday 10AM Returns
70 Phillips Ave (corner of Phillips and Haven Ave) in Rockport. Sunday 10am-noon. Don’t be a Homie and stay home with a chunk of herring. Gather with the FOBs of GMG for the really maybe the last Mug-Up of the year.
Rubber Duck has already got the fire going, set the clocks back and is dreaming of some cheesy sweet pastry that someone is creating in the kitchen tonight. With or without something under your wing, stop on by.
January 1 when crazy people go for a swim is a Sunday! Sounds like a good Sunday Mug-Up is needed.
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Sunrise an hour ago
Find Rubber Duck
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Ted, say it ain’t so!
Theo is going to the Cubs today?
Screw that, I’m taking my duck back to the island.
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Some Babson Boulders
The Babson Boulders are always good targets for a walk in the woods.
If you click on the photo Rubber Duck also visits, “Prosperity Follows Service”, orange blaze trail, rock on little rocks, RD takes a dip in the creek, “BEON TIME”, “Study”, cellar hole 22 and large cracked alien egg rock at the top of Tarr Trail.
What kind of time is BEON time? Just kidding. Really needs a space though. Captain Samuel Riggs son Joseph lived at #22.
FYI: being Sunday and all if you zoom in on Rubber Duck you can check out how she is styling with a beaded necklace from Beth Williams.
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Rubber Duck Quick Tip: Orion Meteor Shower tonight
Rubber Duck: The Orionid Meteor Shower will be slamming into our path tonight. Best viewing is after midnight closer to dawn as the earth faces forward and gets a face full of ice chunks that Halley’s Comet left in our path. Weather maps say it will be clear.
Paul: But weather maps say it is clear over Cape Ann right now and all I see is big grey clouds at sunset.
Rubber Duck: They will clear out of here by midnight.
Paul: But that’s what you said about the Draconid meteor shower and that was a total bust.
Rubber Duck: Don’t blame me, you’re the one talking to a bath toy.
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Cape Ann Studio Tour Day 2
Rubber Duck’s feet are worn to a frazzle but the duck crew nailed four more studios today. One more day on Monday to go. Too many studios to describe each one but if you click on the photo you go to a Google Plus album where Rubber Duck makes a comment on each photo.
If you will notice Rubber Duck is sporting a lovely necklace that was a present from Beth Williams. That was the first stop today so RD was styling all day long. What has Homie presented to Rubber Duck beside a bite in the duck butt? She is starting to rethink her trans-species relationships.
This was a shot of David Archibald’s pottery (More inside the album). David was so busy ringing up sales Rubber Duck didn’t get any one on one with him.
One more day. Download the map and brochure.
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Cape Ann Artisans Studio Tour Part I
The Rubber Duck and Crew had a swimmingly good time today as you can see. RD is in a birdbath created by Judith Wright using glass as a mosaic.
The crew has to get to the wine tasting at Shalin Lui then to Fred Bodin’s opening for some more wine and cheese so I can’t describe the whole tour right now. Click the photo above and Les Bartlett’s amazing South Tower shot, Margaret Rack’s Walnut Ink, Mi Robert’s toes, and her “B” next to the duck, jars of glass for mosaics,, and Marty Morgan who was displaying a Good Morning Gloucester stickah in her kiln before we even got there.
Wine, cheese, chocolates, M&M’s and that dog on the rock is not stuffed. The dragon in Les’ space is stuffed as well as the church glass lamb.
Gotta go, correct later when I do Part II. Print the Artisan Tour map and brochure out
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25th Blackburn Challenge; Joey: Send me a photo!
The morning of the Blackburn Challenge and Joey was having a GMG meltdown. Or maybe he was was giving birth to puppies. But we were getting ready to go for a long paddle and Ed and I had not sent him any photos. I was trying to set up my iPhone to send a GPS signal so GMG could track us go around Cape Ann but Joey was sending me a text message every five minutes which would kill the GPS app.
I did get a photo but forgot that it was on HDR setting. I emailed it to Joey and he never received it since it was so large. Today, I finally figured out how to get it yanked from my outbox. Here we are discussing racing strategy. Once Ed realized I had Sue set up to deliver us cold beers as we rounded Andrews Point we were all set.
Only 290 days left to the 26th Blackburn Challenge.
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Want a little more Greasy Pole?
Chainsaw to the Northeast piling:
Rubber Duck wishes she were a bit taller then the chop.
Warren Durgin with a slice of history:
Former Pole Walking Champ Tom Favazza is optimistic the Greasy Pole will be back and better than ever in no time.
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Hey Buddy aka Rubber Duck Claims a Piece of the Pole!
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Rubber Duck is the last one on the Greasy Pole
Rubber Duck knew it was her last chance on the greasy pole.
Doesn’t look that tough, tide seems about right.A guy in a boat with a chainsaw decided that Rubber Duck’s new name is “Hey Buddy!”
No argument from me! Hey Buddy it is.
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Good Harbor Beach Going to the Dogs
September 15 has come and gone so it is OK to take your dogs for a run on Good Harbor Beach.
Good to see that everyone was picking up after their dogs. Rubber Duck hates to step in it. After the Mug Up on Sunday we took a stroll down the beach.
I had to try out my Five Finger Vibrams. Worked great. They didn’t fill with sand and I felt like I was walking barefoot.
One of the main reasons for getting the Vibrams was for fishing off the rocks. Epic fail. The type of Vibram that coats the bottom of these things makes walking on slick Rockport rocks like a cross between walking on ice skates, axle grease, and ball bearings. Not good. Back to the standard Timberline work boot.
But the ultimate reason for buying them, driving Joey up a wall, they work perfectly.
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Rubber Duck getting All Dolled Up for the Bloody Mary Mug-Up Sunday, Oct 2
If you have never tried a Mr. Clean “Magic Eraser” just check out the new improved Rubber Duck. Who would guess she immigrated to our country in 1984 onboard a container ship from China? With a little duck bill colored Sharpie© to beef up her lipstick and just a touch of mascara she is all ready for the last Mug Up of the year. That’s this a week from this Sunday, September 25th October 2, 10AM down on Madfish Wharf. There will be the first annual Bloody Mary contest with famous politicians and celebrities. The Rubber Duck and I are chopping up the fresh horseradish root tonight this week.
I’m all set in case of spills on the deck since I’ll be sporting my new Vibram Barefoots. Rubber Duck is annoyed they do not come in webbed sizes. They’re comfy and invigorating to wear but basically the best reason for getting them is that Joey will make fun of them. Seriously? Applying mascara to Rubber Duck is mostly to make sure that Donna remains concerned about my sanity but after the incident last week at Cape Ann Brewery where she went missing for an hour she really did need a scrubbing behind the ears.
[edit] To clarify, It was the Rubber Duck that went missing and needed the scrubbing, not Donna.
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Start of the Thomas E Lannon Cruise
It begins with Jimmy T paying for the Rubber Duck’s passage. Kay discounted RD’s ticket but Jimmy did not realize he was also covering her bar tab.
More photos to come. My dang hard drive is full. What to throw out?
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Posted my 2PM Thacher Island post over on my Google Plus
It’s always about the hook to get people to read your stuff.
Did I go too far?
I’ll post back if anyone reads it. Shoot, 10 minutes after posting it has already gotten comments. I think G+ is here to stay.
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Rubber Duck Visits Thacher Island
Adam Bolonsky wanted to take Rubber Duck on a visit to Thacher Island. His friend Mike paddled out too. The three boats on the left were the transportation:
First up, a 102 foot climb to the top of the North Tower:
While Mike and Adam relax Dare Devil Rubber Duck:
After that the Homies were in total awe of the Rubber One.
Homie1 to Homie2: “Did you see how high she bounced?!”
Rubber Duck: “I meant to do that.”
Rubber Duck checking out the new light in the North Tower:
In the museum on the island you can check out the old light:
Magic Eraser in Photoshop could have helped out here:
South Tower with Rubber Duck Photo Shopped out:
In that last shot you can see the clearing on the right which is used for camping. Five bucks a night is the best deal on Cape Ann if you like the sound of two hundred seagulls as an alarm clock. Camping is July 1 to September 10 . Call ahead.
One last shot. This is from the North Tower looking down at the north end of the island. After Adam caught a 30 inch bluefish which he then calmly placed between his legs in his kayak he then preceded to paddle through these rocks. Yes, in between the surge and those nasty rocks. Rubber Duck may be a dare devil but she insisted I take the longer route around. 
Good Morning Gloucester 