Old and New!

Finally I think we got past the snow but this week was rain and wind. Here I mix old and new photos from here and there.

"Teresa Marie II" enters the harbor in high wins as a crewman atop the pilot house attempts to secure the port outrigger.

"Michael & Kristen" heads out.

 "Gillian Anne" heading in.

 Climbing out of a trough!

 Plowing on.

 Buried!

Making headway!

 Boston in the distance.

 Off Magnolia.

 Gulls huddle on the Dog Bar Breakwater!

 Storm front approaches Gloucester.

 Good Harbor Beach.

 Massive storm front over Thacher Island.

 High tide at Beacon Marine Basin.

 Erosion along the Creek!

 A lone walker and Thacher Island.

March Is Sunset Month!

Ever since I picked up a digital camera I discovered March around here is a great month for sunsets. It must be the cold air and the weather patterns that produce this show of nature.

Dead pilings and a vibrant sky!

 Low tide exposes the pilings.

 Gulls pass by.

 Gulls standing watch.

 A Gloucester sunset.

 From the hill behind my house.

 More dead pilings and stored lobster pots.

 Aircraft washes up in the harbor!

 Eastern Point Yacht Club

 Moon over Eastern Point Light.

 Billowing clouds

 A tranquil setting.

 From the Breakwater.

 Sun slips behind City Hall.

 Fishermen's Memorial

Slumbering Harbor!

Not much goes on in the harbor in March these days. Gone are the large ocean going freighters that used to deliver frozen fish from all over the world, now it's trucked in. NOAA has brought the fishing industry to its knees with poor science and management. Things will pick up soon though with recreational boating,whale watches and schooner cruises. 

"Beauport Princess" dwarfed by wind turbine

 "Portugee Hill"

 Our Lady of Good Voyage Church

 City Hall and St. Ann's Church

 All wrapped up.

 Yacht under wraps.

 "Sea Lion V" and "Francesca & Carlo"

 Empty Cradle

Marine work in Smith Cove.

                           
 Geese at the beach!

 Good Harbor Beach

 Morning has broken!

Cape Ann North!

Late Sunday afternoon I decided to take advantage of the longer day and head to Rockport . After stopping at the harbor and Pigeon Cove it was over to Lanes Cove in the Lanseville section of Gloucester.

Motif #1 as seen from Main Street.

 Rockport Harbor

 Reflective waters

 The hoist hook.

 Setting sun in the window!

 Lobster boat

 "Rebekah Lin"

 Pigeon Cove

 Mallards!

 Fish shacks

 Moored

 Lanes Cove gap.

 Rebuilt Lanes Cove shack.

 Heavy chain