August Winds Down!

 We got a full day of rain last week and the brook behind my house flowed, but 24 hours later it dried up. A few weeks ago I got stung by a wasp and a week later my niece did too, the other day my dog got stung so I went on a wasp nest hunt. After probing with a rake handle I found it buried behind a clump of vines next to my side gate.  They were Bald Faced Hornets which are in the wasp family and very aggressive! I mounted an attack with soapy water in a spray bottle and won! The soapy water coats their skin and they drop like flies, they breath through their skin. I didn't suffer any stings during the attack!

A restored cannon from the USS Constitution on Stacy Boulevard.

Street hockey rink under construction at Stage Fort Park.

A day of rain made the koi happy!

Large crane looms over Americold.

Harbor Cove at daybreak taken with the kaleidoscope filter.

City Hall and the city wind turbines which are about 1-1/2 miles further away.

UU Church steeple under repair.

Trinity and St. Ann's churches.

Majesty on the lift.

Our Lady of Good Voyage Church

Plumbing and old house.

Rocky Neck Marine Railways

Gloucester weatherman Peter Lovasco at Good Harbor Beach observing the weather.

Morning light over the beach.

A Week With No Rain and Teasing Clouds!

 The drought continues with a possibility of rain on Monday. We shall see, this summer the rain seems to avoid Cape Ann. The brook behind my house is now dry as a bone, we need a multi day soaker for real relief.

Good Harbor Beach footbridge

Teasing clouds but no rain.

The Creek.

Gulls frolic over the beach.

Two gulls on the rocks.

A young gull coming in for a landing.

Rising tide.

Niles Beach

Here I used a 60 year old kaleidoscope filter.

Boston 26 miles away as the gull flies.

Firepit atop the Beauport Birdseye roof top.

Harbor Cove at daybreak.

Rare Storm Clouds For This Summer!

 The drought continues though we did get a T-storm early in the week. Also a squirrel with a treat.

Good Harbor Beach and the Creek still closed!

Beach football.

Offshore rain.

Thacher and Salt Islands.

Mother Nature must have a sense of humor, she's flashing the finger!

The Boulevard under threatening clouds.