Two Sides of Mother Nature!

 It was a week of thunder storms and bright skies.

Mother Nature puts her foot down!

Storm moves in over the harbor.

"Double Header" racing in to beat the storm.

Waiting for the Blynman Bridge to raise.

Fishermen's Memorial

My truck under the storm clouds.

No golfing today!

Leaving rain swept Good Harbor Beach.

"The House"

Coastal cruise ship American Constitution comes in.

Blues skies over the beach.

Late afternoon Sunday beach crowd.

Reflective Creek.

Meandering Creek.

Low tide.

July Sights!

Good Harbor Beach early morning.

Threatening clouds over the Boulevard.

A gull flies by.

Fishermen's Memorial

Lone Schooner.

Schooners frame the Greasy Pole.

Thomas E. Lannon glides by.

Concert at Stage Fort Park.

Gulls spread the trash!

Garbage feast!

The Ardelle passes the 186' yacht Amara.

Steeples

City Hall reflecting the sunset.

Gloucester skyline.

 

Rain, Rain and More Rain!

 This time last year we were in a drought, the brook in back of my house went dry in the first time in my life time. This week the brook is running full as is my rain barrel. And my lawn is just about growing before my eyes!

First time stuck at the bridge, and it's raining.

Boat exits The Cut into a choppy harbor.

Rainy day at Good Harbor Beach.

Threatening skies in the early morning.

Sunlight busts through.

Lone fisherman at Good Harbor Beach.

Good Harbor Beach a year ago this week! 

Gull flies over the creek.

Flags of the Boulevard.

Fishermen's Memorial on a rare cloudless sky.

Rainbow over the beach!

We got so much rain a gator appears in my Koi pond!

Fog vs Fireworks and the Fog Wins!

 One of my favorites to shoot are fireworks. This year the 400th anniversary of the founding of Gloucester the fireworks were scheduled the 3rd after the parade. But a forecast of rain that night (which never happened) they were rescheduled to the 8th. I knew from the visibility my usual spot by the Fishermen's Memorial I would have to move closer to their launching spot. I waited by the Fishermen's Wife's statue and all I could see was the launch and that's it! 

Concert in the fog!

Over flowing!

Private fireworks, the only ones visible!

Fireworks behind the fog!

Good Harbor Beach at low tide.

A tanker passes by.

Harbor Cove sunrise.

Lots of rigging!

Schooners at reast.

Hours before the parade.

City Hall casting a shadow on the low clouds.

Young family heads home from the invisible fireworks show!