Cape Ann Images: November 2009

Monday, November 30, 2009

Wind and the Setting Sun!

With a windy Saturday I grabbed a few shots around Cape Ann while I was able to catch the Sunday's sunset.

Folly Cove!

Angry gap!

Boat in boat!

Lanes Cove!

Lanes Cove shack!

Rough Lanes Cove!

Small lobster boat!

Lone gull!

Yummy lobster bait!

Mending nets!

Lobster boat "Jupiter II" during flight ops!

Setting sun on the dock!

The sun has set!

A gull sunset!

Flying off into the sunset!

Reflective tanker trailers on the Fish Pier!

Saturday, November 28, 2009

With winds whipping at 40 mph+ I headed out for a ride around the cape looking for surf. What I ended up with was a few things abandoned! The first thing that caught my eye was the quarry walls in Rockport. The quarries dot Cape Ann, some as this one now used as the Town of Rockport water supply. The sun was starting to peek through the clouds and the colors were awesome. Later I headed over to Pigeon Cove to check out any wave action on the breakwater but with open access to the old Cape Ann Tool Company, I couldn't resist snooping around. Large forge hammers made engine blocks for many WWII Army tanks. Due to the sound of the hammers in operation, the locals dubbed it "The Boom Boom Factory"! The buildings has been sitting idle for 15-20 years while many proposals of it's use has been in dispute. While I was there the sounds of loose corrugated steel panels slamming in the wind gave the place a ghost like feel!

Quarry Wall!

Jagged cliff!

Living on the edge!

Pigeon Cove!

Lobster boats sit idle!

Abandoned Merc outboard!

Hard Hat Area!

Cape Ann Tool Company!

Falling apart!

Open expanse!

Nothing but memories!

Thursday, November 26, 2009

50 Years of Tradition !

Manchester/Essex Hornets 22
Georgetown Royals 14

During my 20 year coaching career all at Manchester/Essex Regonal High School, the last game of the season was always special. Small town football rivals for 50 years, games have been played in rain,snow and on solid ice. But this year although with solid overcast skies, the temps were in the 50's. Team records are thrown out when these two teams play and most years it's a real battle. This year was no different with 8-2 Manchester/Essex Hornets facing off against 1-8 Georgetown Royals. The game this year was played at Georgetown and their field is no different now than when I first started coaching. The first worry is for the safety of the players heading down the slippery wooden stairs and onto a cow pasture of a football field! A thick chunky un-rolled surface that feels like running on a Tempur-Pedic mattress when the temps are warm! When it's frozen it's more like a pot-holed strewn highway!
I'm starting to feel old.... I coached all but two of the present Hornet coaching staff!

Down the stairs!