From Flying Dogfish to a Rescue At The Dock !

I guess my fascination with the waterfront began when I was a young lad like five year old Jose pictured below. Much of it probably has to do with the ever changing scenery. You just never know what might happen or what you might see.


Jose,5 visits the dock!

"Aaron & Melissa" with "Old Glory".

Flying Dogfish.

Dumping Dogfish into a vat.

Icing down the fish.

Close call!

Pigeon tangled by a fishing line that was attached to a Mackerel jig stuck in a boom line.

Nick of Boston Seafood Display to the rescue!

A helping hand.

Firm yet gentle grip.

Cutting free.

Captain Vito in the wheelhouse.

I've been spotted!

"Orin C."

"Razzo"

"Sabrina Maria"

City Hall framed by the masts of the "Thomas E. Lannon".

Pirates in these waters?

"Lisa Rose"

Now there's a diffent kind of bird! Looks like he stuck his head into an ink well!

Flying With the Gulls !

Flying like a bird....I bet most of us just wished we could take flight. The kind of flight with no mechanical means attached. Other than strapping a mini camera to a gull the next best thing is to look up, zoom in and click away. These masters of flight are amazing to watch. They can change direction in the blink of an eye, hover and soar with the wind currents. So instead of a bunch of pictures of seagulls on the ground, I decided to go "flying" with the gulls!


Changing direction.

Gaining altitude.

Closing in.

Wings up....tail spread.

Gull sees me!

This one sees me too!

Two gulls in flight.

Patio set atop the fishing vessel "Jenny G."!

Tug "Independence" and coastal cruise ship "American Glory"

Fishing on the dock.

Fishing in Harbor Cove.

"Osprey" and "Western Venture" sporting a new coat of paint.

Waiting for the fishing vessel "SS Melon III" to arrive.

"SS Melon III" listing from a heavy load of fish!

Schooner "Maine"

No matter how skilled a sailor you are, a vessel this big under sail is not a wise choice in the crowded inner harbor!

Sailboat narrowly missed fishing vessel "Capt. Novello"!

A Waterfront Mix !

Here I assembled images from around Gloucester and Rockport with one from Newburyport.

Rueben on a forklift truck.

I thought Rueben was a nice guy....then he put on his Yankees hat!

Lone lobster boat on a foggy day.

Gull in flight.

About to land.

Light touchdown!

Fishing vessel "Comet".

Big striper!

Ice covered striper.

Box of stripers.

"Horizon" through the pilings.

"Lady Jane" pulls away.

Patriotic gull!

Jaws!

Rockport lobster shack.

Pigeon Cove, Rockport

Environmental Police pull over man in dingy!

Yacht "Sandrine" in Newburyport.

Brother and sister team Len Robertson and Christina Carpenter in dory.

Winter gulls.

Storm clouds.

Winter sunset.