2017 Thanksgiving Battle!

I coached Manchester/Essex football from 1982 to 2002, twenty amazing years. It's always a treat to attend the Thanksgiving game vs the Georgetown Royals and meet some of the players I coached in the past. This year the Hornets were the victors by a 49 - 20 score.


QB Cosmo Pallazola takes the snap.

 Waterboy

 Anna Zerilli kicks 25 yard field goal.

 It's good!

 Breaking up a pass.

 Just out of reach!

 Forcing a fumble.

 Hunter Lane heads down field.

 #5 Jackson Levendusky in breakdown position.

 Jackson Rice plants a Royal!

 #4 Jake Athanas leaps.

 Almost for Lake Fleming.

 #33 Anthony D'amato leaps over his blocker.

 Parting of the Royal blue sea!

 Robert Sarmanian on the loose.

 Breaking away for a TD.

 Discussion.

Sarmanian icing ankle.

 Former Head Coach Fran York presenting the Thanksgiving trophy.

Morning, Afternoon and Early Evening!

Some morning and afternoon and early evening pics.

Outer harbor at dawn.

 Downtown Gloucester at dawn.

 Sunrise over Good Harbor Beach.

 From the footbridge.

 Cloud looks like blast off!

 Gulls and City Hall.

 A gig rows by.

 Look to the right, the sun only shines on the blue steeples of Lady of Good Voyage Church!

City Hall in the morning light.

                            
Stacy Boulevard

 Evening sets in.

 Rocky Neck Marine Railways.

 Masts and spires.

 Schooner Adventure.

 Lobster boat at rest.

 Miss Emily hauled out.

 Anchor

 Hard Merchandise

 Bottom painted fish?

Fishermen's Memorial, always on watch.

November On Cape Ann!

The cold has set in but so does those crisp clear days. Here I made an excursion into Essex back to Gloucester with a night stop in Rockport.

The Great Marsh!

 The Essex house on the marsh.

 Closer

 Burnham's Boat Yard

 Thursday's Child high and dry.

 Boat Yard Shed.

Yard crane

                           
Mackenzie Cuttyhunk, needs work!
                                
Disjointed!
                           

Evelina M. Goulart

 Bow

 Stern

 Burnham's Yard

 Low tide

 Sloops resting on the mud.

 Another view.

 Maine in the mud!

 Schooner Ardelle in Harbor Cove.

 Gull & Ardelle

 Twin Lights play set at Stage Fort Park.

 The Beauport Hotel

 Downtown Gloucester

 Stacy Boulevard.

 Fishermen's Memorial

 Squirrel in the park.

 Seal pup on Pavilion Beach.

 A closer look.

 Rockport's Motif #1 on a starry night!