The Japanese defense forces couldn't stop Godzilla.....I captured the beast!

The Japanese defense forces couldn't stop Godzilla.....I captured the beast!
Spied this over Route 128 on my way home from work. Dirty windshield and strong sun glare I had to darken the image and crop out the sun. That's the only edit to what's probably my worse quality image. I figured some would get a kick out of it so I posted the pic on facebook. A few shares later it's gone world wide! Who would of thunk it?

Why I created this......

Born and raised in Gloucester, Ma fishing gets in your blood. Surrounded by the sea, kids here have a boat almost as much as kids elsewhere have bicycles! As I grew older my fishing ambitions gave way to what's around me. Although I still "drop a line" every so often, my attention wanders to the majesty of the natural light that make this place so special. Never is each day the same. The subjects may be the same but the light from the sea & sky will morph the subject into a form of art. For that reason artists have been drawn to these shores for several hundred years, they followed the light painting and sketching these surroundings. What artists capture with paint on canvas, I attempt to capture with a click.....if I'm lucky!

I guess that's a sort of Fish'n!

Jay Albert

Jay Albert 2023 all rights reserved


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"A Gloucester Christmas ! "

My Views of Gloucester !

Monday, August 29, 2022

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.


Monday, August 22, 2022

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.


Monday, August 15, 2022

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.











"Glosta Logic"

It's not "soda" and not "pop" or even "soda pop" it's "tonic"!
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It's a "rotary" not a "roundabout"!
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"Going up the line" is a term used when leaving the island!
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A "jigga"is a homemade powerless go-cart!
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It's not "Break Time or Coffee Break" it's "Mug-up"!
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It's not a "water fountain" it's a "Bubbla"!
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Angels in Disguise

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Unloading Haddock !

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25th Annual Gloucester Schooner Festival Slideshow !

SailGloucester 2009 Slideshow !

Allie Hates Soccer!