Fog!

There's something peaceful during a foggy day. Maybe it's because the visual surroundings are reduced and maybe because fog softens sound... or both.

Reflection

Fog!

"The Fort" surrounded in fog.

"Captain Dominic"

"Miss Carla"

Gull sitting atop net reel.

"Katheryn W."

"Osprey"

"Rambl'n Rose" & "Josephine Samantha"

"Web II"

Hanging around.

"American Heritage" offloads.

Squid

Starfish

The Sunset !

When the sun goes down that's when the show begins. No sunset is the same due to many factors such as cloud cover, season and dew point. When a good sunset is going on I look at what's back lit,turn around and check out what that yellow,orange and sometimes pink glow is doing to other objects!
This is a sample of sunsets I have taken over the years. I decided to omit the captions.

My Last Week At Work!

It's over except for the final paperwork. My career as a Dockside Monitor along with all the other DM's along the coast has come to an end. A program that the Canadian Fisheries have been doing since the early 90's, NOAA decided to end the program after a year and a half run. For me it's been an interesting adventure.Starting after a week of training we were deployed along the docks to begin a program that was never attempted before. After a few days it was clear to me it wasn't just collecting offload data. We would at times settle tally disputes between dealer and fisherman. There is no standard of weighing fish, each fish house has their own subtle ways of weighing fish. We were the checks and balances for the industry, looking out for their best interests as the extra independent eyes for the fishermen and dealer. And through it all I've met many wonderful hard working people. That's the difficult part for me, I have seen the labor of love that goes with the industry and I've seen the frustration of dealing with an over restricted profession. In a sense I feel I'm abandoning the crew.

But there may be hope on my personal employment horizon. When my boss said to hang on to my company cell phone he explained there is something in the works. It's not set in stone and I can't get into details but they want to keep in touch for a possible near future position.
I wonder if the fish smell in my truck will be gone by then?


I made a stop at the last Downtown Block Party and this sign got me laughing!

The Gloucester High School "Docksiders" stage band. WOW are they good!

They sure attract a crowd!

Chess

My grand niece!

A circle of clouds.

"Hammer Head" a commercial fishing boat, and their gear....fishing rods!

An Edgewater center console cruises Harbor Cove.

Schooner "Ardelle" hoisting the sails.

"Sasquatch III"

Storm approaches.

Rain pours down as "Midnight Sun" passes by.

A couple of tuna on ice.

Hoisting up a big tuna!

Tuna tail.

Gulls steals bait from the crew of lobster boat "Jean Elizabeth"!

Monkfish!

Open wide!

Stubborn 3 Alarm Fire at Mansfield and Washington Streets!

About 7:30 pm I hear a report of smoke coming from a home on Mansfield Street. Even before the first fire apparatus arrived on scene they were saying over the radio "smoke showing"! That's when I grabbed my camera and headed over town. With a smokey fire at night such as this, photography is very limited. Without my tripod I tried a few open shutter shots propping my camera on fence posts and vehicles. Unless I'm close my flash is useless. And in a situation like this there is no way I'm going to get in the way of the firefighters. The neighborhood is dense,fighting a fire with structures so close was a challenge for the firefighters, and from what I saw they did a tremendous job. Two homes and one business, the Savour Wine & Cheese shop was involved. One home and the adjacent shop was destroyed while a second home,about 8' away suffered some damage from what I could see. Winds picked up during the blaze and firefighting efforts prevented further destruction.

Joining the Gloucester Fire Department was Beverly,Essex,Manchester and Rockport.

I'll omit captions and let the images show the story.