Recently I took a little detour on my way home from the ‘day job’. There are a few places I like to go at Outer Harbor giving access to some beautiful seascapes and at times breathtaking bird life. On this moody evening the wildlife had made itself scarce, probably moving east to the protection of […]
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Fiery Nights
Fiery sheets of rain fall in the western horizon but none of it reaches the water below while the ocean is calm even as storm clouds loom overhead. I loved the incongruity of this scene tonight as people played and swam in the warm shallows while small boats lingered out at sea. What a beautiful […]
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You were a mentor, a role model, a peer and a friend. During the years we have known each other you taught me so much about this craft we love. You encouraged my critical eye, you never tolerated mediocrity, and you always spoke your mind. A week ago you said goodbye for the last time. […]
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It’s late and the choppy seas are just a lingering tell of the heady afternoon sea breeze now gone. No point in having sail up anymore, it will just slow us down. It’s motoring from here, and another diesel homecoming.
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For a brief respite between the unseasonable cold, wind and rain, the waters of Outer Harbour had become still enough for reflections to appear. By chance I just happen to be here.
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