Over two years ago, I wrote my UFOs and Pynchon post, the sixth most-viewed out of 768 posts! Tangentially related, by now everyone has heard of the 747 escorted by twin F-16s imprudently crisscrossing the sixth boro yesterday, and I don’t mean to minimize the scare experienced by those who panicked. Even the Guardian had a story. Had I left Pier 54 five minutes later for my rendez-vous, I would also have seen the fly-over, but I have this compulsion for punctuality. Never did I expect to see my own squadron of UFOs this morning!!! And yes, our Lady pointed it out . . . and with her left hand. Notice the fotografic evidence that she literally shifted her burdens. Might all these higher powers be lavishing attention on our waters to see what real estate is described as the “sixth boro?” Maybe you’d venture a comment on wiki collaboration idea at the end of “People on the Boro 8.”
Well . . . here’s the rest of the story, taken from the hurricane deck of Marchi.
Twin fowls escort Miriam Moran between the cliffs and Jersey City.
And rounding out this reflection on unidentified flying or floating objects, what IS that vessel in front of Red Hook just beyond Pati R Moran? Answer follows.
It’s a DEP weed harvester featured here, and whose name to date escapes me. Anyone know?
All fotos today by Will Van Dorp. Lead foto had “retouch” help from Bernie Ente.
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April 28, 2009 at 8:27 pm
Jarrett
A weed harvester…hmm…lemme think. The Jerry Garcia? The Cheech?
April 28, 2009 at 8:34 pm
tugster
jarrett… i missed that direction entirely. how about the bob marley? bill clinton who didn’t inhale?
April 29, 2009 at 9:41 am
Mage Bailey
Chong LOL
Photoshop Elements to the rescue. That first shot is a doozy. 🙂
April 29, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Mage Bailey
Do you belong to Liners List….one of Yahoo’s many lists. There’s a post about “Ships on a Sunday in NY Harbor” this week. The new sludge ships, old, and even older. Plus there is mention of http://www.worldshipny.com and a photo essay done on the Staten Island Ferry in 92 degree heat. You forget to mention the temperatures when you post.
May 5, 2009 at 8:37 am
richardspilman
I wonder if the UFOs are using compact fluorescent bulbs?
May 5, 2009 at 10:51 am
tugster
i wanted a different effect from that shot, but when i saw the results on the monitor at home, i knew the foto was begging for the UFO treatment. and about CFBs as their light sources, i think their life form requires a daily ingestion of some mercury, so they keep these compact bulbs aboard their vessels as snacks. OK, time to get back to work. thanks for the comments.