I watched from the southwesternmost corner of Manhattan, near Pier A.

The sky made drama and Statue was nearly obscured.

Incoming container vessel MSC Charleston had to briefly delay its cargo delivery to allow this entourage to pass.

On the shore, loud and excited schoolkids–hundreds it seemed –got to watch the procession.  Who knows what impact it will make on them . . .  more on this at the end of the post.

I’ve never seen so many helmets on  a tug as were on Shelby today.

Time to get Enterprise up river, and

time for Little Lady to get passengers back to New Jersey.

The crane on Weeks 533 looks like it could lift the Statue

if need be.

Kathleen

and Elizabeth have fewer crew.  I wonder how much I’d have to donate to be a sponsor.

It’s time for Miriam Moran to get

a non-helmeted crew up there too.

All fotos of the starship and the star ships by Will Van Dorp.

Ray Bradbury, age 91, died today.  He had a profound impact on me.  And on why he started writing, here’s what’s reported:

“Throughout his life, Bradbury liked to recount the story of meeting a carnival magician, Mr. Electrico, in 1932. At the end of his performance Electrico reached out to the twelve-year-old Bradbury, touched the boy with his sword, and commanded, Live forever! Bradbury later said, I decided that was the greatest idea I had ever heard. I started writing every day. I never stopped.”

I’m grateful he got to meet Mr. Electrico.