Spring Giddiness 4
They say the devil is in the details, but so are the delights. I often take photos without knowing what delightful details I will uncover. Like the photo below . . . what caught my attention was that it was the first ketch I’d seen in the boro in 2022. When I looked closer, I […]
Spring Giddiness 3
Spring means warming temperatures–slowly in the watery realm–and more non-work boats. Fishermen are usually first, but then I watch for the first long-distance sailors or yachters coming to the land reclaimed from snow and ice. In a bit, the harbor will be giddy with seasonal users. I watch the magenta targets on AIS, and here’s […]
Spring Giddiness 2
I think today is a holiday. Somewhere. If it weren’t, it just should be. Actually it’s Children’s Day in Turkey. And the Feast of St George at the Vatican and in England. Slay-a-Dragon Day somewhere. International Talk like Shakespeare Day . . . I could go on. Feadship’s Casual Water is headed upriver, if not […]
Spring Giddiness
This post is inspired by Sea Bart, the humor behind uglyships.com, the mariner who–outside of his realm of responsibility–just has way too much fun. And his humor I find infectious. If Swinburne and Hoffman were still quarantine islands outside the sixth boro and Bart were to arrive, he’d surely be put off there in a […]
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