Posts Tagged ‘boats’
Late Summer Blues
Was it the fact that our visit to Newport OR and the Oregon Coast occurred at the end of August that gave the visit a bluesy mood? The end of summer; a preparation for autumn; changing of seasons and changes in life.
But more than that, there is something about a life at sea that to a landlubber like me is incredibly complex and that was partly what I wanted to convey.
Oh — and by the way — if you do visit,
take a few hours and check out the Oregon Coast Aquarium
For a small town, it’s a wonderful museum with a delightful
AVIARY — yes, an avairy at an aquarium!
Bow to the Virginia V
The Seattle Wooden Boat Center has this grand old gal on exhibit. The symmetry struck me — both the symmetry and the asymmetry of the chain’s shadow.
Two Boats and a Gull
It almost makes me want to go fishing — and I don’t fish!
Lady Law Outbound
The Lady Law berths in Newport Oregon. I enjoyed viewing her on several occasions during my last trip.
Not being a seafaring gent myself I can’t help but have an idealized view of the sea and of the men and women who work the sea.
Gloucester Moorage
Water so often conveys a sense of tranquility — even though the sea can often be treacherous and the surrounding elements may be filled with motion and hub-bub. Well, at least it’s a symbol of tranquility to this landlubber. Sun shimmering over the water even on an overcast day when the sun can scarcely be identified.
Gloucester Moorage
The Cape Naden
Part of the Wooden Boat Museum in Seattle
The Christoff
It’s a curious little boat, isn’t it. I found it moored in the river just outside Limoges France.
Rigging
It’s sometimes difficult to find something interesting in even the most mundane of subjects.
The Derelict
There’s something nostalgic about a boat that just wont give up; abandoned for years, she wears her moss and growth with the same pride she carried out her duties.
