Tag Archives: Nature
Photo of the Day: Epic Storm
OK, technically not a photo, but this is the surface analysis map of North America showing the massive storm that’s currently knocking the stuffing out of the Midwest. That hole in the middle measures 964 millibars, and earlier beat the … Continue reading
Putting Bits Back On
IT seems like most of the last few months have been spent taking things apart. Now we have got to the putting-things-back-together stage. This is good, because we have to be out of the house in three and a half … Continue reading
Photo of the Day: Giant Seagull Terrorizes Maine
I was browsing through our Flickr albums looking for good pictures of the Goblin for her for-sale ad, when I found this old photo of a Herring Gull that HB took on our honeymoon in Maine. I thought it warranted … Continue reading
Enter the Mizzen
WRITING this in Des Moines, Iowa, where HB and I are taking a vacation. On Monday, as well as getting the fifth coat of varnish on the mainmast, I started work on the mizzenmast. The yard boys hoist it off … Continue reading
Independence Day Jaunts
OR as we Brits like to call it, ‘Eh, we never really wanted you anyway, so nyah Day’. It is, however, the only day of the year you will see the Stars and/or Stripes flown from any boat of mine, … Continue reading
Photo(s) of the Day: Mating Ospreys
ONE of my favorite things about sailing on the Chesapeake is how, in a sailboat, you can glide right past ospreys as they live their lives, mating, raising babies, and catching fish. Because of DDT, these gorgeous predators nearly died … Continue reading
Heather Goes Crazy Photographing Birds With Her New Long Lens
FOR my birthday, my lovely husband bought me a new long lens for our digital SLR. It’s like crack, and I seemingly can’t get enough of the birds on the Chesapeake. This trip was no exception – I’m a sucker … Continue reading
Snaaaake!
I told you I’d post that snake picture HB took with the new 300mm lens. Speaking of snakes, I have to confess something: I am afraid of the murky deep. I have Skoteinobathyphobia. I’m not specifically troubled by fish, jellyfish, … Continue reading
2nd Annual Memorial Day Cruise: Part 1
I don’t think we mentioned it in the blog before, but the reason we’ve been working so hard on the Picaroon and Goblin for the last three weeks is in preparation for our second Memorial Day cruise with Michelle and … Continue reading
