The operations of the Federal Government will be the most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the State Governments, in times of peace and security.
James Madison in Federalist No. 45
Tag: History
Islesboro Light and island
Long, thin wedge in the bay
Hollywood stars summer palaces
Somebody’s mansion and grounds all alight
Phosphorescent water
stirred up into tiny fireflies,
sparks
plankton summer
a summer home
on an island in Maine
is here
and there, too
On the importance of personal means
In the general course of human nature, a power over a man’s subsistence amounts to a power over his will.
Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No. 79
Islesboro ferry
that was the ferry in front of us
miles ago
that’s the ferry
heading back
Given enough time
A bad cause seldom fails to betray itself.
James Madison in Federalist No. 41
Fire on board
Wooden sailing vessels traditionally had only one fire onboard, the cook’s stove. I can’t imagine how cold sailors, much less passengers, were through most of the year.
Windjammers hew to that tradition.
a wooden sailing vessel
with a wood-fired cook stove
and kerosine lanterns
two iceboxes
Smoke from the cookstove goes
into a T-shaped chimney vent
don’t get too close
“Smokestack,” not “chimney”
maybe “noble Charlie”
Avoiding a hydra
The mere necessity of uniformity in the interpretation of the national laws decides the question. Thirteen independent courts of final jurisdiction over the same causes, arising upon the same laws, is a hydra in government, from which nothing but contradiction and confusion can proceed.
Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No. 80
Crossing Penobscot Bay
cruise ship off Rockport
glare against haze of blue
Camden Hills a thousand-plus feet
other schooners out of Rockland
Eagle Island light
Mark Island light
Saddleback Ledge light
too far off to photograph
American Eagle
full sail
after a nap
On the difficulties of legislating
The history of almost all the great councils and consultations, held among mankind for reconciling their discordant opinions, assuaging their mutual jealousies, and adjusting their respective interests, is a history of factions, contentions, and disappointments; and may be classed among the most dark and degrading pictures which display the infirmities and depravities of the human character.
James Madison in Federalist No. 37
Hoisting the sail
perfect weather, sunny, 60s
a knot = 1.1 mph
a little more up
meaning into the wind
luffing, meaning chuffing in the sheets
no sea legs yet
wobbly
even on calm seas
bit queasy
edge of mal de mer?
slow lull
slow sun
will I feel a late-season burn?
“all on the bowline, we sing that melody
like all good sailors do when they’re faraway at sea”
a song our Dylan doesn’t know
in his impressive repertoire
a generational gap
116th Street Blues, starts out with Captain Ahab
then more nautical lines
find your own style
it’s an active experience
just relax
Jnana's Red Barn 