a day centered on shades of gray
trimmed in green and faint blue
slow bell
buoy, white and red
slow bell lazy-like,
lulling slow sea
we’re sailing about 1.3 knots
three times faster than I could swim
without a current
either way
Tag: Outdoors
In the undergrowth
Fall foliage doesn’t always have to be bold and splashy.
Split Rock remains a sacred site
For the Passamaquoddy people at their Sipayik Reservation at Pleasant Point. Before the causeway was constructed in the 1930s, the waters of Passamaquoddy Bay mingled powerfully with those of Cobscook Bay here. There are plans to restore that.
Lifting anchor
Every morning, we had to lift anchor to get on our way. Our schooner relied on a four-person winch, plus a helper to keep the anchor chain orderly for the trip.
Autumn in the air
Another day opens
They’re not always knockout gorgeous around here. Not that I’m complaining.
Wild apples overlooking a bay
Whiting, Maine
Sitting in a fog at Stockton Springs
top of the ladder
up the hatch this morning
broke out laughing
we’re in a bank of heavy fog
just like home
an hour later it’s lifting
and a decent breeze from NE kicks in
this cold fog
is a state of flight
Wet pocket
Vassalboro, Maine
Righthand or lefthand rope
Or line, as they insist
right-handed cord
coil it clockwise?
left-handed, counter?
Right laid
a Z twist
versus an S twist
in the cable
coiled wrong, it will kink
potentially dangerous
where will I apply such arcane detail?
Jnana's Red Barn 