The Japanese defense forces couldn't stop Godzilla.....I captured the beast!

The Japanese defense forces couldn't stop Godzilla.....I captured the beast!
Spied this over Route 128 on my way home from work. Dirty windshield and strong sun glare I had to darken the image and crop out the sun. That's the only edit to what's probably my worse quality image. I figured some would get a kick out of it so I posted the pic on facebook. A few shares later it's gone world wide! Who would of thunk it?

Why I created this......

Born and raised in Gloucester, Ma fishing gets in your blood. Surrounded by the sea, kids here have a boat almost as much as kids elsewhere have bicycles! As I grew older my fishing ambitions gave way to what's around me. Although I still "drop a line" every so often, my attention wanders to the majesty of the natural light that make this place so special. Never is each day the same. The subjects may be the same but the light from the sea & sky will morph the subject into a form of art. For that reason artists have been drawn to these shores for several hundred years, they followed the light painting and sketching these surroundings. What artists capture with paint on canvas, I attempt to capture with a click.....if I'm lucky!

I guess that's a sort of Fish'n!

Jay Albert

Jay Albert 2023 all rights reserved


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"A Gloucester Christmas ! "

My Views of Gloucester !

Monday, April 15, 2024

A New Era and a Strange Accident!

 I finally got my "new" boat home and after a close inspection I found a trove of goodies. Tool sets, binoculars, plenty of cleaning supplies and even packages of "Emergency Rain Ponchos"!

Last week there was a major gas leak on E. Main St. and detours were sending traffic up Chapel Street. Many not knowing my street is a dead end drove in. One unfortunate woman drove around the closed East Gloucester Elementary School and drove around back perhaps thinking she was on a short cut. She drove as far as she could then realized there was no way through. She backed up thinking to turn around and drove over a wall, she wasn't injured.

Old boat

"New" boat home.








2015 Nauticstar 21' Legacy Yamaha 150 hp
The dogs enjoying the sun.




Good Harbor Beach foggy morning.
Golden sunrise!




Monday, April 08, 2024

Stormy!

 Another nor'easter hit the coast as mostly gray skies prevailed this past week.

Main St. mural.

Main St. view of the harbor.
View from Union Hill.
Threatening clouds over Good Harbor Beach.
Lone surfer.
Good Harbor Beach flooded and rough!
White caps and "The House"!
Wind and surf battering Brace Cove.
Pavilion Beach
Greasy Pole at flood tide.
Harbor Cove
Beacon Marine appears floating on the flood tide!


Monday, April 01, 2024

Happy Easter!

 The annual neighborhood Easter Parade and Easter egg hunt at the original East Gloucester Elementary School.

















Boston 26 miles away as the gull flies!




Monday, March 25, 2024

Spring Has Sprung!

 Sort of Spring has sprung with roller coaster temps, rain and snow. Actually barely a dusting of snow early Saturday morning.

Capt. Joe getting a new coat of paint.

Boats at rest.
Fish Pier
Midnight sun framed by bows.
The wide beam of Proud Mary.
Slime eel boats.
Converted Boston Whaler into a work boat.
Singing Beach
Rebuilding of the Good Harbor Beach Inn.
Man digging in the sand.
Cloudless sunrise.
Good Harbor Beach sunburst!




Fishermen's Memorial at daybreak.


"Glosta Logic"

It's not "soda" and not "pop" or even "soda pop" it's "tonic"!
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It's a "rotary" not a "roundabout"!
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"Going up the line" is a term used when leaving the island!
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A "jigga"is a homemade powerless go-cart!
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It's not "Break Time or Coffee Break" it's "Mug-up"!
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It's not a "water fountain" it's a "Bubbla"!
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Angels in Disguise

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Unloading Haddock !

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25th Annual Gloucester Schooner Festival Slideshow !

SailGloucester 2009 Slideshow !

Allie Hates Soccer!