Dusk !

With no weather for sunset images for the last few days I went with what there is.....overcast skies!

Interesting blue hulled vessel!

Clouds under the clouds!

The Ice Cream Gallery on Rocky Neck....The colors and texture drew my eye!

Fishing vessel "Titan" steams through the harbor!

Block...and if you look close you'll see it has a happy face!

Darkness descends!

Cape Pond Ice Company!

Lobster boat "Capt. Tom"!

Harbor at dusk!

The bow of the "Kathryn W." and the Tarr & Wonson Paint Factory!

Lobster buoys!

"Old Glory" from the mast of the schooner "Thomas E. Lannon"!<

"Ramblin Rose"!

The "Fort"!

"Western Venture"!

A Gloucester Autumn !

I was getting that video slideshow urge again so I whipped up this with an Autumn theme.

Mostly Fish !

Again I was planning a sunset series only to be thwarted by solid cloud cover. During the day it looked promising with a hazy sun busting through now and then.
Last night I disassembled my camera...at least as much as I dared to give it a good cleaning and was anxious to see how good I did. So with that,I headed to the waterfront to take some late afternoon shots.

Filling the herring truck!

Filling the bin!

Gulls sitting atop wait for spillage!

Notice the Patriots logo to the right!

25mm remote controlled gun of the USCG Cutter "Grand Isle"!

You don't wanna be at this end when it's working!

"Hannah Glover"!

Tight squeeze!

"Henry Longfellow" high and dry!

"Litytle Sandra" one of the last Eastern Rigged trawlers!

Nets of the fishing vessel "Plan-B"!

"Sabrina Maria" heads in!

The "X" Photos!

I was planning on a sunset excursion around Cape Ann this afternoon but clouds moved in spoiling that idea. I did make my way over to Jones Creek and Good Harbor Beach but was surprised by the absent wildlife! Other than a few ducks there was nothing around...not even seagulls!

Contrail "X" over Good Harbor Beach!

"X" over Thacher Island!

Jones River Salt Marsh sign!

Boat on mooring!

Bumpy road!

Empty dingy!

Prepping the kayak!

Ready to shove off!

Taking on water!

Good Harbor Beach yesterday as the sun goes down!

Sail up on the schooner "Thomas E. Lannon"!

Busy time at the boat yards!

Sparrow on my fence!

I don't know why I took a picture of a telephone pole at Good Harbor Beach but here it is!

Twilight and Looking Back !

The light caught my eye! I hadn't planned on any photo excursions today until I saw the light from the setting sun against my bedroom wall. I grabbed the camera and I headed to Rocky Neck. Then later I recovered some lost photos from as far back as 2005.


Bedroom wall!

Paint Factory at twilight!

Camera on a tripod!

"Carol Ann" heads in!

Lots of gulls!

Sun goes down!

Swan family in Smiths Cove!

Family comes over to say Hi!

Tug "Luna" in 2005!

"Samay"...a diehard fisherman in 2007!

Rubber dingies in 2007!

Post thunderstorm in 2006!

Evening in Gloucester harbor 2007!

Long old yacht in 2005!

She was built in 1924...photo taken 2006!

Secret Service boat passes the Paint Factory in 2007!

No Theme...Just Out and About !

I try to think up a theme for every post but this time I was stumped. This is a collection of images from the past few days plus one image I took several years ago that I just discovered lurking in a wayward file. Since it was taken the same time of year, I figured to go ahead and use it here.

"Old Glory" and City Hall!

The Tony Gentile Band Stand!

Fishing vessel "Plan-B"!

From 2006.... "Changing Colors"!

Thacher Island and a jump ropper!

Jumping rope!

"Capt. Novello" heading back to the dock!

"Capt. Novello" dragging off Good Harbor Beach!

Harbor oiler "Captain Dave"!

"Padre Pio" ready to tie up!

Fuel up time!

"Western Venture"!

"Western Venture" off Bass Rocks!

Buswells Pond!

Chain embedded into a tree trunk!

Looking through the trees!

Still looking through the trees!

Fall Solitude On Cape Ann !

They say peak foliage season is over here on Cape Ann but if you look around the yellows and oranges are still around. And when you get bright skies it's even better. Many of these images I decided to set the camera to infinity to try to capture the feeling of solitude. With the tourist season over we have this place to ourselves....and look what they are missing!

Looking down Thatcher Road!

Vista Motel on the hill!

Good Harbor Beach boardwalk!

North boardwalk!

Low view!

Ocean view!

South Boardwalk!

Lanes Cove!

Dory in Lanes Cove!

Lanes Cove shack!

Annisquam Footbridge!

Overall view!

Looking east!

The guard rail chains mark the original width of the bridge when it carried vehicular traffic about 30 years ago!

Looking along the rail!

City float sign!

Lobster Cove looking north!

Old Volvo in Annisquam!

Skiff!

Noth'n But Net !

Sometimes the harbor looks tranquil,peaceful with no activity other than the sights and sounds of searching gulls and a boat or two. But even on Sunday activity can be found as fishermen tend to their "shore chores".

"Carol Ann" approaches the Paint Factory!

"Traveler" sits on her mooring!

Herring fleet!

"Carol Ann" heads in!

"Western Venture" bow heavy!

Lots of net!

Mending net!

Lots of work to do!

Net truck!

Two now working on net!

"Western Venture" in position to board new net!

She's a big one!

Back to the Dory Shop !

It was time to check out what project Geno Mondello has going on in the Dory Shop. He's building a Lunenburg dory which will be 19'9" overall length and 15' long at the waterline. I also added a few images from around the waterfront taken the past few days.

I asked Geno to smile! I took two photos and this is as close to a smile I got!

Bow on!

The shop! And yes he knows where everything is!

Stem!

Drills and clamps!

Inside the dory!

Wayward beer label!

Hammer!

Yes....that is a work bench over there!

USCG cutter "Grand Isle" heads in!

Heading to dock!

Crew prepares for line handling!

Little River close up!

Little River!

Dog Bar Breakwater!

Rough Seas !

After a day of drenching drizzle and rain I headed down to Bass Rocks then over to the Dog Bar Breakwater to see how the surf was doing. It was doing well as the tide was retreating, but small craft had a tough time negotiating the swells.

Big rollers head in!

Crash on the rocks!

Explosive!

More rollers!

Getting too close!

Waves move in!

"Michael & Kristen" heads out!

Lobster boat "Gillian Anne" tackles the sea!

In the trough!

Rough ride!

Cutting through!

Boston in the distance!

Getting closer to home!

Retreating waters!

Breaching the breakwater!

Over the top!

Eastern Point Light!

A little closer!

Top of the light!