taking on water...

Justin and I (with help from Shane) pulled the Whaler yesterday morning. Dad had been nervous about the bilge pump not working and the forcast for rain all day and for later this week. With he and Chris in France there was no one around (who doesn't have a job to go to...other than Goldilocks) so it came down to you know who. Rather than fight the crowds at 6-7pm on Sunday we grabbed Walter's truck and pulled it in the rain on Monday morning.
When we got there I was worried we wouldn't have enough water but the ramp is in pretty good shape at the club. Shane had no problem driving it out.
I floated the boat onto the trailer after getting a half-assed tow from the lauch driver. His seamanship was definitly in question (take the stern line off first...what?). Despite him spinning me the wrong way I was able to turn the beast with the small paddle on board and turn it right onto the trailer as the wind set us down toward the ramp.
Given the possible complications it was amazing the whole thing went as well as it did....
Still made it to work by noon....
Now hopefully we will spend some time on the water....once the new engine comes in.

Fearless Fosdick

An old metal sign that still hangs in the window of a barber shop in Cambridge. I used to get the Fearless Fosdick comments from teachers or older folks when I was growing up. I don't get that very often any more, in fact, not in a long time. The generation that knew Lil'Abner has moved along, maybe even passed along and soon it will dissapear completely. I get a chuckle every time I walk by this place.

"Get Wildroot Cream-Oil Charlie!"

drawing small

A doodle from a staff meeting. Seems my artistic expression only comes out on tiny, little peices of paper. Seems I'm more comfortable drawing small...

I'll have to post some of the coffee cup collection.

cellphone camera

Had a great day Saturday out on the whaler. Took this from my new cellphone cam (Razor). This is with full resolution, and I think it really looks great. I've noticed that on a few occasions (like this one) I've been less likely to take the Cannon along when I know I have this cam in the phone. I like the quality but I dont want to get in that habit.

He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston...

More Phone Cam fun.
Redline pics from July 3rd. about 330pm at the Harvard Station. The smoke let me know that the train was on fire, and my commute home just became hell. It took me another 4 hours to get home from the time I took the pics.
The Commuter Rail Engine was from last week when this train had "mechanical failure" in Halifax and we had to all load onto the next train to finish the trip to Kingston.

before the new age...

Sailing in New York harbor in the fall of '99. We filmed a commercial on board Rugosa from the Herreshoff Museum. Chris and I and his friend Chris Ruth (who took the photo)ran the boat while the film crew worked. A long day but good fun. Never thought I'd feel so strangley about this snapshot...

Crab Creek Sunset

Grace would be proud. I can't help but think of her and the beautiful colors of her Shelter Island sunsets. It was certainly one of her most favorite things. I think of her whenever the sun dips to the horizon over the creek.
Took this pic on the evening of July 6th from right at the edge of the creek.
This image is unaltered or cropped.

Railroad bridge in the fog

Father's Day 2007.
From Junet at the west end of the canal.
Bridges in fog... and the cold slip of the water past the bouys.