Tuesday, January 13, 2015
While we were out for dinner with Dick & Anne, Grace took my camera and took this picture of the sunset... Yes, I had my camera and no pictures of our friends...
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Since I was flying back with Grace to Baldwinsville to get her ready to go back to school, and I would be gone over a week. We wanted a slip for Distant Horizon. Some place where she would be safe and secure. It was not easy finding one. This is peak season for visiting boats. We finally found an available slip for Distant Horizon at Panchos Fuel Dock. Surprisingly, the prices were very, very reasonable; especially considering all other marinas were full and the mooring field was also full. Panchos is not a tourist marina. It is primarily for fishermen... commercial fishermen. Here are a couple pictures of them mending their nets, getting ready for King Mackerel season, which is followed by Spanish Mackerel season.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
When I'm sailing, my youthful exuberance always comes percolating to the top when I see dolphins. It really doesn't matter how often I see them, I run for the camera and then make a beeline for the bow. Sometimes I remember to take a picture. I just love to watch them. I think it's mutual too. I swear that I've seen dolphins roll on their side and are watching me.Next to them, I love pelicans... It's probably weird, but I love to watch those ugly awkward looking birds gliding gracefully with their wingtips just touching the water. It's like they're feeling their way. Here, I caught a pair resting or, more likely, waiting for a tourist to toss them some scraps.
I got a little creative with the post-processing of this shot, but it was close to sunset and the sky was boring. Plus, it felt great to turn the left side of the brain off... even if it was for just a little while.
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| Pelicans feeding without the help of tourists |
Friday, January 30, 2015
One day, I was sitting on a bench at Pancho's Fuel Dock; drinking my morning tea. The bench faces out toward the Boot Key Channel, which is the main entrance to Marathon. I noticed a cautious visitor at the other end of the dock, about 30 feet away. It was an Eastern Great Egret. I slowly raised my camera and took a picture. I was surprised it didn't fly away. It just turned its head from side-to-side looking at me. When I looked out at the channel, I could see the bird move a little closer. This continued... I took a picture. it checked me out. I looked away. It moved closer. The bird was just 8 feet away. I was wondering how close it would get. Then, a boat pulled up to the dock and it flew away. |
| Eastern Great Egret |
I still wonder what was on its mind... does someone sit there and toss it food? It definitely did not like the boat.
Saturday, January 31, 2015
I was cleaning things up on the boat. The binnacle is bronze and the compass sits on a teak block. I took this apart to clean the green bronze to restore it's color. The teak block is being refinished too. When I'm done a new chartplotter will be installed with up-to-date charts. The relevant part to this story is... I Worked ALL day! ...and those who know me... know I have an aversion for the "W" word. ;-)Too much of anything is not good for you... and that goes double for work. There's a reason it's a four-letter word, ya' know!
So, I decided to take a walk out to the 7-mile bridge for the sunset. It seems to be a popular spot because the walking bridge was full of people taking their sunset photos.
So, for all you folks stuck in the north... Here is a sunset photo to help you thaw out. Stare at the photo, then close your eyes and transport yourself here.It was a 70 degrees with a stiff breeze.
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| Many people awaiting their sunset photos at the 7-Mile Bridge |
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