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Category: Boats
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There is a time and a season for everything… Cherishing and letting go, all at once. Learning this, to cherish and let go. Maybe learning this. It's a good idea anyway! The Victory II, gone to rest. One of the first sightseeing boats in St. Augustine…
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It never rained where I was, but had most definitely rained at the beach a mile down the road. A lovely gift. Rainbow before the big storms on Thursday night, St. Augustine.
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What's your net worth? St. Augustine fishing boat nets ready for a day's work.
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There's and eagle in this photo, taken last October against an autumn sky. Recently, from the vantage point of a rented canoe, I watched an eagle slowly soar over the water and with an elegant confidence snatch its prey from the willing river and coast away as easily as I breathe. …
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The role that this block and tackle plays in controlling the nets on this work boat looks confusing. Close up it appears to be dysfunctional, as though it might jam, if pressed into service. And then there's the frayed end that turns out to be the bottom of a splice that is stronger…
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Okay, it's after midnight and I'm still here. No black comets or super volcanos that I know of. I'm still here, I can see my hands on the keyboard and the rim of my cheater glasses, so it's still me in here. Is there anybody else here? Klesha is here, anyone…
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A beautiful moonlit beach makes a walk irresistible. My shadow stays close by, but almost eludes the camera. Almost! Shoes in one hand, camera in the other, life is sweet. Moonlight on the water, fishing boat on the horizon. St. Augustine Beach
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Dancing molecules around the harbor, water everywhere. Light gray, dark gray and my favorite, payne's gray, and silvery fish slicing the surface in a frenzy as sailboats swing on their moorings. A calm and lovely evening. St. Augustine Harbor, and the Bridge of LIons.
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Where the Cape ends in a fantastic spiral, there is Provincetown, surrounded by water on three sides and shimmering with a luminosity that bounces off the sky and the land and the water. This unique juxtaposition of ocean, sand, bay, and light is one of the reasons that Cape Cod is so…
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The year that this photo was shot was a very good year for whale watching. "Very good," being defined as lots and lots of whales. What's a very good year for you? Lots and lots of…? Fill in the blank. Sometimes our most difficult years turn out to be our…
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