Category: Boats

  •     Sunset behind them, daybreak ahead… What will tomorrow bring? More kindness, less worry, sunshine or rain?  

  •     Lately I've been dreaming about sailing, about taking a small boat out for the day and sharing time with herons and egrets and dolphins.   The large boat in the photograph was spotted off St. Augustine Beach, and she seemed to be making up her mind about whether to stay or go, sailing…

  •       Not bad!  

  •    FLAMINGOS SEEN NEAR CITY PIER IN BALTIMORE'S FELLS POINT!   Are they turning blue?    

  •   When you are right in the middle of a storm, it's all there is – wind, rain, noise, thunder, lightening. You feel as scattered as the sand that relentlessly blows away and away.   From the air it looks quite different. Blue sky above, sun shining and billowy clouds below. If you are in…

  •   When I lived in Provincetown at the tip of Cape Cod, and was ready to launch my little daysailer for the very first time, (not pictured here) I went to the Harbor Master thinking that I might have to pay a ramp fee. I asked him if I needed anything to launch and he answered,…

  •        The twins woke before dawn to find their dad in the cockpit of the boat with a steaming cup of coffee. Rubbing the sleep from their eyes, they called up to him, "Hi, Dad, are you drinking coffee? You never drink coffee!" "Well, today is special. In fact, I left some for you…

  •     Back in the "Enchanted Room", Billy (the crow) tapped on the giant watch. The little person opened it again on the 10th tap. "Are they gone?" "Yes." "Whew, that was close, what were you thinking, Billy?"   Zeke, for that was the little person's name, seemed to be wound up a bit. Billy…

  •     When they looked back, the crow had flown to the other side of the room, to a wall that was painted to look like water. As the girls approached, they realized that what looked like a painting from the distance, was actually a giant pocket watch and it appeared to float on the…

  •     Nancy bravely peaked between her fingers to see if the birds were gone. There was one on the floor walking around. It seemed to be trying to get a good look at her. She said, "Shoo, go away." The bird started to coo, as though it were talking to her. Sitting up, Stacey…