“Then Jesus said to them, ‘Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.’ ” (Mark 1:17) Do you enjoy fishing? I’ve discovered people either love to fish or could care less about it. I’m on the former side, my husband on the latter. However, my beloved Mark surprised me this summer with a […]
The Privileged Life: Go Fish — Lightbourne Creative
I came across this much beloved sailing poem recently, which captures so beautifully and vividly my own exuberant experiences at sea aboard La Gitana. I’ve paired it with paintings by the “Poet of the Sea” Winslow Homer, along with some classic sailing songs: Christopher Cross’s “Sailing” and Loggins and Messina’s “Vahevala,” which includes some beautiful […]
The Joy of Sailing in Song, Poetry & Art — Deborah J. Brasket
We wanted to eat fresh-from-the-boat tuna but couldn’t, so we did the next most logical thing and built a realistic tuna fishing boat instead. Our Japanese-language reporter Saya Togashi loves tuna…and we mean she really loves it. It’s long been one of Saya’s dreams to purchase an entire high-quality, freshy caught tuna at a fish […]
When life doesn’t give you expensive tuna, build a tuna fishing vessel plastic model instead — SoraNews24 -Japan News-
Originally posted on Shari Blaukopf’s Sketchbook: I must have missed launch day at the boat club but it was thrilling to see all the movement on the docks this morning. People taking boats in and out, doing spring maintenance, and even starting sailing lessons. We’ve had a few windy (and cold) days which was…
Boats, masts, sails — sketchuniverse
The H. Lee White Maritime Museum in Oswego, New York, is a treasure trove of artifacts that show the glories and the dangers of life and death on the water. H. Lee White was a local shipper who became Assistant Secretary of the Air Force under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The small museum sits at […]
H. LEE WHITE MARITIME MUSEUM: discovering America’s past in Oswego, New York — Sancerres at Sunset
This is a model lifeboat made by a mate of mine during the long winter lockdown. It is a highly accurate representation of a Shannon class lifeboat operating off the UK coastline. All the detail he has built himself from blueprints and it was lovely to spent a few hours with him this morning at […]
Fun at the lake — Life Through the Lens
American Rhino Have you ever been to a boat regatta? How about a regatta where the boats were made from cardboard? Over the July 4th holiday weekend, Dan and I attended the “First Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta” in New Town at St. Charles, where we live. There were rules for the regatta, strictly limiting how […]
First Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta — Chambers on the Road
I mentioned a few posts ago that we left Moses Lake a day early. I blamed it on the smoke and the lack of much to do. There was another reason. Mid-day of our first full day there, we stopped back at our hotel room. The Queen Midget needed to make a potty break and […]
Old Boats — KingMidget’s Ramblings
Swan Boat Festival at Kusum Sarovara Lake, Palace of Gold Location: New Vrindaban Kusum Sarovara Lake, Moundsville, West Virginia, USA. Date and Time: Around 6:40pm on May 28, 2011.
Swan Boat Festival, Palace of Gold, West Virginia — Travel Explore Enjoy
Here is my entry for Guest Host Journeys of Johnbo of Lens-Artists Photo A Week Challenge with the topic of One Photo Two Ways. This is also Here is my entry for Jude’s, Travel Word Blog, Life in Colour Challenge and her color this month is Blue. I’ve put together a list of challenges and their hosts. […]
Lens-Artists #155 & Life in Colour: Boats on the Water — Cee’s Photo Challenges
Go Boating Magazine 