The yard guys delivered our new batteries yesterday. Two big T108s for the Ford Lehman diesels and a group 27 for the generator. After they left, I fired up the Ford Lehmans and let them run to operating temperature. I spun the props …
Yarn Diet Part two
This is the Yarn stash contained in the other side of the closet. Bringing the guest bedroom closet to FULL TO CAPACITY. The shelf as you can see holds my library of knitting references, the other side contains many issues of my favourite knitting m…
Today’s Pic
As we’re leaving the Exumas last year, we receive this double rainbow as a parting gift.Nordhavn Exumas Abacos Bahamas trawler Caribbean Pickwick Boat dogs
Memphis Downtown
Miami to the keys
Had a good trip down from Miami. Wind out of the North again { its been that way since the first on December} anchored behind Pumpkin Key for the night and continued on to Jewfish Creek today. Just a short trip but we were exploring along the way. Ding…
Tundra swans in North Carolina…
What are tundra swans doing in North Carolina? Why migrating, of course!! After reading an article in the 2012 “Our Coast” magazine that is put out by the North Carolina Coastal Federation, I was excited to go and see these beautiful creatu…
Miami to the keys
Had a good trip down from Miami. Wind out of the North again { its been that way since the first on December} anchored behind Pumpkin Key for the night and continued on to Jewfish Creek today. Just a short trip but we were exploring along the way. Ding…
January 23, 2013, Port Sanibel Marina, Fort Myers, FL
Monday night we tossed and turned in the strong winds. The winds were supposed to pick up even more by Tuesday afternoon so we decided to pull anchor and head for Fort Myers. We got into Port Sanibel Marina with a prayer and …
Winter
This is the forecast for upstate New York.This is the forecast for Brunswick, Georgia.We must be nuts. Well, those of you who’ve been following this blog already know that.The new batteries are being installed as I write this. Wayne, one of…
Dolphin Rescue
A dolphin tangled in fishing line sought help from a diver in the waters of Hawaii. The amazing encounter on January 11 was captured on video and the diver, Keller Laros, spent the better part of eight minutes tending to the needy mammal who readily…
Arrival of the DEEP-FREEZE
A crisp, cold but beautifully bright high pressure Northern Ontario morning. Taken at 08:30 with the last 24 hour’s max H and L values:
