Color Scheme

Today a bit of a primer on lobster buoys... not girls! Bad pun. Many visitors to our state come to dine on lobsters. They might even take a Casco Bay Lines cruise among the 'calendar islands' and if so will come across many of these brightly colored buoys floating around. These days they are made of styrofoam with the lobsterman's branded license number on them. Lobstermen are issued a color scheme for their buoys and a number by the state. The buoys are used to mark the location of their traps. And I pity the fool that goes messing with the traps that lie below. Great bodily harm or in some noted cases death will await. So enjoy mightily the sight of these bobbing in our summer sun or dine on the lobsters caught below, but 'beware the jabberwock' and anything else that might befall you if you venture below the buoys without permission.

Sail Away

Not gonna be a landlubber today. Off to Cliff Island, aboard a Casco Bay Lines ferry to celebrate a friend. Looking forward to being with good friends, recalling fond memories. I'm trying to recall if I've ever set foot on the island before. I know, awhile back, we took a day long bay cruise and stopped there, but can't remember if we had time to take a stroll. It might have been Long Island. I'll know for sure today. I'm looking forward to a scrumptious lobsta roll somewhere along my day. Dress warm. It's going to be cool with a high of 61. Seasons change!

First Light

Seen from the Fort Allen Park bandstand, the tranquil harbor lies dormant awaiting the busy traffic of the day.
And it is a BIG day... 9/9/09
The Beatles entire catalogue of Remasters is released today.
Please Please Me
With the Beatles
A Hard Day’s Night
Beatles for Sale
Help!
Rubber Soul
Revolver
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Magical Mystery Tour
The Beatles (The White Album)
Abbey Road
Let It Be
Past Masters
Yellow Submarine
I'll make this purchase, but probably not today. Yeah, yeah, yeah!

Alleyway

Here's the alleyway between Custom House Wharf and Portland Pier. If you can stand the smell, there's always something to take a look at around here. It's a favorite vantage spot of mine, when I'm venturing off Commercial. With the amount of time I spend down here, you'd think I'd enjoy fishing. One time, I do remember riding my bike down here with Eddie. He had a blast; fishing all day. Me? I don't think I put a line in the water. Spent my day investigating all the 'ins and outs' of the long pier and watching all the harbor traffic. At the end of the afternoon, I was dead tired and barely survived the bike ride home. Fly fishing up north with loads of black flies, fishing shows on TV with funny hosts, the excitement of risking your life off the Grand Banks? I guess I'll NEVER get it!