MASCF ~ Quiet Evening Sail

Ghosting on the Miles River

 For many who bring boats to the festival, Friday is the best day. All the boats are there, and friends, but the crowds haven’t arrived yet. It’s the most relaxing day if you get there early enough. A few people even manage to get there on Thursday, stretching that bliss out a little longer.

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Wet Test Number 3 – First Sail

Aeon’s cream sail, looking fine against a stormy sky

 

(to start of project)

Big day. T and I snuck out for a quick sail.

And.

It.

Was,

Awesome.

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Time Lapse

Still Frame

 

(to start of project)

The Time Bending theme continues.

Finished up the Time Lapse video last night, and have it posted now. You’ll recall at the start of the project I put an old video camera on a tripod in the corner of the basement.

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Horse Fishermen of Belgium

 direct youtube link

 

Fishing for shrimp. In the North Sea. On horseback.

NYT article

Sea Horses.

 

 

 

 

Boat Birthing

Extracting Aeon 

 

(to start of project)

Wow. This is turning into quite a week.

The boats came out on Sunday. Now the first hurricane of the season is headed this way. This week we’re closing down the company where I have worked for over 20 years. I’ve had to beg, borrow and steal time for 2 1/2 years to work on these boats; now starting Friday I’ll have all the time I need. Bizarrely, the largest earthquake I’ve every experienced, 5.9, felt all up and down the East Coast, struck only moments ago as I write this. It was centered right here in the little town of Mineral. Funny how turning points and transitions can ripple out through a life. Weird.

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