Just because I came across this recently, and Doug made me think of it:
The Boat Hoist
Hibernating for the Winter
The hoist took quite a bit of pondering. It needs to be easy to use, but strong enough to hang a boat for months at a time. Old problems tend to have many solutions, and lifting heavy objects is about as old as problems get. Often each method will create a new problem for every one it solves, so settling on the right combination required some thought. It can get complicated. Like friend Steve Early, I confess to a preference for simple tools. Well, in my case, it’s an actual need, a handicap, and I believe I go a bit further than even he does.
The Boat Shed
New Old Shed
The old shed is still old, but now it’s an old boat shed. A remarkable improvement.
The door opening needed to be about two feet wider to allow clearance for the trailer. Which, of course, meant the old doors would no longer fit. They were getting pretty ratty anyway. Spent two days making new ones. I’ll get a bit of paint on them if the warm weather lasts, but they’re already nicer than the old ones.
A Christmas Story
Really well done.
Regardless of your spiritual beliefs, it’s a great story.
So many ways to celebrate the return of the sun (son).
360 Degree Music
“Come and Go”
This is fun. A music video shot with a 360 degree video lens. People exit out of frame right and simultaneously reenter on the left. Trippy. The music is pretty catchy, too. (Best when played full screen.)
Remembering Ocracoke
Ocracoke Lighthouse
From a trip to Ocracoke Island back in 2007.
Might be time to go back, but with a pair of little sailboats. Sailing around the harbor, Silver Lake, and in the lee of the island along the sound, would be nice indeed.
Attentive Sheep
Cismont, Virginia
July 2007