Into each life some rain must fall. Henery Wadsworth Longfellow This is Rendezvous Bay on the South side of St John. The North Side get all the attention because of the white sand beaches but as you can see the this is a spectacular harbor. Yes the beach is mostly cobble stones but there areContinue reading “Raindrops”
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Upside Down
“The world is wrong side up. It needs to be turned upside down in order to be right side up.” Billy Sunday 12/14/2020. We are past hurricane season and SeaSea is back afloat after spending a couple month on the hard in Puerto Rico. But it’s still 2020 and that quote of Billy Sunday prettyContinue reading “Upside Down”
Colors
Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky. Rabindranath Tagore I my youth summer evening were often spent catching crabs on the South River at the point between Church and Crab creek. Brother Bob and I would meet our friend MikeContinue reading “Colors”
Sail Power and Famous Birthdays
The world can be powered by wind, water and sun alone. Mark Z. Jacobson You’d think there would be a simple formula to calculate the power that a set of sails can generate in a a given amount of wind . But then you would be wrong. I did find the following after doing aContinue reading “Sail Power and Famous Birthdays”
Brother Bob
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. William Arthur Ward So my brother Bob is a realist. It fits, he’s an engineer and has been adjusting sails of one sort of another his whole life. Our parents somehow predicted his lifelong passion before he wasContinue reading “Brother Bob”
Cruz Bay
The channel is known only to the natives; so that if any stranger should enter into the bay without one of their pilots he would run great danger of shipwreck. Thomas More Thomas was not really speaking of Cruz Bay, nevertheless , it’s probably not a great idea for a visitor to cruise by yachtContinue reading “Cruz Bay”
Social Distancing
The reason that fish form schools, birds form flocks, and bees form swarms is that they are smarter together than they would be apart. They don’t take a vote; they don’t take a poll: they form a system. They are all interactive and make a decision together in real time. Louis B. Rosenberg I thinkContinue reading “Social Distancing”
And Now for Something Completely different
Getting married was the best thing I’ve ever done. Megan Fox I don’t know Megan Fox but I share the sentiment. Alex and Laura … sitting in a tree . Engaged today . Congratulations. Mom and I are so happy for you! Nuff said.
George Dog Island
Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken. Jane Austen This is SeaSea viewed form the beach of George Dog Island in March 2020. In the background is West George Island and Scrub Island . The dogContinue reading “George Dog Island”
Little Fishies
“No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish.” John Ruskin As crazy and complicated as our world can be , the notion that a dip in Maho Bay can put all those troubles to rest , is therapeutic. Just be sure to partake in the minimal effective dose andContinue reading “Little Fishies”
Sailing Sea Sea 