February 5, 2013
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SAILOR TAKE WARNING, and DUCK (s)!
The morning sky hinted at the bad weather to come....
The wind flags snapped in the morning breeze, the usual crowd of seagulls was feeding on whatever our wheelwash brought to the surface.
Then the gulls were joined by a few stray ducks
My old camera was incapable of taking a shot like this; the wings would have been a blur
Then we met two of Christopher Columbus' three ships, The Nina and the Pinta...
Apparently, the Dauphin Island Bridge is the work of a Pre-Columbian civilization
Comments (11)
Nice pictures!
You are an incredible photographer. That first picture is stunning!!! And I love your aquatic bird action shots, not to mention the funny commentary you attach. Another brilliant post!!
The duck photos are spectacular -- great focus, and superb timing! And the Columbian boats are interesting too
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@slmret - I want to say that those were the replicas built for the Columbus movie, but do not quote me.
@MelFamy - It's a good story -- lol !
lovely photos...what is the old say, "red at night sailor's delight, red in the morning sailor's warning"?
"Red sky at night/ sailor's delight." right? I actually use this poorly-recalled maxim as my main forecasting tool. But damn if I can figure why it's supposed to work. This morning we had a vivid red sunrise, and, kill me if I'm lyin', I said out loud 'sailor's take warning', and thought that, well, mel would know how to biopsy the thing. I did stay on dry land all day, just in case.
How is that galleon moving? Or was it anchored there? It was on exhibit in the Dallas area about 15 years ago. I took my kids to see it. They hauled it up on a truck.
@Roadkill_Spatula - They are motorized, apparently, as they were underway eastbound, destination unknown.
You said two galleons but you have the same photo repeated here.
@Roadkill_Spatula - Yes, I erred, but it is all better now, count the masts.
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