And Life and Nature just go along, paying no attention to us. First sighting in the yard this year. As usual, I heard him before I saw him. Steller’s Jay Our Juncos stay all year round, and they love our seed mix, which contains some hot pepper now. https://videopress.com/v/vIC6azQe?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true As usual, our red-breasted nuthatch comes …
I have followed Alastair Hilton on X for a couple of years, and literally every post is a little gem, each one having a photograph and a little essay. He lives on a narrow-boat on an English canal, bought a new "sailing boat" last summer, spends a lot of his time in pubs (where he …
I was impressed with the decor around the ship on which we were passengers for a week. It is the oldest of the Cunard Four Queens (the rest are Queens Victoria, Elizabeth, and Anne), and in line for refurbishment in Hamburg next year. Let’s go “bottoms up” and explore some of the decor and patterns …
We got a city-view room at our hotel. Here’s the view, now that the heavy rain has stopped and the sun is out. Our window leaked badly in the heavy rain, and it took five towels to sop it all up! Brooklyn city view We walked out to pick up our rental car, so I …
This is what we saw last night, pulling into the cruise ship terminal in Brooklyn. Brooklyn after dark And this morning from the balcony of our suite, last photos. Working waterfront Finally, from our hotel room. The rain got heavier as the day went on. The window leaks! Ugh!
There were three of them, by the side of the ship, leaping the waves. https://videopress.com/v/8hpdoHUi?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Dolphins in the North Atlantic
We are back in US waters, in the North Atlantic heading south to New York. The wake Wave Whitecaps The two above photos were taken through a window on Deck 3. The artifacts are defects in the window, and water stains caused by rusting window frames. Secondary waves, parallel to the wake Morning sun on …
We are staying in today, Hubby is not feeling well. So my “picture-taking fool” persona is primary. We slept late, so missed breakfast. I went down to the King’s Court restaurant, got a lemonade, and sat at a window table reading. When they opened for lunch, I had some pizza, then went outside on the …
The Queen Mary 2 sails out the mouth of the St Lawrence, and heads down toward Nova Scotia. We have a Sea Day with no port calls. From our balcony. Sea and Sky Sea https://videopress.com/v/WmTXTKxL?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true In the morning, gray sea and sky When we returned to our cabin after lunch, conditions had changed a bit. …
Continue reading Once again, just the Sea and the Sky…….Oh, wait! Tanker!
The Queen Mary 2 gets underway late in the afternoon, just after our Mark Steyn group comes together for a taping of Mark’s regular show. Yesterday, we traveled from Quebec City overnight to Saguenay up the Fjord, which we totally missed. We did hear the ship moving, but it is remarkably stable. This morning we …
Continue reading More adventures down the St Lawrence in Canada.
