From the Dock of the Bay

On the dock looking East toward Bay Head

I hope the centerboard is up somewhat

because it's not too deep right there....

Dad and a couple of his Metedeconk friends

streaking by the end of our dock

I can't imagine the Lightning not having hiking 

straps, but it looks like Dad has his right foot

hooked underneath the aft deck coaming

Lightnings are not necessarily known for blinding

speed, but 'Vision' looks to be nearly sailing on

her skeg alone.  Blazing

Mom letting out an exhilarated laugh, probably

relieved that the mast didn't snap.  From the looks

of it, everyone had a good time that afternoon.

This blog has been very quiet in the past few months.

Sometimes it seems that I've run out of relevant topics

or that what I feel like posting about won't interest my

two followers.  There's always food, but 829 was 

supposed to be more than that.  Unfortunately, 

Facebook makes it too easy to post on a whim,

and I fear I have fallen prey to that medium.

I'm not knocking FB though, for I've been able

to re-connect with cousins who for so long

seemed unreachable.  I'm thankful for this.

The above post represents some of what I had

originally set out to do.  There are still some random

photos that need to be scanned and talked about, 

things that I've done and places we've visited, and

I look forward to getting back to that.  There's still

a lot more sentimental mush left in me.