Saturday, June 24, 2017

US Coast Guard Eagle


Note that there are women as well as men in the crew!




Friday, June 23, 2017

The Europa

The Europa is a steel-hulled barque registered in the Netherlands. Originally it was a German lightship, named Senator Brockes and built in 1911 at the H.C. Stülcken & Sohn shipyard in Hamburg, Germany. Until 1977, it was in use by the German Federal Coast Guard as a lightship on the river Elbe. A Dutchman bought the vessel (or what was left of her) in 1985 and in 1994 she was fully restored as a barque, a three-mast rigged vessel, and retrofitted for special-purpose sail-training.
More:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_(ship)

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

It's SOLSTICE!

The summer solstice is upon us: 7 things to know about the longest day of the year


Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Retreat: Uprooted


Monday, June 19, 2017

Retreat: Peony


Sunday, June 18, 2017