Newish landmarks at the #NovaScotia border. It’s good to be home! (Taken with instagram)
This day in history, 1861, the Amazon (later to be called the Mary Celeste) launched at Spencer’s Island, Nova Scotia.
I love a good ghost ship story. Even as a “Fact not Fiction” story, the image of an empty ship, drifting with torn sails, cannot fail to evoke shivers.
Image via Wikipedia
Fog rolls in on Flickr.
Two weeks ‘till home/sailing/East Coast fog
I see this image and I think, “oh darn, the wind died. Is their main trimmed properly? And why are their fenders still out?” Nevertheless, sailing! *sigh*
(via wearetheones)
Unusual combination: stainless steel with stone. What do you think? Designed by Canadian designer Kim Price for an Ontario garden.
We are redoing our driveway retaining wall and I keep trying to sell my father on Cor-Ten steel. However, he’s a stainless steel fabricator, and is mystified by the idea of “attractive rust.” He would probably much prefer this!
An Urben Disaster turned me on to the Illustrator blob brush. Why have I not attempted this before?! I love it.
