Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Wrapped Schooners


Schooners
like giant white caterpillars
wrapped for the winter

Camden Harbor, Maine

10 comments:

  1. Too bad that summer has to end. PS. I read a very nice book review of your latest publication in last Sunday's New York Times Book Review Children's section. Kudos!

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  2. when we lived in portland i always thought the winter-wrapped boats looked like giant cocoons and feared what might hatch from them come spring. haha.

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  3. The mast appears to be a lifeline for the ailing ship.

    I also imagine something quite sinister living in that ship's hull. : (

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  4. Getting to be an iconic Maine winter image.

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  5. Now I've sort of noticed those wrapped boats before, but never poetically, as you saw them...

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