May 20th, 2013 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
New Balance Track and Field at Newell Stadium is moving right along. The track will take some time longer but all looks good for the Fall season. One difference will be the fresh cut grass smell will give way to the smell of rubber!
Lights install…
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GloucesterCast Podcast With Guest Ed Collard and Host Joey Ciaramitaro Taped May 19th, 2013 click to listen- Topics, Ed Collard, Safe Boating Day, Kim Smith Milkweed Project, Motif No 1 Day, Dog Park Opening, Alicia Cox, Sista Felicia, Crappy Coffee, … Continue reading →
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May 12th, 2013 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
I Originally planned an update of Newell Stadium but a few days of rain slowed the progress. Instead I used the weekend and captured the unique qualities of the light here in Gloucester. Even at night the city shines!
The new city built temporary s…
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May 6th, 2013 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
Heimlich Landscaping and Construction is moving right along with the re-construction. After a site visit I learned that the visitors bleachers will have to wait for more funding and will not be included in this phase of the project. But the original pl…
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Apr 29th, 2013 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
As Newell Stadium renewal continues I couldn’t help but notice the bright red aluminum panels that trim the bleachers. Red was the school’s colors in the 50′s and 60′s and in the early 1970′s football coach Bob Yates was hired. Yates a one time Boston …
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Apr 22nd, 2013 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
The week started with the bombings during Patriots Day’s Boston Marathon. Innocent people were killed and injured during a senseless act of terrorism. Lives lost and lives changed forever. But despite this horrific act people came together helping the …
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Apr 14th, 2013 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
April can be a great month for photography around here. So far it’s been a cold Spring and if the temps reach 60 degrees it’s a bonus.
Call of the wild.
A gymnastic gull!
“Capt. Tom” enters Harbor Cove.
Schooner “Thomas E. Lannon”.
I hear t…
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Apr 8th, 2013 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
Last month a sick swan was found around the Fitz Henry Lane House where local Wildlife Rehabilitator Jodi Swenson came to the rescue. Jodi brought “Fitz” to the New England Wildlife Center in South Weymouth, Ma where it was determined that “Fitz” was s…
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Mar 31st, 2013 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
With the baseball season starting this week the other signs of Spring are showing up!
The bow of the Fishing Vessel “Padre Pio”.
Light snow falls.
The Paint Factory.
Eastern Point
Dory
Schooners and skiffs.
The banks of the Annisquam Rive…
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Mar 25th, 2013 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
March is usually a good month for sunsets and I could see one was shaping up. You need clouds, crisp air and a good spot to capture nature’s light show. An added bonus was small distant scattered snow showers that fell all around. On my way to Eastern …
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Mar 18th, 2013 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
This fisherman has stood watch over the harbor since 1923 and seen change in many ways. From sailing schooners to modern day fishing vessels from salted fish to frozen fish. He was there when Pavilion Beach had smoke houses, fishing shacks and boat …
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Mar 11th, 2013 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
Another storm hit, this one named “Saturn” tried it’s best to batter the coast. It did a pretty good job but that’s the coastal consequences of living here. Good Harbor beach lost from 2′to 4′ layer of sand while in some places half the dunes were dest…
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Mar 4th, 2013 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
We finally had a peaceful weather pattern for this weekend. Here’s a few from our last snow storm progressing to March 2nd.
Fishermen’s Memorial
Rocky Neck Avenue
The old Empire Fish plant.
Tree trimming trucks at the Birdseye parking lot.
B…
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Feb 27th, 2013 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
The heavy wet snow that fell Sunday night coated everything it stuck to. With that in mind I headed to Eastern Point to get some shots. To my horror while walking the rock strewn path to the Breakwater I noticed a school bus washed up! Luckily no one…
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Feb 25th, 2013 by Jay Albert posted in Cape Ann Images
Third weekend in a row with snow! This time with out the wind and it was a heavy wet sticky snow. Earlier in the week we had sunshine that did a lot of meltage from the previous snow storms. I guess that’s Mother Nature’s way of making more room for th…
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