Saturday, April 14, 2007

rope-a-dope

speaks for itself

masts

these seem to have something to do with sailing.  your guess is as good as mine.

flanges

I’m not sure what these are for.  they were living on the pier and, well, I like’em.

chains and buoy

aboard an olde-fashioned sailing ship - securing devices in the rainwashed sun

bow

next to the bay model, there’s a dock where some historical-type sailing ships were moored - here’s a bowsprit, with a cormorant and mt tam.  not a bad little field trip.

bay model #30

down in the south bay where the salt evaporators coil, I guess it looks like this

bay model #19

if you are looking for the bay model, here’s how to find it

Bay Model 17

this one gives some sense of the scale of the model - nearly 2 acres - with industrial pumps aforeground and kelly strolling in the middle distance

bay model #13

honestly I’m only showing you the highlights here

bay model #7

more bay model action - hot hot hot

bay model #6

this is from a series taken at the US Army Corps of Engineers’ scale model of the SF bay.  Cool venue.

fencelance

gives you a sense of security, doesn’t it?

locker 9

make sure you clean out your locker after classes end

porthole

looks like somebody was testing the pellet gun on the ol’ porthole… so to speak.... 

beached hull

Out at Yellow Bluff, near the Discovery Museum - here’s a boat that looks pretty good on land, if not exactly seaworthy