In_The_Wind
In_The_Wind's JournalMy name is Trouble with a Dragon Tattoo.
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Heard a rumor about duck tape ... run! run away quickly
Duck tape is coming ....
run
You're okay
Maybe later
How are you this morning SCE? 
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Love 'em all especially snacks and entertainment. Cool cockatoo!
My second ex husband and I moved a 66 foot steel hull sport fishing boat up the east coast.
As we neared South Carolina the coast, we blew a seal on one of our Detroit Cummings Engines. We spent two weeks dockside in Charleston getting repairs done. My husband worked for the owner. Our job was to take an old boat and make it like new again. I rented a car and spent the time as a gofer when we needed anything. As we were readying the boat to leave port a Captain we had met on one of our southern stops pulled alongside: "Ahoy Carl. Are you ready for the blow coming up the coast?" he ask.
We hadn't checked the weather on this bright sunshiny day. We were too busy putting everything that could roll away inside of a storage area. Our plan was to have a leisurely supper at a restaurant overlooking the ocean then castoff after breakfast.
What actually happened was a sunset meal at the aforementioned eatery and a midnight departure. As we reached the harbor's entrance the wind freshened. Carl headed for open sea and turned north. Just before dawn we were cutting through waves that sent spray halfway up the tuna tower. As we were in the trough the waves were well above deck on either side. We turned into the Inland Waterway as soon as we could, which was mid-morning. That's a small part of 48 hours of a Captain and his first mate before docking safely again ... on a simple job moving a boat northward to Great Kills Harbor in New York.
My job these days is to be a pilot car for oversize trucks.
Goodbye my sweet girl ... Stevie
These are not my doves but you can see how gentle they are.
Stevie was part of a pair of breeding Diamond Doves. Her coloration was tan and white like the one here.
I don't know exactly how old she was but she has been part of my family since summer 2012. She was an excellent mother.
We moved her mate Lindsey into the community cage just a little while ago.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Many years ago, when I was driving a school bus, we were reminded to start the children's day off right. Often we were the first person they saw because most of their parents were out working.
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Gender: FemaleHometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Home country: USA
Current location: Watching my Koi Pond in upstate New York.
Member since: Mon Apr 25, 2005, 10:44 PM
Number of posts: 72,300
