orbits

then
the sun
refecting
paints
an entirly different scene
from the face of the moon
rising in the east

(it must have been "7:33 pm" somewhere in computerland- B.C. perhaps)

shimmering

there were heavily laden clouds
passing quickly
violet grey
to a pasage of blue,
then ice and rain
blowing through sunlight
to end this day

White Pines

there was something about the view
from the rocks through the white pines
high above the north shore of lake muskoka.
i'd been out in too much wind
in the sabot pram
the day before

42 x 48 inches, oil on canvas 2009

the winds of october
have striped bare
the harbors

leaves settling
into their beds
for winter

a new view
from the decks
of "claire"


so we see the wind
and imagine
together

through swaying maples
a glimpse
of different shores


as full moon appears
antiques and other scraps
kindle the fire

lift

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flying boats

Aside from the anxiety of
seeing boats swinging around in the wind,
there was the nervous anticipation of seeing "Claire's"
keel for the first time. I had seen only profile drawings-
as no lines drawings had come to light .
I was surprised how closely the the keel's proportions
follow the proportions of those of her
wooden predecessors.

sailing

I spent a rainy yesterday
sailing on the tractor
re-grading the lane
for drainage
after the dozer and
on the third
windy
rainy day
the engine started
on last day of the season

we had lunch
afloat.
Clair's main mast's ashore
spreaders got tied to the mast
and the legs of the cradle got folded up
nuts and bolts and
tying knots in the rain
drenched
a sailboat came in the bay
haul-out tomorrow
crane day
what is a boat
in the woods?