Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Side of Any One Item
Tag: Schiffe
Ships Passing in the Night
They are rushing towards each other (note the Italian name “Subito”, “Immediately” on the ship to the left).
Maybe next time they’ll go for a more traditional
FOWC with Fandango: Rendezvous
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Three Watery Trios
The photo of the cormorants is from this week. I observed the seagulls last week. The ships came my way last summer.
Meeting on the Rhine
There is no coast closer than a 5 hours drive from here. But a one hour drive at the weekend got us to Mainz on Saturday, very close to the place of the confluence of rivers Rhine and Main (despite the spelling, they actually rhyme).
Besides seeing friends again (how we had missed that!) and running and walking and chatting, we saw ships going by. Sometimes two of them meeting in the middle of the river.
It quietened down towards evening, and then HE came along:
The HE 7 is the patrol boat of the Hesse river police, stationed in Wiesbaden.
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: On the Coast
Cruising the Edge
“Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board. But cruise ships are totally out of the question now. We’re never going on one of those again.” Eli Grober
“Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation, his dreams mocked to death by Time. That is the life of men." Zora Neale Hurston: “Their Eyes Were Watching God”
Travelling has for the moment been relegated to dreams for most of us. I immediately thought of this photo of a “ship” I took this January. Then I remembered a wonderful series of children’s books – The Edge Chronicles, by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, with tales of sky pirates who travel above the clouds in ships made of buoyant wood.
For more posts inspired by the quote from Zora Neale Hurston, visit Travel with Intent.
I’m a fan of ships’ names
A challenge a few days ago asked for “freedom” and a photo of a ship popped up on my screen. It got me thinking on names for ships and boats.
Freedom
Vici
Ships named after concepts: Freedom and Vici (Latin: I conquered).
Jessica
Tim
To be fair, the last one could be a girl’s name. Traditionally girl’s names have been popular for boats: Jessica and Tim. Not necessarily confined to girls nowadays, it seems.
Susan Emma Rose
More girls: Susan, Emma, and Rose. Or appropriate for Stratford-upon-Avon – Shakespeare characters: Hamlet, Othello, and Puck.
Boats can be named after friends or indulgences: The Black Cat and Laphroaig.
subito
Kurpfalz
Foreign or very local: Subito (Italian for fast) and Kurpfalz (both travelling on the river Neckar).
South Carolina
Atlanta
From further afield: South Carolina and Atlanta – both to be found on the river Rhine.
Seas The Day
Not to forget star signs and plays on words: Aries and Seas The Day.
Linked to I’m a Fan of … #71. More fanatical photos can be found here.
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