Death Lurks Around Every Corner

Submitted to SeeItSunday.com: Weird 

The Thing of the Moment's Annual Abhi Jain Macro Flower Post

He HATES flower macros and will call you a dumb head if he catches you doing it. 

Ruins at Cromwell Harbor.

 

Alewife Net Trap

Trap Net Definition and Conditions
For the purpose of this definition a “trap net” means a funnel-shaped net designed to intercept and retain fish in a confined space.
1. A trap net may have a box, or area of confinement, no larger than 100 cubic feet.
2. Netting used in construction of a trap net may be no larger than 3/8 inch bar mesh (3/4 inch stretch mesh). Each trap net will be equipped with one or more escape panels with larger openings designed to allow the escapement of fish smaller than six inches (6”) in length. These escape panels shall not exceed more than 1 square foot in total area.
3. No more than two trap nets may be placed in a single water body under this permit.
4. All trap nets shall be clearly marked with one, or more, buoys and the owner’s name and address shall be clearly placed on at least one of those buoys.
5. Season: Trap nets shall not be immersed prior to April 1 and must be removed by Friday prior to Memorial Day weekend.
6. All trap nets shall be tended at least every other day and all non-target fish or animals must be released, unharmed back into the water from where they came.
7. Trap nets must be fixed gear and may not be placed in a river, stream or brook in such a manner so as to block, or obstruct, more than 1/3 of the wetted width of the stream channel. Trap nets must be a minimum of 50 feet apart.
8. Trap nets, or any portion of these nets, may not be placed within 150 feet of any dam. They also shall not be placed so as to obstruct boat launch areas, boating channels, swimming areas, or other areas used by recreationists.
9. Any unwanted dead fish must be immediately removed from the area and disposed of in a legal, safe, sanitary manner.
10. It is illegal to transport aquatic plants or fragments of aquatic plants. Permittees must remove plants or plant fragments from all nets and gear before leaving the waterbody *

Additional Conditions: No alewives shall be harvested (and nets should be closed to avoid capture of alewives) between 6:00 am Thursday and 6:00 am Sunday. Applicant will provide catch data when requested by Department of Marine Resources.

Sara

Reposted for Photo Friday: Adolescence 

It Wasn't a Bad Day for a Walk

 

Hey AMIGO! ChooWanna Race!?

*HONKHONK* HEY!

Submitted to Tuesday Challenge Transport. AND WHOEVER KEEPS VOTING ME INTO FIRST PLACE WHEN I POST LOUSY PHOTOS, CUT IT OUT!

(However, I consider this one to be great...) Heh heh

Spring at the Bangor Theological Seminary and Lumberyard

Last weekend the Seminary cut down some maples that I snuck over and planted one night 50 or 60 years ago. It's just as well because they had been blocking part of my view for the past 30 or so.

There is, umm, some sort of funky fisheye lens thing going on in the top photo because although the trees aren't, the buildings ARE relatively straight. I only have ONE lens. And it's just a plain normal lens. Nothing to write home about. And certainly NOTHING to take to the grand jury because I BOUGHT it and they can't prove ANYTHING.

Neene has some ultra-secret-behind-the-scenes skew tool that she took with her when she left NASA after they fixed the Hubble Space Telescope but she won't let me use it or explain it to me. She always changes the subject when I bring it up by telling me how dashing and gallant I am. Her words, not mine. But I'm prone to agree.

Traaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaain!

The hardest part about this shot was not tripping over the rail ties while running backwards. 

A Sure Sign of Spring...

is me running from my office and screaming like a girl when a bumble bee gets in.

Sure, laugh...but it was BIG! The actual life sized image wouldn't fit on your monitor. I had to make it smaller. Oh..and that buzz. That death threatening buzz. And the broken glass from where it broke the window to get in. Oh, the broken glass! And it killed the other guy in there with me. Did I mention THAT? It ate his HEAD! THAT was why I screamed when I think of it now. And it wasn't really a scream. It was more of a..umm...growl! Yeah!

You Can't JUST Look Through the View Finder.

WABI TV5 News Item from their website:

"Racecar Lands on Photographer

Opening day at Unity Raceway was halted abruptly Sunday, when a photographer was hit by a racecar and seriously injured. It happened just before six p.m.

One of the race cars went airborne and crashed through a chain link fence.

38-year-old John Crawford of Fairfield was behind that fence, taking photos and video of the race. The car came to rest on top of him. He was taken by helicopter to Eastern Maine Medical Center with massive head and chest injuries. He is in critical condition this morning.

The driver of the race car was taken to Sebasticook Valley Hospital and later released."

Be CAREFUL out there!

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