Storm over Green Bay © 2012 Bo Mackison
Nothing is more beautiful than the love that has weathered the storms of life. The love of the young for the young, that is the beginning of life. But the love of the old for the old, that is the beginning of things longer. ~ Jerome K Jerome
Good Thoughts © 2012 Bo Mackison
It’s amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions. ~ Charles F. Kettering
Driving along one of the country roads in Door County, in the rain and fog, I saw this sign. The “good thoughts” part of the sign is permanent, as is the word “BE.” The word under the “BE” is on a hook and can be changed. On the hook dangled the word “AMAZED.”
What a great reminder. It was a real pick-me-up. We had spent the day dodging raindrops, and were a bit disappointed that we were having a rain out on one of our three days of vacation. But the day – the day was still amazing. We were still enjoying ourselves and having an amazing time, and the foggy scenery was, well, amazing!
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Bo Mackison is a photographer and the owner of Seeded Earth Studio LLC. She is looking through the many photographs she took on her weekend trip to Door County, and remembering all – with AMAZEMENT!
Sailboat and Anderson Dock © 2012 Bo Mackison
It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage.” ~ George William Curtis
The sun set behind the clouds, so we missed a stunning sunset. But after the sun disappeared, we walked around Anderson Dock for another hour, as there was no dearth of photo opportunities.
The sky remained a pale gray, but Green Bay had a silvery reflection, and shimmered as a sailboat pulled close to the dock to pick up a passenger. The building, now the Frances Hardy Gallery, was built in the late 1800s and was one of the main docks on Green Bay. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Today it is a big attraction for many vacationers visiting Door County. The town of Ephraim allows graffiti – within posted parameters – following an old custom of the dock. Over a hundred years ago, when sailors docked at Ephraim, they often carved their names and the name of their ship on the walls of the building.
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Bo Mackison is a photographer and the owner of Seeded Earth Studio LLC. She is taking an August break from writing long blog posts, but the photos continue while she and Sherpa spend a few days in the “Cape Cod of the Midwest.”
Beach Chairs © 2012 Bo Mackison
We hit the sunny beaches where we occupy ourselves keeping the sun off our skin . . . and the sand out of our belongings. ~Erma Bombeck
Door County, Wisconsin. The chairs all in a row, the boats all anchored, Green Bay placid. In another three hours, this beach will be filled with vacationers. Lots of splashing, calling, sun-worshiping. But at 7:30 in the morning, there aren’t too many people wandering around. It’s one of the best times of the day, my way of thinking.
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Bo Mackison is a photographer and the owner of Seeded Earth Studio LLC. She is taking an August break from writing long blog posts, but the photos continue while Sherpa and she spend a few days in the “Cape Cod of the Midwest.”
Anderson Warehouse Graffiti © 2008 Bo Mackison
When I was in Door County, Wisconsin last weekend, I stopped in the village of Ephraim and visited one of the more famous buildings on the peninsula. (The county is the northeastern bit of Wisconsin that sticks out into Lake Michigan like a thumb.) The building is famous enough – it’s even on the National Register of Historical Landmarks.
Historically, here at the Anderson Warehouse – built in 1895 – visiting boaters have “signed” the warehouse walls with their boats’ names and the year or years they have docked here.
The city fathers of Ephraim have even posted a sign which “encourages boaters and visitors to continue the tradition by being creative but tasteful when adding nautical names to the walls.”
They give some instructions: “Inappropriate words or symbols will not be tolerated. Do not use spray paint, carve or scratch the wood.”
And then they give a warning: “Persons caught defacing public property inappropriately will be prosecuted to the fullest extent.”
NOTE the word inappropriately. You have everyone’s blessing to deface the public property all you wish, as long as you do it appropriately.
Anderson Warehouse Graffiti © 2008 Bo Mackison
I love some of the boats’ names: Desire III, My Sin, Big Bender III, Easy Rider. I really do understand the temptation to be creative when naming your craft. I own half of a little fishing boat and I have always wanted to christen it King Lure, but the other owner refuses. I don’t understand why . . .
Grafitti © 2008 Bo Mackison
Lots of birthdays, marriages, anniversaries are noted. It’s rather fun to read.
Bo © 2008 Bo Mackison
And look, I even found my own name! I’m thinking every town should have a graffiti wall of their very own.
