National Lighthouse Day is each Aug. 7; I’ve photographed 3 — 1 in U.S., 2 foreign

Each Aug. 7 is national Lighthouse Day! It is a day for appreciation of the interesting structures, according to the … More

A look back: A maritime scene at a maritime province

I pulled out a few old photos from our June 2007 cruise from New York City to Canada. Here’s a … More

Here’s an OK photo of a sunrise or sunset – I can’t remember which – from a cruise we took … More

My alphabetical posting of suggested films continues today with “Days of Thunder.” The film is a Tom Cruise vehicle, but … More

My alphabetical posting of suggested films continues today with the Tom Cruise vehicle “Cocktail.” It’s a late-1980s kind of film, … More

We are past the 34th anniversary of the premiere of the Tom Cruise race flick “Days of Thunder.” We’re also … More

Here’s another photo I got of a jet boat tour of the Reversing Falls at Saint John, New Brunswick, in … More

We enjoyed our visits years ago to Peggy’s Cove in Canada. We were on a cruise to Nova Scotia and … More

Here’s another sunset photo I got through our stateroom window on a cruise to Canada in June 2005. We were … More

I like this photo of a church I got in June 2005 when we visited Peggy’s Cove in Canada. We … More

Our children were just that – children – in June 2005 when we visited Peggy’s Cove in Canada. We were … More

It was such a gloomy day in the summer of 2005 when our Carnival cruise ship left New York City … More

Here’s a nice detail photo I got during a cruise in the summer of 2005. We were at a port … More

Threatening clouds didn’t deter many passengers on our cruise ship as it left New York City bound for Canada in … More

Here’s a photo from the summer of 2004 as our cruise ship left the West Side docks of New York … More

Here’s another view looking back: Tourists beginning a cruise to Canada get a look at New York City’s skyline up … More

Ah, how the mundane finds its way in with the special. Here’s a photo of a commemorative scene carved into … More

Here’s a look back at an auspicious start to a cruise out of New York City in June 2005. We … More

Just about every person who views the Statue of Liberty photographs this most iconic American symbol. Here’s a shot I … More

The fog was a bit thick on the morning of July 17, 2004, as we were headed to Canada on … More

Here’s a shot from a historic cemetery in Canada that we visited while on a shore excursion from our cruise … More

Today I’ll post yet another photo of the trademark lighthouse at Peggy’s Cove in Canada. We’ve done a northern cruise … More

Here’s a shot from 2010 from our cruise the western Caribbean. It shows a shuttle boat – sometimes called a … More

The texture of these rocks makes for an interesting photo. I took this photo in 2005 when we visited Peggy’s … More