ships & more

Tuesday, November 15, 2011


139 steps from our front door & from this early morning's walk with Winnie Dixon

This old brick house has a harbour view-especially from the second floor, home of les office. I have lived here for nearly 19 years & hearing and watching the big salt ships come & go continues to thrill me still. Last night as I worked away at the teak topped desk I first began noticing a hum & a vibration thinking it might be a ship I peered out my big windows into the inky blackness. Nothing. I continued on with my work the humming & vibrating sensation feeling stronger. Then the familiar clang-clang-clang-clang-clang-clang of the anchor dropping, which happens just before they come into my view & to slow the ship down as it enters our little harbour and gets nearer the large cement wharf. I think to myself I knew it was a ship. You can actually feel them before you see them. Sure enough the next time I looked out into the blackness what looked like a small, several story, city block was gliding by my windows. I never ever get tired of that thrill, the thrill of ships gliding by ... 139 steps away from my home.









4 comments:

  1. Show us the ships in your artwork. How would they look?

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  2. Thanks for the comment Shammy - it's funny as much as I love the ships I'm really not at all drawn to them in any sort of arty way (other than photography that is). I feel like painting natural things bugs & fleurs, chats & dogs ... shells, seaweed, birds & crabs maybe ;-)

    xoxo les gang
    kisses to Jackson from Missy D & Sam

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  3. hey Susan!
    that reminds me of one if Sarah Harmer's early songs, from when she was still with Weeping Tile. I think the song is "The High Way", and she sings about hearing "the rumble inside...cement ship goes by". From their first album, Cold Snap. I remember sitting in the lift gallery back in VisComm 1 feeling that rumble when the container ships steamed past in the harbour!
    cheers - n

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  4. hey n.
    How goes the new home reno - would love to see pics. At least the before.
    I'm jealous really I think that would be a very sweet place to live. xo s

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