I have been a bit derelict at writing my posts lately. But last month I was busy watching the Tour de France and now it’s the Olympics. You can see how exhausted all of this activity has left me.
Ms. Mar whispered that today is National Lighthouse Day and my ears perked up. I immediately thought: Lighthouse = Water = Boats = Fishermen = (Chicken of the Sea… huh?) Fish!
And you all know how much I love fish and chicken (but that’s for another post).
Ms. Mar initially thought I was actually interested in the lighthouses so she gave me a little quiz:
1. Why are lighthouses painted differently?
2. How do boats use the lighthouses to navigate in the dark?
3. How many lighthouses are there in the United States?
As you can tell, Ms. Mar is way over the top on this subject. Who cares about a house that shines a bright light at night? I’m more interested in how to get the fish in the boat into my dinner bowl!
But, since she took the time to get the answers to these questions, I’d be interested to know how smart her readers are, or how many are like me and don’t care. (They’re actually pretty easy . . . I looked it up on the internet). Or even easier, you can go to her daily blog and get the answers there (click here).
I like Ms. Mar, so play along and answer her questions. It will make her feel good enough to maybe upgrading my menu.
Tux
Lighthouses . . . my favorites as well . . .
Excellent captures.
Thanks, Emilio
single tux photo>lighthouses photos. 😉
Thanks, Nitzus.
Amazing lighthouse photographs… Fascinated me. But you can guess which one is my best 🙂 I loved her so much, Thank you, dear Maralee, love, nia
Thank you, Nia. Must be my kitty-cat Tux you like. 🙂
Fascinating!!!
Thank you
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog.
I have been to this plca thrice but never saw it so captivating as they are in your pics. Next time i visit it my perspectives would be totally different thanks to you..
Wow the Split Rock lighthouse and the Yaquina Head lighthouse, so beautiful. Its inspired me to go by the lighthouse nearby on Sullivan’s Island. Thank you!
Thank you so much. I have a soft spot for lighthouses. 🙂 I look forward to seeing your lighthouse photographs.
I didn’t think to take a pic! I was just going to sit there and eat lol. I will take a pic, post it and let you know when it is there 😉
You sure photographed some pretty ones.
Thank you, Sandy.
Tux,
Miss Mar has indeed made some wonderful photos here of lighthouses. Here in Canada our Peggy’s Cove lighthouse is receiving a new paintjob, So we are hoping that means it has been saved. Our Canadian gov’t is wanting to either sell our historial lighthouses to community heritage groups or take them down, and they are really quite lovely structures with historical value, as we can certainly see from the photos of yours here.
So, did you find some tasty fish in your dinner bowl, as well?
Herb
Ms. Mar feeds me well . . . probably too well. She has never been to Peggy’s Cove lighthouse, but she has showed me pictures. Maybe some day she will take me there.
Terrific images!
(we have a 21 year old tux cat, “Jack”) 🙂
Thank you, Phil. Your cat has lived to a ripe old age. My Tux is only 7.
I really like lighthouses! how they stood out from the background e.g. a setting sun, what a scene any photographer can dream of…
Lighthouse are one of Ms. Mar’s inspirations, too. I think she would like to travel to as many lighthouses as she could.
Beautiful moody images. I love lighthouses and the places they are sited. The Lake Superior lighthouse was my favorite shot.
I grew up in Nova Scotia where lighthouses, like the one at Peggy’s Cove, are commonplace. I’ve always had a soft spot for a visit to sit on the rocks below and wonder what it would be like to live in the houses provided for their keepers and survive the kind of bleak beauty and isolation that is part of their day.
On the lighter side, the cat is killing me. How cute.
beautiful and nice light 🙂
what a cute big, fat, lazy cat…
my niece would love that cat
My favourite subject – Lighthouses – and Oregon seems to have plenty