THE SEASONS OF THE BRIDGE

GOAT ISLAND LIGHT
GOAT ISLAND LIGHT

 

THE FERRY AND THE BRIDGE
THE FERRY AND THE BRIDGE

SUN OVER THE BRIDGESUN OVER THE BRIDGE

FOG UNDER THE BRIDGE
FOG UNDER THE BRIDGE
FOG IN THE CHANNEL
FOG IN THE CHANNEL
BEFORE DAWN
BEFORE DAWN
SUNSET
SUNSET
ARCTIC MIST
ARCTIC MIST
ROSE ISLAND AND THE NEWPORT BRIDGE
ROSE ISLAND AND THE NEWPORT BRIDGE

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FERRIES IN JAMESTOWN
FERRIES IN JAMESTOWN
EARLY STAGES
EARLY STAGES

The Newport Bridge which opened in the summer of 1969 and changed forever the personalities of the towns of Jamestown and  Newport.

In as much that one can now drive to or from newport at any time one wishes. It changed the pedestrian life forever. In the days of the ferry, one could walk on the ferry in Jamestown and walk off in downtown Newport. A peaceful and quiet integration that is forever lost.

The photograph of the ferry with the bridge in the background; I took leaving Newport on the yacht “Carina” for the start of the 1969 trans-atlantic race to Ireland. I returned to the bridge being open, the ferry gone and Woodstock having changed the world.

COLD

HEAVY WET SNOW
HEAVY WET SNOW
ICE FLOWS
ICE FLOWS
ICE FLOWS PACKED AGAINST THE SEAWALL
ICE FLOWS PACKED AGAINST THE SEAWALL
GHOSTLY IMAGE
GHOSTLY IMAGE
ICE ON THE BAY
ICE ON THE BAY
ARCTIC MIST
ARCTIC MIST
FROZEN SPRAY
FROZEN SPRAY
COATED TREES
COATED TREES

The beginning of winter is not yet officially here, but winter has made it’s appearance. While we did not have nearly the snow the rest of the Northeast had; we have been put on notice. More snow Tuesday, and then again on the weekend.

WHEN TWO SEASONS COLLIDE

Issued by The National Weather Service
Boston, MA
4:25 pm EST, Wed., Mar. 6, 2013

… WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY… WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY.

* WINDS… NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING… TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS… WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREE BRANCHES OR POWER LINES. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. DRIVING CAN BE DIFFICULT… ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.