Surf City

I believe it was back in the early 70s when WPRO wanted to make Newport an East Coast surfing mecca and sponsored the “first annual” surfing contest on First Beach. It wasn’t quite “The Endless Summer” or Duke Kahanamoku, and they needed a Navy destroyer to create waves big enough to surf on. I guess climate change has altered things a bit. And it caught on enough to be still popular today. Maybe Big Ange or Joe Thomas should take the credit? Surf on, MacDuff!

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The Hummocks

It’s always been a weirdly exotic locale in Portsmouth. Quiet, remote, right on the water. And the swampy marsh that truly defines it as a hummock was so beautiful the other morning.

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Beneath the Bridges (dué)

More from the underside.

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Beneath the Bridges (uno)

I find the underthings, the underpinnings, the underbelly of many things, pinnings and bellies fascinating. Bridges are especially captivating when given the opportunity to explore their skeleton with my camera. And when you get a pair for the cost of a single, it doesn’t get much better (I’m easily entertained).

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