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August sunset in Vancouver Harbour

August 24, 2012

August sunset in Vancouver Harbour

I always think of that line from Zora Neale Hurston, Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board, when the harbour looks like this.

Pictures at top and bottom are both cropped from the photograph at middle.

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Hanging ships

July 21, 2009

Hanging ships

Western European churches, especially those near or in shipping towns, often suspended a model ship from the ceiling as a symbol of good luck for sailors. The practice is probably most common in Denmark, but is fairly widespread.

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