Friday, 24 February 2017

The gear

The tools of the trade are frozen in the February snow. 

 

It will be a few months before the fishers reach for this gear in preparation for the lobster season. Meanwhile, the bits and pieces await the time when the sun is higher in the sky and activity increases around the fishing shacks. 

The gear is colourful against the snow which is melting around it today.

 

It will take more than today to melt this snow however. Yet, it doesn't matter. This gear has withstood worse as it waits to be useful again. 

The lobster pots are weathered with that gray look wood attains when it has seen better days.


Some call it character. Mesh fills in the spaces where unsuspecting lobster will be imprisioned. Rope gives the traps lines of colour. 

 

Construction of the buoys required time and effort in their day. They were the traditional markers attached to the lobster traps set in the water. Each fisher had his own colour pattern which marked his traps. Today they are used as decorations.

 

The traditional setting sits in anticipation as it holds the history of the people and their culture shrouded in the melting snow.

 

Looking beyond the surface can lead to some interesting discoveries.

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30 comments:

  1. Anvilcloud24 February 2017 at 04:45

    We start to get anxious as February progresses. We still have much snow, but there has also been quite a bit of melting this past week.

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    1. Marie Smith24 February 2017 at 17:08

      It would be lovely if we didn't have any more, AC.

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  2. Debra She Who Seeks24 February 2017 at 05:09

    Great photos!

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  3. Tabor24 February 2017 at 05:23

    Love the photos. Tell the story of an important industry.

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  4. Debbie24 February 2017 at 06:19

    sounds like an exciting life, as long as you are not a lobster. beautiful images - the lobster pots, lined up, brilliant!!!

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    1. Marie Smith24 February 2017 at 17:10

      Thank you, Debbie! Not so good for lobsters, true!

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  5. Joanne Noragon24 February 2017 at 06:29

    You remind me of my vacations in Maine.

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    1. Marie Smith24 February 2017 at 17:11

      The lifestyle is similar to Maine in some ways for sure, Joanne.

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  6. Marilyn @ MountainTopSpice24 February 2017 at 09:34

    Amazing photos, love the spots of color to be found amidst the melting snow!

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  7. Celia24 February 2017 at 12:36

    Same for the crab industry in Washington State, only :-) no snow. What a beautiful portrait of the lobster industry.

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    1. Marie Smith24 February 2017 at 17:13

      Thank you, Celia! It is an important industry here.

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  8. Shammickite24 February 2017 at 14:43

    I'm getting a bit fed up with winter, so I was happy to enjoy some nice weather over the last few days. But I'm sure we will get more snow before it all melts away and gives way to Spring.

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    1. Marie Smith24 February 2017 at 17:14

      It would be nice not to have more snow. That's for sure, Shammickite.

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  9. Anonymous24 February 2017 at 16:38

    The colors contrasting with the snow are neat! Andrea

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    1. Marie Smith24 February 2017 at 17:15

      There was a lot of colour in that place, in spite of the snow, Andrea.

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  10. Rick (Ratty)25 February 2017 at 01:31

    All that stuff is there so we can all imagine what it's like when it's warmer.

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    1. Marie Smith25 February 2017 at 04:02

      True, Ratty. It is glorious there in the summer. We wait...

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  11. Anonymous25 February 2017 at 01:56

    Such pretty pictures. I live in north Georgia, so your scenes are rare for me. Have a blessed weekend.

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  12. Marie Smith25 February 2017 at 04:11

    Thank you for visiting, Mildred. Blogging brings us to places we've never been. I have never been to Georgia so your blog will take me there.

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  13. DJan25 February 2017 at 05:28

    I truly enjoyed your colorful and descriptive pictures, Marie. Lobster fishermen must be a special breed. We have plenty of fishermen around here but no lobsters for them to capture. :-)

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    1. Marie Smith25 February 2017 at 07:46

      I didn't know there were no lobsters there, Jan. I take them for granted I guess!

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  14. Kathleen's Blog25 February 2017 at 10:31

    Beautiful photos---all of them. It reminds me of some areas around here.

    The clean crisp snow is lovely, but I am starting to long to do a bit of gardening. I love crawling around in my yard among the bushes and shrubs, watching for new greenery as it starts shooting up through the soil.

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    1. Marie Smith25 February 2017 at 12:54

      In some ways it reminds me of home too, Kathleen.

      It has been mild here for a few days now and the snow is melting. However, it's too early for spring, or is it?

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  15. The Furry Gnome26 February 2017 at 18:41

    Always find the gear around fishing harbours fascinating (and colourful)!

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  16. Down by the sea27 February 2017 at 12:18

    I love those lobster pots the surrounds of ours are all plastic. We are just about to plant up some lobster pots down in the bay. Yours would look so much more attractive. Sarah x

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