at the dock

A morning at the fish shop. For shrimp. Drew shopped. I photographed. I love behind the fish market!

Market Morning

I wanted to talk with one of the vendors at the market about flowers. So I took my camera and did a short walk. It was wonderful. The market has grown so much this year. I'm so happy to see that.

"I am so perfect so divine so ethereal so surreal I cannot be comprehended except by my permission..."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Nikki Giovanni

Some of this & that...

Going through Lightroom...and found some pictures that I haven't posted for some reason. So here they are. In no particular order.

"It's like stepping back inside a room you have fond memories of, one you haven't seen in a long time."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Haruki Murakami

Comic and Grace

Comic and grace...that describes pelicans.

I was out taking pictures for photography shoot locations and at one point found myself behind Joe Patti's. What a great place. The pelicans think so too. I could of spent all day there with them.

I just want to tell you what happened to one poor pelican. I noticed a fishing line that moved when a certain pelican moved. Then I saw it was attached somehow to him. So I grabbed the line, not really knowing what to do. He pulled. They are surprisingly strong! During this struggle I saw the line was in his mouth. I assume there was a fishing hook involved.

I looked madly around. I mean what do you do with a pelican on a string? I saw one man by a back door, probably taking a break. I called for him to help. He came, but as he did, the pelican made a huge leap and jumped off the dock into the water. Now I had a pelican on a string, in the water, and a man.

We decide that if we did anything further, we may drown the bird. So I let the line go. The man said that last week he and a buddy of his got a fishing hook out of another pelican. He said that he would keep his eye out for this one and when he gets on the dock again, he will get the hook out.

ATTENTION FISHERMEN!!!!! Please take care of your fishing lines properly. This could of so easily been avoided.

“Freedom (n.): To ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing.”
¸.•*´¨`♥ Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead

It is our choices that show us what we truly are...

A few random shots from a couple of different markets. One in Pensacola, the other in Seaside.

"It is our choices, Harry, that show us what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
¸.•*´¨`♥ J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Joe Patti's

A trip to Joe Patti's for crawfish to make a wonderful etouffee.

"Friends are supposed to act like harbor boats—let you know if you’re off course. But it ain’t always possible…"
¸.•*´¨`♥ Rebecca Wells (Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood)

Gulf Port and Lulu's

A day last summer we went to Gulf Port...

I have never heard a more eloquent silence

Although I do love photographing the beach, I have a special fondness for the harbor at Joe Patti's. There is a quiet stillness about it. It is forever changing...yet always the same. I can count on pelicans and seagulls. Docked boats. Weathered piers. And Miss Ann.

"I have never heard a more eloquent silence"
¸.•*´¨`♥ Laurie Halse Anderson (Speak)

More Lulu's

I did a post in mid May from our trip to Lulu's, and it took me a bit to get back to the rest of my Lulu's images, but here they are!

If nothing else, Lulu's is colorful. Brilliant sherbert colors everywhere. I was really taken by these beach chairs.

"Release your struggle, let go of your mind, throw away your concerns, and relax into the world"
¸.•*´¨`♥ Shel Silverstein (Where the Sidewalk Ends)

Lulu's

The end of April, we found ourselves at Lulu's, a little resturant in Alabama. We had eaten at her original resturant before she moved it to the current location.

A fun fact about Lulu is she is Jimmy Buffet's little sister. It is fun to look at her memorabilia. And yes, you can get a cheeseburger in paradise there!

Joe Patti's

One of my favorite places to go in P'cola for seafood is Joe Patti's. It is a great place to get fresh seafood. Plus, it has a lovely dock.

"I take those dead fishes to market and I sell them for a good price. "
¸.•*´¨`♥ Amy Tan (Saving Fish from Drowning: A Novel)

Sitting on the dock of the bay...

Oh. How I love that song. Otis Redding for those of you that don't know. And if you don't know, you are really missing out. It is a great song. I'm sad that his career ended shortly after doing that song. As a matter of fact, "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" was recorded only three days before Redding's death. I could of loved him for a long, long time.

On to my little Otis tribute. My dock in these photos (except for one...which is the Penascola Beach Pier) is behind Joe Patti's Seafood. It always has that real ocean smell. And is usually quiet. I like walking on it and taking pictures of whatever happens to be there that day.

"The reason birds can fly and we can't is simply that they have perfect faith, for to have faith is to have wings."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Sir James Matthew Barrie

It all started with a mouse...{Part 2 of 2}

This one was taken last weekend. At the farmer's market downtown. I was about ready to leave when I saw this man and his bird. Standing by a motorcycle that I presume they rode up on. Quite the couple.

"Is convinced there's something we can learn from the animals, but so far all he can think of is that you should shut up when someone's got you on a leash." ¸.•*´¨`♥ storypeople


After the market, I went to Joe Paddy's. I always love to go there. Besides all the hub bub on the inside, there is the most marvelous dock to the side and around the back. I have more pictures of the dock and the inside that I will post when I get a chance.

"Every historian discloses a new horizon." ¸.•*´¨`♥ George Sand

To wrap it up this week, here is another kitchen window sill photo. I add and move and generally shift things on that sill daily. Fun.

"So she poured out the liquid music of her voice to quench the thirst of his spirit." ¸.•*´¨`♥ Nathaniel Hawthorne

A glimpse of Joe Paddy's {Part 1 of 2}

Joe Paddy's. A Pensacola icon. If you visit, you must go to buy some of the best seafood around. We always make a point to get all of our seafood there when possible. And when visiting, bring a cooler to take some home with you.

"Pesto is the quiche of the '80s." ¸.•*´¨`♥ Nora Ephron, American journalist



"The other line moves faster." ¸.•*´¨`♥ Etorre's Observation



"The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore." ¸.•*´¨`♥ Vincent van Gogh



"Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian; wine and tarragon make it French. Sour cream makes it Russian; lemon and cinnamon make it Greek. Soy sauce makes it Chinese; garlic makes it good." ¸.•*´¨`♥ Alice May Brock


"We are born at a given moment, in a given place and, like vintage years of wine, we have the qualities of the year and of the season of which we are born." ¸.•*´¨`♥ Carl Gustav Jung


{Continue to part 2...}

A glimpse of Joe Paddy's {Part 2 of 2}

"One of the advantages of being Captain is being able to ask for advice without necessarily having to take it." ¸.•*´¨`♥ James T. Kirk



“The world is my lobster.” ¸.•*´¨`♥ Henry J. Tillman



“Seagulls: Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Nigel: Oh would you just shut up? You're rats with wings.” ¸.•*´¨`♥ Finding Nemo



“Oh! `darkly, deeply, beautifully blue', / As someone somewhere sings about the sky.” ¸.•*´¨`♥ Lord Byron


"A lot of people attack the sea, I make love to it. " ¸.•*´¨`♥ Jacques Yves Cousteau