'Everything a man should be'

I capped off my summer in Newfoundland with a quick trip to Brigus. I've been wanting to go there ever since I read this fantastic book by Jennifer Niven - the title refers to Captain Bob Bartlett, a native son of Brigus, and rescuer of the shipwrecked crew of the 1913 Karluk expedition.

His Brigus family home is now a National Historic Site - and a very cozy historic site it is. I can imagine how nice it would have been to come back to it after a couple of years trapped in the Arctic ice.

(I also read this great book by Michael Winter - a fictional historical novel set in Brigus in which Captain Bartlett features as a main character...I got a little bit fixated I guess.)

A corner of The 'Artic' Room.

Frank, the National Historic Pug-in-a-Boat.

In other news, school's back in this week. Some interesting things will come out of this year - many more posts on that in the next little while.

The evenings are closing in

Photos from Fogo Island adventuring with The Four Competent Ladies:

Sandy beaches at Lumsden, Windmill Bight Park.

Home sweet campground.

Beach findings.

Tidal pools.

Jerry Ropson,  my old drawing class T.A and artist-in-residency at The Long Studio.

Bakeapples - not quite ripe yet.

The Great Fogo Island Punt Race.

Our tag-along hiking friend, a dog named Bicycle.

That tiny white triangle is an iceberg.

Glovertown seems like fun.

How 'bout a slice of partridgeberry cheesecake?

Wise words from a documentary about Wayne White, artist, set designer, puppeteer. I didn't realize until watching it that he was responsible for so much of the visual side of many a '90s TV childhood: Pee-Wee's Playhouse, Beakman's World, Shining Time Station and this video.

Last Thursday some friends held a zine exchange party - this was my contribution (you can click on them to make them bigger).

Since we're going to get rain all day today I might just stay in and listen to this great story-map from Battery Radio - stories about Water Street and its environs.