The Inlet In The Evening

 The Inlet in the evening gives off a totally different vibe than it does during the day.

I was so surprised to see the big ships going out, all lit up.

I have to say I was in awe of how beautiful they looked,

and how much I admire those men going out to sea so late in the evening.

The Swaggy B came first, I have seen this fishing boat before during the day, it looked different at night.

The Christy came second, another boat I have see before.

This is the Northstar Voyager, I have never seen this vessel before.

It is a 145' Class Lift Boat.

This massive boat is 91' long, has a max working depth of 100' and has a 50 ton primary crane.

What I think it does:

It appears to be a vessel that lifts heavy objects from the ocean floor utilizing it's onboard 50 ton crane.

In order to stabilize itself, 

those three tall pilings mechanically drop vertically into the ocean until they reach the ocean floor. 

Once the pilings are set on the ocean floor, they actually lift the vessel out of the water, 

suspending it above the water and whatever it is attempting to lift with the 50 ton crane. 

Once it's mission is complete, 

the stabilizing pilings lift vertically out of the water so the vessel can travel to it's port or next salvage job.

I was not able to get a good picture, but it was so unusual, I decided to share what I had.

I found this picture on the internet which better shows what I explained.

Autumn At The Reservoir

New Jersey is experiencing a severe drought right now and it is quite evident when visiting the reservoir. 

It has been 36 days since we have had any rain.

The reservoir looked so pretty, clearly the water level was very low.

I used my Zingerchair but only got half way around because it was so hot.

There are 2 entrances so the hubs picked me up at the second entrance, easy peasy.

 

Only the Female Ruddy Ducks would pose for pictures.

The males were up then under water, lickety split.

- autumn is proof that change is beautiful -