Posted by Jack Russell on March 11, 2025 · Leave a Comment
Cap’n Jack is telling tales about the folks who used to live in Piney Point and some of their goings-on.
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Posted by Jack Russell on February 25, 2025 · Leave a Comment
The Cap’n recommends birdwatching as a winter hobby, and gives tips for identification from the wing shapes of the big birds of the Chesapeake including osprey, eagles, and vultures.
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Posted by Jack Russell on February 18, 2025 · Leave a Comment
Winter arrives and holds tight in the Chesapeake, bringing winter ducks and increased activities from eagles, says the Cap’n.
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Posted by Jack Russell on January 21, 2025 · Leave a Comment
Fifty years ago, softshell clams were so plentiful in the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay that they were used for fish bait or sold for about $2 per basket. Today, they’re rare as hen’s teeth.
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Posted by Jack Russell on January 6, 2025 · Leave a Comment
A perfect storm brewed in Southern Maryland the first week of 2025, trapping work boats at their docks in the region’s creeks. The continued wind and temperatures do not bode well for oysters either.
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Posted by Jack Russell on November 25, 2024 · Leave a Comment
Leaving leaves on the ground has advantages for the environment. Over the winter they provide cover and habitat for a litany of tiny lives.
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Posted by Jack Russell on October 1, 2024 · Leave a Comment
Time to look forward to spring for a better osprey year — but the martins carried forth admirably. Crabs are still in the offing ….. oysters coming soon.
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Posted by Jack Russell on September 3, 2024 · Leave a Comment
Two weeks on, two weeks off, that’s one scenario for life on a tugboat. Cap’n Jack gets some insights from tug captains Butch Cornelius and Dave Hoffman on what “tug-boating” life is like — and how much it pays.
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Posted by Jack Russell on August 21, 2024 · Leave a Comment
Like a well-scripted play, tugboats must perform in unison to get a ship to her berth. Some ships are handled with as many as four tugs working together under the direction of a docking pilot. Communication is key. Here it’s in poetry.
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Posted by Jack Russell on August 5, 2024 · Leave a Comment
Bluebirds remain on the wing as summer advances, their young sometimes hanging around all winter with their folks.
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