A Little Inspiration

I’m almost ready to paint my boat.

I love this deep blue green, the apple green and the red-orange

I even want to sneak in a bit of gold. If I can find navy bottom paint…

I was going to stick with white, and use the easy to find black bottom paint, but, well… I’m leaning this direction now.

I was going to name her, Freda, but no one I’ve met so far, has heard of my favorite artist, so instead I’ll use paint colors as a nod to her. Not ever hearing of Freda Kahlo has come up a few times, so I’m pretty sure, I don’t want to be reminded of this little glitch every time my boat is mentioned. Which is more often than I would have thought. Part of me can’t help but smile when I think about my colorful little boat tied to the new dock.

I have some other name ideas…

Speaking of the new dock, oh my gosh! It’s coming along. Last night at high tide I got to help float the first section out, lift it and push it between the posts.

The dock builder guy has been stalling and not returning calls, so G decided to take on the project himself. He had to devise a method to pound the posts deep into the mud and sand. It’s harder than it sounds or seems.

I think I have a picture of the ladder on a make shift wood platform on the mud and the sledge hammering. (a few comments about how long it’s took (two days) to position and pound in four posts) They have to be at least three and a half feet to four feet under the sand. Plus you have to work with the tide.

It’s pretty exciting to see the first piece in place and we did it late last night so the neighbors have yet to see it. (Neighbors happily sit down and watch as G works the afternoon away, he doesn’t exactly love this, but they are all nice)

It might not look like much, but I think it’s amazing. One down two to go, three if you count the metal ramp thing.