It’s the Alicia G with a Portuguese flag. If you do not know what a “salty” is, it is an “ocean-going bote”, as my parents taught us when we were kids. Ocean-going botes can “sail” in the great lakes if they can navigate all of the canals, rivers, and locks. Like you won’t see big container ships anywhere near here because they can’t get through all of that stuff. On the other hand, lake freighters are not really suited to the oceans. Long story about length and width and ocean style waves although I don’t remember the details off-hand. Ocean-going botes require a “pilot” aboard to navigate the locks and rivers in the Great Lakes (and probably other places but I live on the Great Lakes).

I got this photooo last night as I was heading up to the moomincabin to put myself to bed. Dominion Day faaarworks were just starting in Canananada, which is a mile or so away from the moominbeach (as I’ve said a few times before). I didn’t see any of them but I enjoyed listening to them as I settled in for the night. I don’t like loud sudden noises (like smoke alarms that screech for no good reason in the middle of the night). Fireworks have never bothered me but I do empathize with people suffering from PTSD or other mental health conditions. I mean, most of us suffer from some sort of mental health condition or other. For instance, I have a very weird phobia (but oddly, not all that uncommon) against a couple of completely benign insects. And some basic social anxiety. And some OCD, although I try to keep that over in the corner where it belongs. And probably some other crapola.

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