I have been debating about posting these pictures here or on a New England dive board but my problem is that's not where my friends are. My friends are here. Now I did use a descriptive name for the thread so that the bandwidth/time challenged people can skip this. I'll also tack future dives on this thread until it get to long or to far down.

The first shots are from two weekends ago at Folly Cove on Cape Ann, Mass. We did two dives, the first on the left side which is a wall down to the sand. The second dive was on the right which is a boulder field down to the sand. We did two 50 minute, 62 to 55 degree (can you say wicked thermocline), and 15' visibility dives.

Crab Love


Flounder


Rock Gunnel in the open


Albino Crab

This is a find the fish.


A couple of anemone.


My Fav.

WOW! Cecil, those are great photos. I'm looking forward to more

Good Flicks Cecil... Lake Michigan can be 52d and when younger used to dive it alot. Now Carabbean or Bust!!! Ron

OK - so where was the fish? I found what could be an eye - no - wait - I see it! The sculpin! As a former New Englander who didn't dive when I lived there, I find your postings an interesting window into a world that didn't exist for me then. I remember my Grandpa going fishing and coming back with those funny looking flounder. I know to look for peacock flounder in Bonaire waters, but you you give me a grounding to my origins. Thank you for sharing that which I didn't know existed under water of my homelands.

Another question on the anemone - are they as brilliant and distinctive as their carribean cousins?

Great pics Cecil, thanks for posting..I think my fave is your fave!

Cecil,

Thanks for posting those great shots. That is the only way I will ever know what cold water dives look like.

Dr. Doo

doo...you wooss...or however you spell that! I do LOVE YOU though, since we put Monet on Cosequin, she is a new dog. It must have been arthritis, casuse she has a lot more spunk! You are the best buddy!

Cecil, I see the fishies...you need to come out west and dive the kelp. We have a 3 tank dive to Catalina on the 6th of August, can't wait!

Cecil nice shots, I am with Mike - WWW Warm Water Wooss club

Beautiful Cecil!

Nice pictures, Cecil! Very colorful under there, too, with all the yellows and pinks. Btw, I'm a WWW, too, and admire ANYONE who can dive cold, lol. Even springs at 72-74 f-f-freeeze me.

Gail yes they (anemone) are for the most past. They are also about as common. The one big difference, is their northern cousins like to hide a lot. If the conditions are not just right they hide in their houses.

Cecil these shots are amazing! If only I could get the cold fresh water to give up this beautiful detail. You are very talented!

Cynde - I LOVE diving in Catalina I learned macro photo there and got a really cool shot of the side of a Garibaldi that wouldn't leave me alone

Cecil, great photos!

Count me a Warm Water Wuss also...even though I certified in Michigan and have been diving in Lake Michigan (near Glen Arbor, MI) and Grand Traverse Bay. It's no fun to get trussed up in 7mm neoprene with 85 degree outside temperatures. Boo!

Tara, gotta love those garibaldi's...Michael had one attack his mask a few years ago...he got a little too close to the guys red algae farm he was'a makin' for a luv intrest...LOL! That and the Spanish Shawl are just about the only 2 bright and colorful things we have out here (besides the kelp)...LOL! Email me if you are interested in the Aug 6th trip, I know they have open spaces on the boat

Cynde - thanks for the heads up on the dive trip but it is Fiesta weekend here in SB. Lots of folks coming into town for yet another excuse to party Fiesta Days in Santa Barbara

Great pic's Cecil (as usual!)

This last Saturday we got out again and did two dive at the Nubble Lighthouse in York, Maine. The Nubble is the opposite of Folly Cove in that the wall is on the right and the boulder field the left. We did the wall first and a ways out we realized that we were in a fast current out to sea. We caught it early and after some hard swimming and bottom crawling we still had ait to play around in the cove.

One funny thing happen we almost both had a mid water head on collision with two other divers. Four divers at the site and we almost hit each other. I swear it was the pressure wave that made me stop.

The second dive we spent flying through the boulder field. I love the structure on the left. Here's some shots.

Nubble


Cunners


Striper

We saw one at the end of the dive that had a hook and leader hanging from his mouth. We tried but he did not trust us that much.

Invasive Sponge

Some Anemone




My two favorites Sea Raven and Sculpin.

Cecil, please tell my that you're a professional - those photos are stupendous! Thank you again for sharing.

Thanks for the additions Cecil, they are getting better all the time! Three smileys and a high five!

Tara, have fun on land while we are in the water. Cecil, again, great pics~

Great pics Cecil, and there's me thinking that at those latitudes it's all cod and seals:-)

Brrrrrrr, Cecil! But spectacular to look at!! Thanks

Cecil, the photos are great. Bet you were wearing your 3mm shorty.

Not quite yet Tom. The weird thing about the water temp this year is I have hardly seen any 50 degree water. It's either been in the 60's or 40's, to hot with the 7mm in one, to cold in the other. My breakdown is the following.

55 and below - Full 7mm, hood, gloves

55 to 60 - leave the gloves

60 to 65 - leave the hood

65 to 70 - 3mm shorty with hood

70 to 80 - 3mm shorty

80 and up nekkid.

Cecil, I hope we never dive together when the water is above 80 degrees:-{O} Hot poker Cynde, I need a red hot poker!!

Seriously, last night I took 6 divers to the O.J. Walker, we had about 10' of visibility. At 60' the temp was about 52 degrees, at 50' it was 63 degrees. Can you guess which depth I spent most of my 54 minutes of bottom time? :-{)}

Cecil, nice pictures. And indeed a lot like Norway... I have lots of pictures of the Edible crabs (never a dive without spotting one) and lots of flatfishes.
You are not using a dry-suit?

No dry suit for me, yet.

Here's some shots from this last weekend. Saturday, Sue and myself cruised down the Maine coast starting at Old Orchard Beach and ending in York Beach. A beautiful day on the coast. Everything was blooming.



Perkin's Cove




While eating dinner we watched this guy walking his cat. And they said it could not be done.

He would poke it with the stick to direct it. The cat would walk a ways, then lay down, the man would carry him a bit then he would walk some more and plop.

We ended at the Nubble at sunset.

Sunday, Art and myself dove Folly Cove on Cape Ann. We had an enjoyable dive although we did not see as much as I expect from Folly. At least the water was fairly warm (55), and the vis was pretty good (20'). Not to many good photo ops.

Closed Anemone


and some crabs.

Oh, Cecil, you're making me miss being in Maine in the summer...I've had some of the nicest vacations there at my Aunt's home on Little Sebago...gotta get back soon, ayah!

Cecil...great pictures as usual...Michael's mom had a cat when he was a kid, and they took it back packing and it would follow along with the family, and when it got tired, it would rest on top of one of the packs!

Oh, and on the warm water diving visual...Tom's right...pass the red hot poker