My favorite thing about doing this blog is when I scan boat, enlarge it, and then find something I'd never noticed before—in this case, the tiny sailboat. It reminds me of my opening illustration for Jonathan and the Big Blue Boat.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Boat #60, France (and the Big Blue Boat too!)
My favorite thing about doing this blog is when I scan boat, enlarge it, and then find something I'd never noticed before—in this case, the tiny sailboat. It reminds me of my opening illustration for Jonathan and the Big Blue Boat.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
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Friday, March 18, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Boat #74, French West Africa
French West Africa was a federation of colonies existing from 1895–1958. The federation included the modern day countries of Burkina Faso, Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Benin, and Niger.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Boat #75, USSR
Man, I sure am glad that winter's almost over. Unfortunately for these guys they seem to have just stumbled on it.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Boat #76, Chile
Here we have Lake Villarrica with the Villarrica Volcano in the background, one of the 10 most active volcanoes in the world.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Boat #80, Jersey
Port Egmont was the first British settlement in the Falkland Islands. The settlement was established in 1765. The expedition left behind a watering hole and a vegetable garden. Sounds pleasant, no?
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Boat(s) #83, Ice Sailing in Madison, Wisconsin
Yes, those are sail boats on a frozen lake. This weekend Erin and I had the pleasure of visiting Madison, Wisconsin where, apparently, people are not deterred from their favorite water sports by a little cold weather. Very inspiring. I was in Madison to receive the Charlotte Zolotow Honor Award for the text of A Sick Day for Amos McGee. The Charlotte Zolotow Award winner this year was The Big Red Lollipop by Rukhsana Khan. The award is given out annually by the Cooperative Children's Book Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin. The librarians at the CCBC could not possibly have been kinder and more gracious with their time. Madison is a great town populated by great people (governors and legislators notwithstanding). Head on over to Erin's blog if you'd like to hear a little more about the weekend. Meanwhile, happy ice sailing Madisonites (or is it Madisonians?).
Monday, March 7, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Boat #86, Greece
You can fit a lot of action into a one inch postage stamp. It's funny to imagine that this battle was drawn at actual size. Tiny men storming a tiny ship.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Boat #90, Turks and Caicos
Well, February is done, and thank goodness for that. Michigan February could be bottled and sold to people looking to sow misery and ill will in the world. But though the dreaded month has ended it may take me a while yet to return to normal, healthy levels of joy, happiness and general enthusiasm. I'm sure a couple days sailing in Turks and Caicos can't hurt.
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