The Elishious Blog

5/26/10, Holly's

2010-05-26T19:57:00.001-04:00

5/26/10, Holly's
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Another wonderful Wednesday at Holly Golightly's in Helvellyn Town, listening to Shannon perform...

5/24/10, Port Kirkstone

2010-05-24T20:36:00.001-04:00

5/24/10, Port Kirkstone
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

"Can you hear me meow? Good!"

The East River Community suddenly found itself blanketed with mobile broadband coverage on CatComm's award-winning 9G network... one G for each life. More cats in more places...

5/21/10, Strange Sands Beach

2010-05-21T21:34:00.001-04:00

5/21/10, Strange Sands Beach
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

1/18/10, Permafrost

2010-01-18T15:39:00.001-05:00

1/18/10, Permafrost
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

The cabin we're staying in on our vacation.

1/14/10, Ohno

2010-01-14T20:53:00.001-05:00

1/14/10, Ohno
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Brought reinforcements. Bunny still too huge though.

1/12/10, Ohno

2010-01-12T15:43:00.001-05:00

1/12/10, Ohno
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

I caught it! But... I'm not exactly sure what to do now. It looked much
smaller from the trolley...

1/12/10, Permafrost

2010-01-12T12:59:00.001-05:00

1/12/10, Permafrost
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

That's MISS Wintercat to you.... *mrowr*

1/11/10, Holly Golightly's

2010-01-12T12:34:00.001-05:00

1/11/10, Holly Golightly's
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Dancing on top of an advertising box, to the DJing of Louise Giano (every
Monday from 2pm to 4pm SLT).

1/7/10, Permafrost Resort

2010-01-07T20:11:00.001-05:00

1/7/10, Permafrost Resort
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

So, Sue, Mark, and I are on vacation for the next few days in southwestern Sansara. This is the snowy end of the continent. I flew us down (along with Indigo) a couple of days ago; Indi wanted to see the new SLCG Air Station at Anton Airport, and she caught a return flight back to Helvellyn later that day. Mark and Sue and I have been spending most of our time skiing and riding the trolley up and down the valley; tomorrow Sue and I might go visit the area cathedrals. They've gone to bed now, but I'm not tired yet so am playing a quiet game of solo pool in the resort's lodge.

12/30/09, the airport

2009-12-30T16:35:00.001-05:00

12/30/09, the airport
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Shortly before departing on a flight...

12/29/09, Station Muirhead

2009-12-29T12:58:00.001-05:00

12/29/09, Station Muirhead
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Overseeing the construction of the new facility for SLCG Station Muirhead.
Happy and sad at the same time that Catmas is over; wondering if I should
find a snowy place and go skiing.

12/9/09, Holly's

2009-12-10T16:36:00.001-05:00

12/9/09, Holly's
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Not me - Shannon Oherlihy at one of her weekly Wednesday gigs (4pm SLT) at
Holly's.

10/20/09, the Lobster Claw (2)

2009-12-08T15:59:00.001-05:00

10/20/09, the Lobster Claw (2)
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

On my date with Mark at the Lobster Claw. Cat's night out. He loved my dress, btw.

10/20/09, the Lobster Claw

2009-12-08T15:58:00.001-05:00

10/20/09, the Lobster Claw
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Making a reservation for later in the day...

10/13/09, at home

2009-10-13T12:24:00.001-04:00

10/13/09, at home
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

love love love LOVE. and I'm going to pretend I didn't spend as much on
them as I did *wiggles toes happily*

9/18/09, Muirhead private dock

2009-09-19T22:12:00.001-04:00

9/18/09, Muirhead private dock
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

I'm on a boat, i'm on a boat...

9/17/09, Kinrara

2009-09-17T19:39:00.001-04:00

9/17/09, Kinrara
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Boycat, me-cat, and the Indi standing atop the ramparts of the new SLCG HQ in
Kinrara.

9/15/09, Erin's House

2009-09-15T19:52:00.001-04:00

9/15/09, Erin's House
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Hanging out with some new friends (l-r, Erin, Swan, and Chandler)

9/2/09, Phoenix Beach

2009-09-02T20:28:00.001-04:00

9/2/09, Phoenix Beach
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Watching the waves, thinking about all sorts of things - mostly things cat should be doing other than sitting on the beach. Like making clothes, working on the ferry, etc. etc. Bast, I'm sorry for my laziness, but when beaches this pretty get made, they deserve to be catted.

8/28/09, Artificial Isle

2009-08-28T18:08:00.001-04:00

8/28/09, Artificial Isle
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Watching the wildlife. I don't think I could bring down a bear without torching them with firebreath. Besides, it would be bad form. I mean, I -asked- them if I could take their picture, and they agreed and even signed releases - nice fellows, I might go out to a club with them later...

8/27/09, Helvellyn Town

2009-08-28T14:44:00.001-04:00

8/27/09, Helvellyn Town
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Leaving Holly's after cocktails and chat with Sue, who is off for the boats again for a time... it was a good cat day.

8/25/09, the Great Tree

2009-08-26T12:22:00.001-04:00

8/25/09, the Great Tree
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Posting a day late; comfy casual and well-ventilated.

8/19/09, Strange Sands Beach

2009-08-19T16:26:00.001-04:00

8/19/09, Strange Sands Beach
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

A little stroll on the boardwalk before going to work.

8/17/09, Shepards Bay

2009-08-17T19:58:00.001-04:00

8/17/09, Shepards Bay
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Long time since the last cat of the day. Busy doing random cat things.
Here, the cat and the Indi stand chatting about the future of the world on
the seawalk at Shepards Bay, near the SLCG headquarters.

8/6/09, Mowry Bay

2009-08-06T17:18:00.001-04:00

8/6/09, Mowry Bay
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

The SLCGC Djduerer Zou pays a visit to the DZ Memorial Bench on Mowry Bay.

7/31/09, Muirhead Bluffs

2009-07-31T15:38:00.001-04:00

7/31/09, Muirhead Bluffs
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Working on my column by lanternlight, listening to the crickets and the
river below.

7/30/09, Bohai 239/152/26

2009-07-30T18:15:00.001-04:00

7/30/09, Bohai 239/152/26
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Sea trials of the new FRS cutter for the SLCG.

7/16/09, Helvellyn Town

2009-07-16T14:35:00.001-04:00

7/16/09, Helvellyn Town
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Cat of the day picture, by request of Mark :) Atop the gallery again, after a bit of a blimp ride.

7/14/09, secret cat place II

2009-07-14T14:48:00.001-04:00

7/14/09, secret cat place II
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

The rear view. Sometimes being a neko has its advantages. Fur doesn't show tattoos that well...

7/14/09, secret cat place

2009-07-14T14:47:00.001-04:00

7/14/09, secret cat place
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Posing in a very cheesecake way, high above the grid in my floating workbox. Mrrrrrrowl. Mark said I belonged on the back of a motorcycle like this....

7/10/09, Mowry

2009-07-10T22:40:00.001-04:00

7/10/09, Mowry
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Cat, Leopard, and Tigershark

cool night air, mischevious sculptage, and much purring.

7/9/09, Muirhead Village

2009-07-09T16:52:00.001-04:00

7/9/09, Muirhead Village
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Colorless green kitties mew furiously.

well, my hair is red, so not exactly colorless. :P and I'm not exactly furious.

oh, whatever :P

In which the cat offers an explanation

2009-07-09T08:32:00.005-04:00

The sad truth is, I miss everything that the MBYC could have been.

Note, that this is not the same thing as 'missing the MBYC.'

I spent a lot of time yesterday working on the new seaplane dock below the Mowry village (read, time spent testing the ramp over and over in my Tigershark), so I was obviously within eyeshot of my former yacht club. And later in the day, doing an impromptu airshow for Mark and Indigo over the bay, watch the houses and gardens and buildings wheel around me as I danced between the sea and clouds. I remember launching my Tako here, years ago, racing against Cory and Jamie and Pensive and Faykin... losing usually, coming in second or third occationally, on those Sunday night races. Triangle and a hotdog, over and over, silliness after the race with hand cannons that launched hapless critters.

As I floated up to the ramp, felt the wheels get traction on the stone, and taxied up to a stop on the dock, I heard a question that was loud even over the rumbling of the Shark's engines: "I guess Mowry is back in abandoned mode again?"

Well. I had mostly been ignoring the three interlinked schooners floating over the docks, defying all normal physics, that had been there for several days without someone to come by and clean them up. But it was true.

Then again...

What did the question mean by 'again?' Because, when one paws at it, the MBYC has really pretty much had the state of 'abandoned' as its normal condition for a few years now, punctuated by occasional bursts of habitation. Sometimes things are done that are quirky and fresh (Fruitycakes's spin on things) that gets things going for a while. Sometimes things are done that are radically different (Pippa's excellent revamp)... but like Brigadoon, eventually fade back into the static, bland mist that is normalcy -- replete with wooden shacks and tumbleweeds.

So, what is this a criticism of? I'm not sure. I'm not sure it really is a criticism, anymore. At the very least it's definitely not a 'this is how things are there now and I think that things are wrong and my ideas are better' - because for a while I -was- the cat who was pretty much doing anything of note to try to keep the place running, and even I gave up. The task was too Sisyphean to perform by myself, and a yacht club needs members to actually attend in order to have anything happen. Fruits and Pippa did a better job than anyone else at bringing traffic and fresh faces, since the glory days of 2006 (glory, loosely defined), and eventually, even they got squashed by the boulder.

I should note that in all of this, I'm referring to the MBYC itself, as an entity conducting its own business and regattas and social events, and not offshoot organizations like the Mowry Bay Cruising Club, which may use the MBYC docks as a home base, but are just as easily found elsewhere in the world. The MBCC is an excellent group - but their mission is not what the MBYC's is (nor should it be) and -- correct me if I'm wrong -- from the outside they're really named more after the area, and not necessarily the club. Just like how Mowry Village is called that because it's in Mowry region and on Mowry Bay but isn't really named after the yacht club (and I'll say this for the record: if it ever was, it's certainly not now).

I was once offered an excuse, a little over a year ago, and can no longer remember who from, that the reason MBYC came and went in cycles is because people move on and shift around and get interested in new things.

Bullshit.

If that were true, you'd see the same waxing and waning at other yacht clubs. Sure, SYC and NYC and all the rest may realistically have pretty impressive churn in terms of active members... but the distinction there is they -have- active members. Even if the roster is changing over time, it never goes away completely like the MBYC tends to.

Why is this?

They do things. They have regular, constant regattas. Social functions. Events in and around the area. The support of the community around them which is in turn reciprocated by the club. Things to see and do at the club - even if it's just other members with which to hang out and talk. That's what they have that Mowry doesn't.

Why is this? I think it's because they are cared about, from the top down. Management with care that is done in earnest, and not just lipservice. I don't see the upper hats of the NYC (or anyone else, really) trumpeting about how they're getting things rolling for the benefit of the NYC -- they just do it. They provide a place, keep it organized and running, and otherwise stay out of the way and let the members use it. Unless absolutely necessary, as little as damn possible gets tinkered with... pretty much everywhere. Except MBYC.

Starboards has that nice big white modern building as the clubhouse and HQ and school. With some modifications (the addition of the marine mall next door), that has pretty much been the building for a long time. As far as I know, it's only the second building it has ever had - the first being a somewhat smaller structure (that, personally, I kinda miss sometimes, as it's the one I learned to sail in) on pretty much the same site. Maybe there were more, but in three years, it's just been the two that I know of.

Care to count the number of buildings and locations MBYC has gone through?

There was the location it was in when I joined. Then the deck was altered a little and the docks expanded east and west. Fine so far.

Then the building was moved west and raised high up on the hill. Then lowered back down the hill. Then moved back to its original location. Then moved very far west and the docks entirely redone and additional decks added to the sides. Then moved back east pretty much to its original location and a large deck added to the west. A bar got built on the deck. Then a lighthouse. Then both the lighthouse and deck get elevated and the club turns into a weird multilevel structure with a massive deck looking down on slanted docks with a long T dock. And the clubhouse becomes something that looks like a Disneyland castle.

Then it all gets completely torn down, all the way down to the ground, and replaced with a nice large white classical lighthouse.

Then the original building makes a return appearance, down the hill from the lighthouse. Then the lighthouse gets torn down, -again-, and the original building becomes the main building again.

Depending on how you count it, that's 7 or 8 moves and incarnations in three years.

Why?

I have no idea. I don't think anyone does. Well, maybe someone does, but they're not sharing and certainly nobody else is understanding. And, I fear/believe/assume/expect, nobody else really cares anymore.

I was told by Pippa, after she had temporarily sought refugee status in Helvellyn, that some of the new people she had introduced to Mowry had left after her departure, saying that the place had suddenly become uninteresting.

I live in a tree right next to Mowry. I'm the sort that keeps my minimap open at all times. Ask me how many times I see a cluster of dots at the MBYC anymore.

But I think you already know the answer. If you've read this far into this post, I think it's either because you agree with me, or are an apologist looking for something to rebut my words with explaining how I'm wrong. But I'm not declaring all of this because it's what I believe. Go and physically look at the club and watch it for a while. When you can prove to me that I'm wrong, I'll gladly believe you. But I don't think you can. Believe me, I desperately want nothing more to be wrong about this - but as it is it took me a year and a half to actually admit to myself that my being enamored of MBYC was blind optimism. If it took me that long to actually convince myself of what I am saying - best of luck trying to convince me I'm wrong.

For a while, I was unique in being the only furry at MBYC. I was known for it. I considered it my home port and home yacht club and I was known at the very least as 'Oh, she's the cat who hangs out at Mowry.' I consented to moving to Mowry specifically so I could be next to the club - and I -liked- my old house. That was a big deal for me. So that should be some sort of indicator of how much I wanted the MBYC to work.

I quit the club a few months ago. There's nothing there for me anymore. There's nothing there, anymore. Maybe there are some of you who still use it, consider it home... and really, more power to you for it. But as for me... that island is dead upwind of me in a gale, and I'm tired of tacking against the wind to get there.

So, you may ask, what does Elisha think should happen at MBYC? Restructuring, rebuilding, what?

The answer is simple:

Not my problem.

7/8/09, Lionheart

2009-07-08T20:30:00.001-04:00

7/8/09, Lionheart
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Kitties visit a datacenter...

7/6/09, Runaround Sue's

2009-07-06T20:44:00.001-04:00

7/6/09, Runaround Sue's
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Dancing with Mark... spinny lifted fluttery kitty with a bit of a head cold that she is being successfully and happily distracted from...

7/2/09, at home

2009-07-02T14:30:00.001-04:00

7/2/09, at home
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Trying on a new dress. I think I like it. :) WIll be something nice to wear until it's time to get into uniform for a patrol later.

7/1/09, Gulliver Airport

2009-07-01T20:34:00.001-04:00

7/1/09, Gulliver Airport
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Two cats and a windsock.

6/26/09, Nantucket YC

2009-06-26T20:14:00.001-04:00

6/26/09, Nantucket YC
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

It is a matter of a black cat
On a bare cliff top in March
Whose eyes anticipate
The gorse petals;

The formal equation of
A domestic purr
With the cold interiors
Of the sea's mirror.

- "The Cat and the Sea," R. S. Thomas

6/25/09, Helvellyn Island

2009-06-25T19:51:00.001-04:00

6/25/09, Helvellyn Island
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Having a picnic, discussing tig/tag, and mouse batteries.

6/23/09, at home

2009-06-23T18:43:00.001-04:00

6/23/09, at home
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

The conspirators, conspiring in the couch of doom's replacement, the couch of far off dreams. Mark looks like he is about to try to eat my spicy
brains, or else look down my top. Hopefully the latter.

6/18/09, Holly's

2009-06-18T19:29:00.001-04:00

6/18/09, Holly's
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Sitting at Holly's, chatting with Indi, discussing regattas and affiliations
and traffic levels.

6/17/09, Helvellyn Waterfront

2009-06-17T15:47:00.001-04:00

6/17/09, Helvellyn Waterfront
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Putting my RC-J through its paces. I think Helvellyn might almost be a natural for remote controlled regattas... must explore this further...

6/16/09, Great Tree

2009-06-16T19:52:00.001-04:00

6/16/09, Great Tree
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

feeling barefoot and breezy, about to head into town to see what's new... a warmth in my heart and a faint smile on my lips...

6/15/09, Pslande

2009-06-15T19:58:00.001-04:00

6/15/09, Pslande
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Thank you...

6/15/09, The Great Tree

2009-06-15T18:36:00.001-04:00

6/15/09, The Great Tree
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Making plans to go to the the beach with Sue. Seems a good day for it :)

6/13/09, Secret Cat Lair

2009-06-13T20:57:00.001-04:00

6/13/09, Secret Cat Lair
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Back at the treadle again... it feels real, real good to be making clothes again. It'll feel better when I've finished rebranding Elishious as codeZero and have new things out for sale...

6/11/09, Alba

2009-06-11T19:05:00.001-04:00

6/11/09, Alba
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

The Cat and the Fae, after dinner, the Lobster Claw.

6/9/09, Lesbos

2009-06-09T19:04:00.001-04:00

6/9/09, Lesbos
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Out dancing with Sue.

6/4/09, Art'e Gallery in Helvellyn

2009-06-04T18:39:00.003-04:00

6/4/09, Art'e Gallery in Helvellyn
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Indi and the Cat watching Montian play at the opening of Alizarin
Goldflake's exhibition.

6/4/09, Honah Lee Field

2009-06-04T18:39:00.001-04:00

6/4/09, Honah Lee Field
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Captured bumming around the airport before I head home to get ready for Alizarin's opening.

6/4/09, Artificial Isle

2009-06-04T18:38:00.001-04:00

6/4/09, Artificial Isle
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Waiting for the blimp to arrive to take me to Honah Lee.

6/3/09, Muirhead Village

2009-06-03T19:29:00.001-04:00

6/3/09, Muirhead Village
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

The Cat and the Indigo, sitting in Muirhead, discussing Cat.

6/2/09, Helvellyn Town

2009-06-02T20:20:00.001-04:00

6/2/09, Helvellyn Town
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Hanging out in the rental center after updating the map on the wall behind me, and spending a day flying around in my plane.

6/1/09, Nantucket Yacht Club

2009-06-01T12:12:00.001-04:00

6/1/09, Nantucket Yacht Club
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

A little quiet harborwatching before going in to change and get ready for
kayaking the Blake.

5/28/09, Holly Golightly's

2009-05-29T07:49:00.001-04:00

5/28/09, Holly Golightly's
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Having some tea in front of Holly's. What a pretty day...

5/27/09, Muirhead Village

2009-05-27T19:07:00.001-04:00

5/27/09, Muirhead Village
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Indigo encounters a kitty in a dark alleyway. Meow!

Yellow courtesy of Aiko.

5/26/09, Muirhead

2009-05-26T20:21:00.001-04:00

5/26/09, Muirhead
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Chatting with a coastie (zowee, offcamera) with a friendly neighborhood Mark lurking in the background.

5/25/09, Strange Sands Beach

2009-05-25T16:11:00.001-04:00

5/25/09, Strange Sands Beach
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Hanging out on the beach with Mark and Dravious, discussing deserts and improbable wine pairings (champagne and french fries...)

5/24/09, Dublin

2009-05-24T22:07:00.001-04:00

5/24/09, Dublin
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Wandering around Dublin, windowshopping and thinking about stopping in for a drink to celebrate having had a good weekend.

5/22/09, Bragg

2009-05-22T14:29:00.001-04:00

5/22/09, Bragg
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

I went on a little trip. Helvellyn is a looong way from here. And, to boot, I had to portage the kayak up a path along a waterfall to keep going. Now I'm not sure whether to turn back or keep going the long way around to get home... or just take a nap right here.

5/20/09, Helvellyn Island

2009-05-20T19:19:00.001-04:00

5/20/09, Helvellyn Island
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

om's birthday party :) l-r: om hugging Mark, Jilly, me, and Indi

5/19/09, Helvellyn Town

2009-05-19T13:49:00.001-04:00

5/19/09, Helvellyn Town
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Sitting on a bench, thinking cat thoughts and wondering what to get into next. Building a Fiat is harder than I thought, the way I was going about it, so might have to try something different. And I'm not even sure if it's going to work with the scripts I want to use...

5/18/09, Muirhead Beach

2009-05-18T19:27:00.001-04:00

5/18/09, Muirhead Beach
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Indi, Mark, and myself, examining the kayak dock in the green of night.

5/17/09, Helvellyn

2009-05-17T19:47:00.001-04:00

5/17/09, Helvellyn
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

SIghtseeing from atop the tower, enjoying the warm day.

5/16/09, my secret hideout

2009-05-16T19:59:00.001-04:00

5/16/09, my secret hideout
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Sitting in the workshop, thinking of plans of things to build..

5/15/09, Muirhead Village

2009-05-16T18:12:00.001-04:00

5/15/09, Muirhead Village
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Ok, -technically- it's the 16th as I post this, but this is the photo I intended to post yesterday. Hanging out in Muirhead Village, chatting,
thinking of things.

5/12/09, Hardknott

2009-05-12T16:09:00.001-04:00

5/12/09, Hardknott
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Taking a break while riding back to the stables. Poppy is disappointed she couldn't find anything she wanted while shopping.

5/11/09, Muirhead Village

2009-05-11T19:31:00.001-04:00

5/11/09, Muirhead Village
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

The East Rver Riding Club. l-r Mark and Demo; Elisha and Poppy; Pippa and Midnight, and Indigo and Ginger

5/6/09, Muirhead Village

2009-05-06T17:43:00.001-04:00

5/6/09, Muirhead Village
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Took a break atop the wall at Muirhead VIllage to enjoy the afternoon before heading on to the station for an evening patrol.

5/5/09, Station Muirhead

2009-05-05T17:48:00.001-04:00

5/5/09, Station Muirhead
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Kitty with her biggest orangest cat toy. Taking a break from improvements to the Station, distinctly opting for civilian clothes in the process.

5/4/09, Sue's Apartment

2009-05-04T17:59:00.001-04:00

5/4/09, Sue's Apartment
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Sue (home temporarily from another trip, yay!) and I in her apartment catching up.

5/1/09, at home

2009-05-01T11:38:00.001-04:00

5/1/09, at home
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Watching the coffee precipitate into the cup. Yay coffee!

4/30/09, at home

2009-05-01T11:27:00.001-04:00

4/30/09, at home
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

comfy clothes post-spending most of the day in uniform standing watch at the station, followed by an hour air patrol.

4/28/09, Muirhead Nude Beach

2009-04-28T14:25:00.001-04:00

4/28/09, Muirhead Nude Beach
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Sunbathing. But, being cat, even nude I have fur. So decide for yourself if this is even marginally NSFWish or not...

Sun warm prrrrr. *contented sigh*

4/25/09, Holly's

2009-04-25T22:16:00.001-04:00

4/25/09, Holly's
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

I look sulky in this picture but I'm actually very happy... just also very tired and hot, which explains the bikini top and minimal shorts...

4/23/09, COCO Designs

2009-04-23T20:31:00.001-04:00

4/23/09, COCO Designs
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

An afternoon shopping... not sure for what... hopefully I'll know it when I
see it...

4/21/09, Kona Island

2009-04-21T18:45:00.001-04:00

4/21/09, Kona Island
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Being a cat involves rigorous training. =^.^=

4/18/09, Helvellyn

2009-04-18T21:29:00.001-04:00

4/18/09, Helvellyn
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Standing on a pier, watching the river while coordinating Catalyst's refit in my head.

4/17/09, Lily Harbor

2009-04-17T16:13:00.001-04:00

4/17/09, Lily Harbor
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Just tied up in Lily after a bit of a shakedown sailing from Helvellyn. Things seemed to work well so far. Time for lunch!

4/16/09, Paklena Sailworks

2009-04-16T13:20:00.001-04:00

4/16/09, Paklena Sailworks
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Catalyst (my Tetra 35) is hauled out and up on the hard just below my shop... getting new sails, scraped down and repainted, the MBYC burgee removed, new sails... some electrical work done, maybe new upholstery if I get around to it this time but I can do that later really.

4/15/09, Alba

2009-04-15T19:42:00.001-04:00

4/15/09, Alba
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

A dinner of salmon at the Lobster Claw, watching the sunset through the windows. It's not every day I get to eat out... but didn't feel like anything at home and just wanted to have some peace and quiet and dine on fish and my thoughts...

4/15/09, The Great Tree

2009-04-15T13:41:00.001-04:00

4/15/09, The Great Tree
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Sleeping cat is sleeping. But my cat-sense tells me that Mark might have left breakfast for me... so I should probably get up and start the day...

(it was coffee, buttered toast, and a bright purple easter egg! =^_^=)

4/14,09, Station Muirhead

2009-04-14T20:22:00.001-04:00

4/14,09, Station Muirhead
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

SL Coast Guard duties... which involve, naturally, paperwork and report
writing.

4/13/09, Helvellyn

2009-04-13T15:06:00.001-04:00

4/13/09, Helvellyn
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

A day for wandering through the woods, enjoying the sunshine and peace.

4/9/09, Helvellyn Town

2009-04-09T19:41:00.001-04:00

4/9/09, Helvellyn Town
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Fortunately, I am not in a box. Not at this time, anyway. But boxes -can- be fun. Just remember, kitties - make sure you have an air hole. And no local sources of radiation. A squeaky mouse toy would be cool, too. Yah.

4/7/09, The Great Tree

2009-04-07T11:54:00.001-04:00

4/7/09, The Great Tree
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Morning coffee, waking up, bay in the background.

4/6/09, Strange Sands Beach

2009-04-06T14:31:00.001-04:00

4/6/09, Strange Sands Beach
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Up in a tree, watching the surf and a small collection of beachgoers having fun.

4/3/09, Helvellyn Town

2009-04-03T15:35:00.001-04:00

4/3/09, Helvellyn Town
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Two little kitties on a wall watching the mousies, mew.

4/1/09, EDO Nihonbashi 01

2009-04-01T15:04:00.001-04:00

4/1/09, EDO Nihonbashi 01
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Even cats need to really cat out sometimes. Visiting a rock garden in Nihonbashi, purring, thinking of sushi. Suuuuuuuuuuushi! =^_^=

Stormy Weather...

2009-03-30T17:15:00.002-04:00

Maybe it's a Good Thing that my tree has deep roots. I still live on Mowry Bay, which seems to have chronic seasons of foul weather blowing in from the north. If it didn't have deep roots, and if my cat magic didn't keep it in a state of perpetual health, it surely would have toppled long ago and I would have had to flee to Helvellyn - which more and more feels like home to me anyway (this is no secret), with the Tree mostly just where I go for sleep and solitude.

Helvellyn at least is up and over a ridge of hills from Mowry, and that seems to affect the weather quite a bit. No harsh chronic north winds; we just get a lighter northwest breeze most times. Most of my boats are anchored there, out of the possibility of being dashed aground by a tempest.

Alas poor MBYC, which seems to have been once again utterly flattened by one of the regular, completely expected storms. In it's place, a wooden shack once again, which does an utter disservice to what it replaced. Yet, this shack, or variants thereof, have been such a constant presence at Mowry (perhaps due to these storms) that they also seem perfectly correct and normal...

A pity, anyway. MBYC prior to this last storm was the prettiest, most welcoming, and most inviting it has been since... well, since ever. And now it's gone.

Then again, it's not like that's anything new, either.

3/26/09, somewhere near Lilliput

2009-03-26T17:31:00.001-04:00

3/26/09, somewhere near Lilliput
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Watching the sunrise off the coast of one of the Pacifican Isles. I could have just sailed around the island and made for Lilliput, gone ashore, and gotten some breakfast but somehow... I didn't want the sunrise to go unwasted.

03/25/09, Whinlatter

2009-03-25T16:13:00.001-04:00

03/25/09, Whinlatter
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Daydreaming, lounging in the world's neatest pool floatie.

3/20/09 part 2, Helvellyn Roads

2009-03-20T20:36:00.001-04:00

3/20/09 part 2, Helvellyn Roads
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Another day at the office ;) coming home after a fortunately uneventful
patrol.

3/20/09, The Great Tree

2009-03-20T19:20:00.001-04:00

3/20/09, The Great Tree
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Awake at zero-dark-thirty for the commute to Station Muirhead, where I will change into uniform and take on the role of Station Commander.

3/19/09, Helvellyn Town

2009-03-19T20:13:00.001-04:00

3/19/09, Helvellyn Town
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Chatting, leaning against a construction barricade in the new pat of town.

3/18/09, Strange Sands Beach

2009-03-18T13:58:00.001-04:00

3/18/09, Strange Sands Beach
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Enjoying the warmth of the spring sun in a crochet bikini; listening to the waves, grateful for a little solitude before having to go back to the daily stupid.

3/17/09, Helvellyn

2009-03-17T20:13:00.001-04:00

3/17/09, Helvellyn
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Greenly contemplating the river, thinking of life.

3/13/09, Ujyalo Dawn

2009-03-13T18:50:00.001-04:00

3/13/09, Ujyalo Dawn
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Some quiet time on one of my yachts; me and Sue having a happy moment while Mark (alas, seemingly headless) gets some work done in the rest of the cabin.

3/12/09, Holly Golightly's

2009-03-12T15:08:00.001-04:00

3/12/09, Holly Golightly's
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

Taking a break from a busy day with some coffee and my boycat at Holly's,
in Helvellyn Town.

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3/11/09, atop Helvellyn

2009-03-11T15:43:00.001-04:00

3/11/09, atop Helvellyn
Originally uploaded by elishakitty

The first of my hopefully daily photos - lounging on top of he Art'e
Gallery in Helvellyn Town.