Ships, Old and New

Festival Park, where the masts of the replicas of the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery are just barely visible.

A more modern ship, the Century Bright, shown above, is here seen heading toward the Chesapeake Bay after leaving the port in Hopewell, Virginia.

Pocahontas

 

A couple of the other "passengers" taking the Jamestown Scotland Ferry across the James River last night.

 

 

Clouds forming on the horizon hold out the promise, at least, of cooler temperatures to come.

 

 

Linking today with Skywatch Friday.

Faces

Air-conditioning

 

Lots of ventilation in this vintage transport, but I'd still prefer some air-conditioning, especially on one of these windless summer days with temps in the 90s like we've been having.

Sweet Autumn Clematis

Funny name for a plant that blooms in 90+ degrees, I think. Still, we know autumn has to be just around the corner, right???

Sunflower

 

Swallowtails

"The male is yellow with four black 'tiger stripes' on each forewing. Females may be either yellow or black, making them dimorphic. 

The yellow morph is similar to the male, but with a conspicuous band of blue spots along the hindwing, while the dark morph is almost completely black." -- Wikipedia

"The black swallowtail [above] has a wingspan of 6.9–8.4 cm, and females are typically larger than males. The upper wing surface is black with two rows of yellow spots – these spots are large and bright in males and smaller and lighter in females." -- Wikipedia