Facing the Breeze ©2004-2010 John Ellsworth

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Facing the Breeze
Facing the Breeze

Boat and gull facing a southerly breeze on a foggy Christmas Day, 2005.


One way mariners determine wind direction is to glance at perched birds, which usually face the wind. Boats do likewise when at a mooring unless the current is stronger than the breeze.

This image appears in the 2010 calendar (March), "There's no place like Northport," published by Our Town Calendars.