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Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Dec 08, 2018 10:52 am

Michael and Bob (in grey) welcome new recruits for Ice Hunting.

Thanks to Dean for finding this one!

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Dec 15, 2018 8:53 am

Addicted OW'er reacts badly to sudden loss of Internet connection.

Helen J wrote:Sat Dec 15, 2018 4:29 pm Cursing the gods of the internet!

AvastMH wrote:Sun Dec 16, 2018 9:45 pm Oh yes....been there - staring mad eyes, the shaking fist. Notice the brewing clouds of 'slow internet' over the festive season creeping quietly over the hills behind?

Dean wrote:Mon Dec 17, 2018 1:05 pm That looks like me on a 'regular' basis waiting for the modem to boot & connect.

For Security we turn the modem off when not using the computer so we are 'invisible' to hackers. Takes about a minute to boot & connect. Not long but......

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Dec 22, 2018 10:27 am

Joan (in the peach dress) with fellow OW'ers at her marvelous birthday feast.

(This is the last one for 2018 - as I am on vacation, the next one will be on January 5th)

Randi wrote:Sat Dec 22, 2018 2:15 pm Another good one Hanibal.

Quite a birthday party, Cleopatra Joan!
I wonder which which is more uncomfortable: the dress or the helmet (I suspect the dress).
By the way, real pearls do not dissolve in vinegar, so you better talk to your jeweler.

Enjoy your vacation!

AvastMH wrote:Sun Dec 23, 2018 12:25 pm Oh I know how to celebrate a birthday! It is, of course, the company that makes it.
And the trick to throwing such a wonderfully ostentatious party is to benefit from the kind administrations of a truly excellent party organizer.

Thank you hanibal!!

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Jan 05, 2019 9:52 am

What it feels like when you're working on one of the hardest ships in all OW (Patterson, Blenheim, Grafton...)

(I still get shivers when I think about the Patterson!)

Randi wrote:Sat Jan 05, 2019 1:30 pm It must be Saturday!

Yes, I remember Blenheim

Hurlock wrote:Sat Jan 05, 2019 3:12 pm The devil is in the detail.

Michael wrote:Sat Jan 05, 2019 3:52 pm I started OW l on Grafton and ended OW lll on Patterson. It says something, I think, about my need for self punishment.

Helen J wrote:Sat Jan 05, 2019 4:12 pm Well, I don't know what it says about me - I did a good bit on Grafton, a lot on Patterson, and edited Blenheim! Great pic, hanibal ...

AvastMH wrote:Sun Jan 06, 2019 12:42 am Oh boy!! I'm glad I didn't end up with them. My worst moment was probably working out exactly how many ways you could mis-spell Scapa Flow/Scarpa Floe/ Scarp Flo.....you get the idea. Well done the brave of the Patterson, Blenheim, Grafton.

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:45 am

OW'er encounters the dreaded 504 Gateway Timeout.

(This is one of the best facial expressions I have ever seen in a painting!)

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Jan 19, 2019 2:17 pm

OW'ers waiting for the much-promised new forum... or even for any news on it.

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Jan 26, 2019 9:41 am

Not-yet-OW'er gets visited by Poseidon in his dreams: "Thou shall join oldweather.org, and thou shall transcribe, edit and participate in the forum until thy last dying day!"

AvastMH wrote:Mon Jan 28, 2019 8:44 pm That's a very good one hanibal! Perhaps we out to make it into a welcoming card

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Feb 02, 2019 9:58 am

At 6:10, anchored to large floe and banked fires. Crew held dance and sports on ice. Tug of war won by starboard watch.

(Thanks to Randi for suggesting this one!)

Randi wrote:Sat Feb 02, 2019 2:47 pm (and my thanks to Hurlock for reporting it!)

Michael wrote:Tue Feb 05, 2019 7:06 pm For the ice hunters. Emma Bay (Bukhta Komsomol'skaya) , Eastern Siberia.

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Feb 09, 2019 9:37 am

OW'ers reminiscing about achievements of the past:
"Look, there's the Ark Royal! She was the Royal Navy's first purpose-built aircraft carrier, and I got to work on her!"
"There's the Bee - she was the first vessel I ever did! Brings back memories..."
"I see the HMS Invincible - her logs about the Battle of the Falkland Islands were really good!"

Bob wrote:Sat Feb 09, 2019 1:19 pm I think I see the Jamestown!

AvastMH wrote:Sat Feb 09, 2019 6:46 pm I can see the Rodgers and the Acacia

Dean wrote:Tue Feb 12, 2019 12:25 am A True Tribute to all our hard work!!

Nice Job, Hanibal!!

Tegwen wrote:Tue Feb 12, 2019 12:52 pm Those with masts must be the Cadmus Sloops. All in one place.

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Feb 16, 2019 10:09 am

Maikel, Keith and Paul working on Journey Plotter maps together.

Randi wrote:Sat Feb 16, 2019 2:20 pm Good find, Hanibal!

Very elegant!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Roslin comments on his "skillful representation of fabrics".

Maybe we can lure in a few new transcribers with the OW wardrobe

Michael wrote:Sat Feb 16, 2019 3:33 pm Lure them with wardrobe??? Swords!!!!

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:56 am

Dr. Faust wonders if he could sell his soul to the devil in exchange for the power to read any handwriting, no matter how bad, and know every place name, no matter how old and obscure.

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Mar 02, 2019 10:08 am

Moderator attempts to recruit from another Zooniverse project: "The work we do isn't nearly as back-breaking as this - and we have fancy outfits and swords!
Care to join us?"

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Mar 09, 2019 9:31 am

"Oh man... what did I do last night? Last thing I remember is trying to break my record for the most Zooniverse contributions in one day..."

AvastMH wrote:Sat Mar 09, 2019 3:25 pm

mapurves wrote:Sat Mar 09, 2019 2:34 pm

Randi wrote:Sat Mar 09, 2019 1:42 pm

"A six-month voyage with lots of ice and not a single latitude or longitude."

Or possible ran a spelling bee for whaling logbook keepers

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Mar 16, 2019 11:14 am

OW'er checking her personal messages just one more time before going to bed.

AvastMH wrote:Sat Mar 16, 2019 12:12 pm Oh - that's me for sure!!!

Always the hope of another little nugget of fun before dreamland

Randi wrote:Sat Mar 16, 2019 1:19 pm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_Reading_a_Letter_(Vermeer) wrote:While the contents of the letter are not visible, the composition of the painting is revealing. The map of the County of Holland and West Friesland[7] in the Netherlands on the wall behind the woman has been interpreted as suggesting that the letter she reads was written by a traveling husband.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Blaeu wrote:Blaeu's maps were featured in the works of the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer of Delft (1632?1675), who holds a position of great honor among map historians. Several of his paintings illustrate maps hanging on walls or globes standing on tables or cabinets. Vermeer painted these cartographical documents with such detail that it is often possible to identify the actual maps. Evidently, Vermeer was particularly attached to a Willem Blaeu ? Balthasar Florisz van Berckenrode map of Holland and West Friesland, as he represented it as a wall decoration in three of his paintings. Though no longer extant, the map's existence is known from archival sources and the second edition published by Willem Blaeu in 1621, titled Nova et Accurata Totius Hollandiae Westfriesiaeq. Topographia, Descriptore Balthazaro Florentio a Berke[n]rode Batavo. Vermeer must have had a copy at his disposal (or the earlier one published by Van Berckenrode). Around 1658 he showed it as a wall decoration in his painting Officer and Laughing Girl, which depicts a soldier in a large hat sitting with his back to viewer, talking with a smiling girl who holds a glass in her hand. Bright sunlight bathes the girl and the large map on the wall. Vermeer's gift for realism is evidenced by the fact that the wall map, mounted on linen and wooden rods, is identifiable as Blaeu's 1621 map of Holland and West Friesland. He captures faithfully its characteristic design, decoration, and geographic content.[3]

Michael wrote:Sat Mar 16, 2019 3:25 pm Very, very cool, Randi! Wow!

And thank you, Hanibal. That's me, first thing in the morning, and last thing at night.

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Mar 23, 2019 9:26 am

Signs of OW Addiction #45: No matter where you are, no matter what you are doing, you can hear the ocean if you focus hard enough.

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Mar 30, 2019 10:45 am

OW moderator putting on her fancy outfit: "I said, just a minute! You can't rush this!"

AvastMH wrote:Sat Mar 30, 2019 11:21 am
Hey - is that money I can see - are we going onto the OW payroll at last?

Randi wrote:Sat Mar 30, 2019 1:01 pm Love the caption!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Peeters

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Apr 06, 2019 8:52 am

Zooites doing astronomy project together.

AvastMH wrote:Sat Apr 06, 2019 9:15 am I'm with the guy with blue jacket sat on the right hand side with his head in his hand. I've never been anything but perplexed with the Galaxian Zooites' projects. Give me a light air and luffed sheets any day

Dean wrote:Sun Apr 07, 2019 11:51 pm I'm with Joan as to light air. Luffed sheets don't help the sailboat to move though.

AvastMH wrote:Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:09 am You're welcome Dean

Despite being the daughter of a sailor I have to admit that being on a ship that is going nowhere is probably advisable for me. I must have 'landlubber' written through me like Blackpool Rock. Luffing would certainly leave me laughing...until I got sacked by the ship owners later in the year

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:40 am

While on vacation in his beloved Italia, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe contemplates writing an epic work of literature based on OW.

AvastMH wrote:Sat Apr 13, 2019 11:37 am Cool picture hanibal!!

Literature from OW? Stand aside War and Peace, we're coming through!!!

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat May 04, 2019 7:53 am

Be wary when hunting for sea ice - or else, the ice may hunt you.

AvastMH wrote:Sat May 04, 2019 12:03 pm

or perhaps will hunt you....

Randi wrote:Sat May 04, 2019 1:31 pm Hanibal's:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sea_of_Ice wrote:The stern of the wreck is just visible on the right. As an inscription on it confirms, this is HMS Griper, one of two ships that took part in William Edward Parry's 1819-1820 and 1824 expeditions to the North Pole.

Joan's:
Remains of lost 1800s whaling fleet discovered off Alaska's Arctic coast

Hanibal94 wrote:Sat May 11, 2019 9:06 am

OW mod announces snack time.