Thursday, October 7, 2010

Red Sky at Night, Sailor's Delight

Night falls in Connecticut. The view outside of my guest room tonight around 7 pm. My mother used to call evening clouds like this "sky blue pink," as if it were one word. And I learned the poem, of course, from my Dad, a Navy sailor from 1938-50 (and an Army Master Sergeant from 1950-60).

Red sky at night,
Sailor's delight.
Red sky in the morning,
Sailor's take warning.

Smooth sailing tonight, everyone!

8 comments:

  1. KATIE IF YOU LOOK AT THIS BEAUTIFUL SKY PICTURE OF CASEYS IT SHOULD GIVE YOU HOPE. JUST COME HERE EVERY DAY. IT ALWAYS GIVES ME JOY. YOU NEED SOME JOY IN YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW. HANG TIGHT TO YOUR HUBBY AND CHIN UP. LOOK AT SOME OF CASEYS FLOWER PICTURES IT'LL MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER. I BET HE'LL LET YOU SIT ON HIS BENCH AND JUST BE QUIET. YOUR BROTHER HAS A LONG ROAD AHEAD OF HIM. HE NEEDS YOUR PRAYERS.

    SORRY CASEY FOR TAKING UP SPACE HERE FOR KATIE BUT SHE'S HURTING.

    GRANNY

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  2. Casey, what is it with these sailors, my dad taught me the very same poem. In fact when I read your header I had already recited the poem to myself before getting to the end of your blog. Beautiful photo.

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  3. Take up all the space you want, Granny!

    Katie, I hope everything works out for your and your family.

    Annie, I think they just liked to teach us little treasures like that poem, knowing we'd probably never be sailors...

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  4. ON MY WAY TO BED. JUST WANTED TO SAY ONE MORE THING. MY MOM ALWAYS SAID THAT POEM WHEN SHE WOULD LOOK TO THE WESTERN SKY JUST BEFORE DARK. SHE COULD ALWAY TELL IF IT WAS GOING TO RAIN THE NEXT DAY.

    HI ANNIE.

    GOOD NIGHT AGAIN. GRANNY

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  5. Hi Granny, thanks for stopping by.

    Casey did your Dad teach you knot tying as well? There was a time as a kid I knew several, but I think today all that remains is a square knot. Seems there was a silly little verse that went with it but it's very vague.

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  6. I remember that my Dad knew all sorts of knots, but I wasn't too interested in learning them I guess. I learned how to knit and perl from my grandmother though! I've done some books on knots, for an old series called Basic Essentials.

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  7. Right over left
    and left over right
    makes a knot
    neat and tidy and tight

    What can I say..
    I was a Girl Scout. :)

    mare

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  8. Thank you Granny and Casey. Things will all be okay.

    Katie

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