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Sailors have a particular abhorrence of those who randomly whistle. Whistling, you see, calls up the wind - and potentially a storm. Do it only in a dead calm, and then at your peril. (by George Dmitriev) #SeafaringSaturday #FolkloreSunday
This beautiful, moody painting is by an unknown artist of remarkable talent. If you know who they are, please reply. #SeafaringSaturday #art #sailor
Ghosts are said to be neutral, helpful or malevolent. Animal ghosts are on a whole helpful, with a few noticeable exceptions that may have more to do with human fear than ghostly intent. (Bray Road Beast by Abigail Larson) #WerewolfWednesday #FolkloreThursday
"The werewolf's bloodline must be served..." ~ An American Werewolf in London (Werewolf by Taran Fiddler) #WerewolfWednesday #FolkloreThursday
It isn't that life ashore is distasteful to me. But life at sea is better ~ Sir Francis Drake (P. Loutherbourg's painting of Drake and the English fleet defeating the Spanish Armada) #art #quote #SeafaringSaturday
You cannot discover new oceans, unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore ~ sailor's proverb (painting by Frederick Waugh) #proverb #art #SeafaringSaturday
There is but a plank between a sailor and eternity ~ Thomas Gibbons (Shipwreck on the North Sea by Ivan Aivazovsky) #quote #art #SeafaringSaturday
I am an optimist about things in general, but I look upon the sea as the ancients viewed their gods, with superstition. ~ E.A. Pye (Sea View by Moonlight by Ivan Aivazovsky) #sea #SuperstitionSat #art #quote