![]() ![]() ![]() One thing's for sure-you'll never be bored. Other days you may learn something from him about equipment depreciation or the migratory habits of the blue crab. Some days he'll keep you in stitches with his tall tales and keen wit. 'Son,' he said, looking up, 'You are welcome to go with me as a cool breeze in August'" "I've learned that time spent with a watermen is an experience never to be forgotten. 'Hi, I'm doing a book about the watermen of the bay, and would greatly appreciate it if you'd allow me to go along with you and take some photographs.' The older watermen looked at me and then at the floorboards of his boat. I leaned over his boat and made the request that I would repeat dozens of times over the next three years. Cameras and tape recorders and bags hung from straps around my neck and shoulders, and my right hand tightly gripped a shiny new lunch box. "I must have presented a strange and humorous sight to him as I carefully approached on the rickety pier, arms slightly extended for balance. ![]()
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