In the spring, I visited Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. While walking up and  down the quaint streets of this fine maritime town, I came across a very mean kitty. When I tried to pet  this charming little alley cat, it bit me on the hand. Then I took a picture!

The Picton Castle was moored in the harbour of Lunenburg. On the night of December 8, 2006, as the Picton Castle was  roughly 760 south-east of Cape Cod, the ship encountered bad  weather; a wave swamped the  ship, sweeping one of the crew overboard. The person swept overboard was  later identified as lead seaman Laura Gainey, daughter of Bob Gainey and respected member of the Picton Castle professional  crew.  She was never found. The ship looked damn eerie the day I saw it.

And in light of that tragic event at sea, I found this adjacent marble memorial rather moving.