Jo Locktov

@jolocktov

Complacency is not an option co-founder Portland Cruise Control ⚓️ Maine cruise ships are a climate catastrophe Venetophile

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Jo Locktov@jolocktov· 10d

#InternationalCatDay Lola.

A black cat with gold eyes lying on a purple blanket.

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· 18d

Casco Bay Maine Porpoises, osprey & terns, oh my.

A photo of Casco Bay with Diamond island in the back ground and a tiny piece of forested island in the foreground. Blue sky with white clouds.

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· 22d

Summer on Casco Bay Portland Maine

A blue summer day on the bay with 2 sailboats and a hint of land in the background.

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· Jul 16

Yes, I think perhaps based on Tiziano’s Strega award winning Stabat Mater.

The cover of Stabat Mater in shades of teal with a young woman playing the violin in silhouette in a flooded Piazza San Marco in front of the Ducal Palace.

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· Jul 13

Blue on blue. Casco Bay Portland Maine (where yes we will figure it all out and defeat the concerned Collins)

Casco Bay in the morning sunlight with blue water, blue sky, and a lone sailboat.

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· Jul 11

New mantra……

A black card with elegant calligraphy that says, “calm the fuck down” in white ink.

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· Jul 10

dancing diamonds on Casco Bay Portland Maine

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· Jul 5

Good morning Portland #CascoBay #Maine

An early morning sunrise on Casco Bay with a burst of dramatic cloud against the blue sky. Several sailboats moored in a peaceful bay waters.

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· Jun 22

Thrilled that my friend Joey Brunelle is running for City Councilor At Large in Portland. “We need to remember that government can actually do hard things, and can do them well.” Please consider a $5 donation to his Clean Election campaign. Thank you! #MEpolitics mailchi.mp/300e1d8b3e07...

Joey Brunelle at Portland Pride, running for the Councilor At Large seat in Portland Maine wearing a rainbow kerchief and turquoise & white t-shirt.

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· Jun 16

Serenity on Casco Bay Portland Maine

Casco Bay with a lone sailboat and green kayak. Blue water and blue sky merge almost as one.

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· Jun 14

morning waves from Casco Bay Portland Maine

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· Jun 13

Blue ombre. Casco Bay Portland

Kayakers and a lone sail boat on Casco Bay where the blue sky and blue sky merge as one.

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· Jun 11

Eastern cemetery Est. 1668 Portland Maine

The black iron gates at the entrance of the eastern Cemetery in Portland, Maine. Grasses, white flowers, trees and headstones.

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· Jun 9

Blue sky.

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· May 30

Where’s Lola? #caturday

A lump under a textured white blanket which is a little cat in hiding. In the corner is a black etagere with colorful glass objects.

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· May 28

Clouds over Casco Bay Portland Maine

Dark grey clouds over Casco Bay reflected in the grey waters with a lone sailboat. In the distance are lighter, brighter white clouds.

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· May 26

Good morning from Casco Bay

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· May 24

It took decades to move the cruise ships out of the San Marco Bacino where they polluted the air & water & degraded the ancient foundations. Only after international outcry were they moved to a different part of the Lagoon, still destroying everything in their path. 📷 Gianni Berengo Gardin

A black & white photo by Gianni Berengo Gardin, of a massive cruise ship, leaving St. Mark’s Basin, seen from via Garibaldi
while passing by Riva dei Sette Martiri. Dwarfing the ancient buildings. (© Gianni Berengo Gardin-Courtesy
Fondazione Forma per la Fotografia)

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· May 24

Or Juneau or Sitka or Victoria or Key West or the Bahamas or Venice or Hawaii or Barcelona or Amsterdam.

Extinction Rebellion activists in Amsterdam in small boats blocking a massive cruise ship from docking at dawn.

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· May 24

Mi manca Venezia.

Venice at sunset with a view to the tall campanile and the lights of Piazza San Marco.

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· May 17

Blue on blue.

A photo of the blue waters of Casco Bay with a cloudless blue sky.

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· May 12

@properlookout.bsky.social do you know what the small, squarish boat is in the foreground? It looks quite old & interesting. Here’s a better photo:

An older, small boat on Casco Bay in Portland with square lines.

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· May 12

Boats on the bay.

Several small boats on Casco Bay under a blanket of white clouds.

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· May 5

Blue sky.

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· May 3

I haven’t let Lola out on the balcony for the very same reason, terrified the little stinker will jump off!

A black cat sitting in front of a window looking out on a winter day, her tail curled perfectly.

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· May 3

It is a wonderful anthology of stories! You might also enjoy Venice Tales, there were several authors that I had never read before. I love discovering new voices.

The cover of Venice Tales, an anthology of stories about Venice. The black and white photo has a gondolier rowing his gondola in from of San Giorgio Maggiore.

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· May 2

Memories of Palazzo Mocenigo “…the alembics, the cucurbits, copper and glass vessels. Distillation gear, racks and racks of ancient-looking bottles with the names of flowers and chemicals, jars of oils.” The Devil in Dorsoduro By @davidhewson.com

Ancient glass vessels, cloudy with age at Palazzo Mocenigo in Venice. In the background there is shelving filled with more vessels in ceramic & glass, all varying shapes and sizes.

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· May 2

Love Venice & need a wonderful book to read? Dream of Venice Book Shop bookshop.org/shop/dreamof... via @bookshop.org with authors: @davidhewson.com @essiefox.bsky.social and translators: @gregorydowling.bsky.social @scribedoll.bsky.social #Venice #Venezia #VeniceBooks #Booksky

The Devil in Dorsoduro book cover in sepia tones of an elderly woman walking her little dog on the edge of a canal in Venice with a bridge and ancient building facades.

The dramatic gothic book cover of Dangerous in metallic blood red and black with a partial reflection of a man in an oval mirror.

The book cover of The Lover of No Fixed Abode a colorful mid-century graphic illustration of Venice with a man and woman in shadow.

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· Apr 30

Arrived! My weekend is sorted. Bravo @davidhewson.com ~ can’t wait to hang out with Arnold again. Especially since his murder mischief takes place on my birthday. #Venice #Venezia #VeniceBooks #BookSky #Ferragosto

A photo of the new book, The Devil in Dorsoduro on an antique silver tray. The cover image is a drawing in sepia tones of several old buildings in Venice, along a canal, with a bridge, & an elderly woman with a cane walking a small dog.

Jo Locktov@jolocktov· Apr 29

My daughter met the King of England today and they talked about chickens.