{"id":3680,"date":"2014-05-31T18:45:23","date_gmt":"2014-05-31T22:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=3680"},"modified":"2014-05-31T18:45:24","modified_gmt":"2014-05-31T22:45:24","slug":"3680","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2014\/05\/3680\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Betty Jane launched for the season. We were late getting her into the water this year but we&rsquo;re ready to go now.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3679\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3679\" style=\"width: 444px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2014\/05\/3680\/betty_jane-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3679\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3679\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/betty_jane.jpg?resize=444%2C362\" alt=\"The Betty Jane launched for the season\" width=\"444\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/betty_jane.jpg?w=444&amp;ssl=1 444w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/betty_jane.jpg?resize=300%2C244&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/betty_jane.jpg?resize=260%2C211&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/betty_jane.jpg?resize=160%2C130&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Betty Jane launched for the season<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Betty Jane launched for the season. We were late getting her into the water this year but we&rsquo;re ready to go now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"status","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[139,13],"tags":[193],"class_list":["post-3680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-status","hentry","category-bio","category-vermilion_oh","tag-the-betty-jane","post_format-post-format-status"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3113,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2014\/02\/one-paragraph-story-first-day-with-the-betty-jane\/","url_meta":{"origin":3680,"position":0},"title":"One paragraph story: First day with The Betty Jane","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"February 24, 2014","format":"status","excerpt":"Here is a short--one paragraph(!)--story I wrote: The day was sunny when we launched our new boat on the Huron River. But Lake Erie weather is notoriously\u00a0changeable\u00a0and by the time we covered half of the 10 miles to our dock,\u00a0angry\u00a0clouds broke over us with terrific force. Howling winds and roiling\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Fiction&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Fiction","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/fiction\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1957,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2013\/05\/boating-season-underway-on-lake-erie\/","url_meta":{"origin":3680,"position":1},"title":"Boating Season Underway on Lake Erie","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"May 19, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Today was the first real day of the boating season. Pleasure boats and fishing boats dotted the lake as if it was midsummer. Here's the view from the studio: After a painting session in the morning, my son John-Parker and I went to the slip where The Betty Jane is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Bio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Bio","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/bio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"First Full Day of the Season on Lake Erie","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/lake-5-19-2013.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5180,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2015\/06\/the-betty-jane\/","url_meta":{"origin":3680,"position":2},"title":"The Betty Jane","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"June 7, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"It's been a slow boating season so far. \u00a0The Betty Jane has some serious leaks in the fresh water system. (You can see the bilge water pouring out at the bow.) \u00a0When I \u00a0first discovered the water, I feared there was a serious problem, such as a compromised hull. \u00a0Luckily,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Bio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Bio","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/bio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/betty-jane-6-15.jpg?fit=512%2C341&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5960,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2016\/03\/in-the-studio-32716\/","url_meta":{"origin":3680,"position":3},"title":"In the studio 3\/27\/16","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"March 27, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Aboard the Betty Jane is another of the 48\" x 60\" canvases I recently wrote about. \u00a0This painting is based on some photos taken during a fishing trip abroad my boat. \u00a0The Betty Jane is still in dry dock; next week we start preparing her\u00a0for the season. \u00a0We have to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;materials&quot;","block_context":{"text":"materials","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/materials\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/studio-2016-3-27.jpg?fit=666%2C682&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/studio-2016-3-27.jpg?fit=666%2C682&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/studio-2016-3-27.jpg?fit=666%2C682&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1827,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2013\/04\/second-coldest-spring-on-record\/","url_meta":{"origin":3680,"position":4},"title":"Second Coldest Spring on Record","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"April 28, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"According to the papers, that is. The upshot is the boating season here on Lake Erie has been slow to start. We were going to finish getting The Betty Jane ready for launching today but the rain will delay us. We aren't the only ones affected by the cold, damp\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Bio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Bio","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/bio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Betty Jane Still in Storage ","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/betty-jane.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2771,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2013\/11\/lake-erie-boating-season-ends\/","url_meta":{"origin":3680,"position":5},"title":"Lake Erie boating season ends","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"November 12, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Sadly, the boating season is over on the Great Lakes. Lake Erie won't be frozen-over for another month but low water levels on the Vermilion River, and frequent storms ends the season except for the professional fishing boats and giant freighters. The latter will run until January. 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