Do you remember when you first fell in love with the Pirates life? For some it was when Captain Jack Sparrow sailed onto the movie screen. Others it was that first time you rode on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland. Yet for countless children there isn’t a time they can’t remember not pretending that they were a pirate.
Enter Micah (you may remember his sister from the Fairy photo shoot Click to see the fairy shoot.
Little Micah is a born pirate. From the second this little lad landed on the beach he took on the spirit of his inner pirate. I was prepared to give Micah directions and poses, but to my delight he emerged into a true pirate right before my lens.
Since these photos say so much without words, I felt that I would give everyone a little pirate vocabulary lesson instead of my commentary.
So Avast ye – or in other words, stop and check this out or pay attention!
Meet our Buccaneer – a pirate
Young Pirate Micah was put on watch after the Old Salt – an experienced sailor, became Three sheets to the wind – someone who is very drunk. One sheet is mildly drunk and four sheets is passed out.
During the morning lookout, he exclaimed Thar she blows! – Whale sighting
While looking through his telescope and checking his compass, Micah exclaimed, Blow me down! – expression of shock of disbelief akin to “Holy Crap!”
Pirate Micah had found the Pieces of eight – coins or found in pirate stashes. To dig the treasure out he had to Heave Ho – give it some muscle and push it.
Pirate Micah had found the Booty – treasure
Along with the jewels, Pirate Micah discovered
Doubloons – other coins or found in pirate hoards and stashes
Pirate Micah knew that he would have to Hornswaggle – to defraud or cheat out of money or belongings, in order to keep the treasure, otherwise he would end up in Davy Jones’ Locker – fabled, mythical place at the bottom of the ocean where the evil spirit of Davy Jones brings sailor and pirates to die
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate’s life for me.
We pillage plunder, we rifle and loot.
Drink up me hearties, yo ho.
We kidnap and ravage and don’t give a hoot.
Drink up me hearties, yo ho.