Waste not, want not

On sailing ships of old, rope hardly ever made it off the ship. As it became too worn for it's original purpose, it was used again for other purposes. But eventually, it was too far gone to be usable for supporting a load. Then it was raw material for rope work - it became mats, fenders, baggy wrinkle, or ultimately oakum.

Here at the marina, someone discarded this piece of manila rope. I snapped it up and, feeling brotherhood with those sailors of times past, wove a welcome mat out of it: