Mystery at Loblolly Cove
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Don’t you love the sound of the word loblolly? I am curious as to why Loblolly Cove is called as such. There is the Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) but that is a species that grows in the the southern United States. Nautically speaking, loblolly refers to a thick gruel served on ships. Geographically, in some southern US dialects, a loblolly is a mire or mudhole. Loblolly Cove is neither of these. Perhaps the namer of Loblolly Cove just liked the name. To me, it sounds like the perfect setting for a mystery novel, the kind you read when a kid on summer vacation – “Mystery at Loblolly Cove.”
Scenes from around Loblolly Cove
Sing Your Heart Out Fella!
You may have noticed odd-looking Common Eiders on our shores lately. They are juvenile males. It takes several years for the adult male to develop his distinctive black and white wing pattern.
Adult Male and Female Common Eider with Male Bufflehead in Flight
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Good Morning Gloucester 
Found a more nautically related definition of loblolly if I can figure out how to post it!
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Hi Jim, Can you copy paste it into a comment reply? If not, please feel free to email me at kimsmithdesigns@hotmail.com. Thank you 🙂
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I read it’s an old term for lobster liver.
There used to be a eat in the rough lobster shack in Loblolly Cove, many years ago.
President Taft ate there. Go to VintageRockport.com for more info
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Okay will do that escape pod. Thank you!
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Very fine day to be out there today for sure, take the scenic route and ! 🙂 Dave & Kim 🙂
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As always, great pictures. I especially love Mr. Cardinal. Thanks for sharing your knowledge of the natural world with us readers.
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Thank you Pat. I am especially fond of cardinals, too. Still trying to get a better photo though. Mystery at Loblolly solved–see tonight’s post!
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There are Loblolly Pines here…they migrated from warmer climes, just as the Magnolia did.
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Now we have two possible answers to the puzzle and i will post both tonight. Thank you Sybil!
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Eemian–google last interglacial and vegetation. HAVE FUN!!!!
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Loblolly Boys referred to the medical aids for physicians aboard ships during the earliest periods of our countries history. They would serve “loblolly” which was a porridge type dish. Today, we call them Corpsman.
-A former corpsman.
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