Month: May 2019
Visitors to Gloucester from North Carolina
Visiting from North Carolina
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Gloucester Smiles – Breakfast at Two Sisters
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The Inns of Rockport Cookbook
From Helene and Dan Duffy
WWW.beechtreebb.com
978-546-2864
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Lanesville
We took another little pitstop on the way home from baseball last night. There are so many amazing nooks and crannies around Cape Ann to enjoy and discover.
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Gypsy Moths dying in so many ways
This oak is on the south edge of Carlson’s Quarry in the middle of ground zero of last year’s gypsy moth infestation in Rockport. The leaves were ompletely munched, they leafed out again in August.
Today they look very happy. The overwinter gypsy moth egg masses are about one tenth in number or less of last year. And the ones that were still viable look like this photo. 10-15 tiny holes where the new catapillars crawled out instead of 50-200 holes.
So the rain, hard freeze cycle we had this winter was tough on them and the wet spring is supposedly great for the fungus e. maimaiga. That fungus will be active once these caterpillars get to be full sized and it eats them from the inside out releasing spores from the cadaver.
If you see stiff caterpillar cadavers hanging vertical, leave them be. They will release spores and kill more. If you see the caterpillar stiff and hanging send in a photo and you win a GMG bumper sticker. Start looking mid June. I saw some of the little bastards in Lobster Cove, Annisquam yesterday and the fungus has to wait until they are fat and worth eating.
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Windward Grille Lunch
I did not realize Windward Grille in Essex was open for lunch so I was happy to give it a try based on the recommendation of my aunt. I was a little surprised at how busy it was on for a weekday lunchtime (I love that retirement allows us to do this!), but I took it as a good omen.
My Texas burger was the size of a certain large southern state and it was delicious:
GMG Jimmy got a pastrami sandwich and sweet potato fries:
My dessert was a Windward coffee….mmmmm……Another place to add to our lunch options!
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This might be the only way to watch the Bruins from here on out!
Weber firepit 🔥 Weber tiki torches, projecting onto a ten foot screen hanging off the deck. What a way to ring in summer!
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Gloucester in the news and on the road: #GloucesterMA documentary and food a hit in Minnesota news
Great read- From Sea to Sustainable Sea: Supporting American Wild Seafood event in Minneapolis “combined midwest premiere of the Gloucester fishing documentary “Dead in the Water” by Rockport native David Wittkower sandwiched between a cocktail hour and a seafoot featst featuring Gloucester landed monkfish, redfish, crabs, lobsters andother seafood delights.” See who’s involved with this great road foodiefilm trip, read more here
Spreading Gloucester’s Story: Minnesotans eat up film on fleet, seafood by Sean Horgan, Gloucester Daily Times
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OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 5/19 1-3PM 5 STANWOOD POINT, UNIT B GLOUCESTER $849,900
4 and 5 Stanwood Point. Great New Construction Townhouses where the Little River meets the Annisquam in Gloucester. The Stanwood Point Development Project is a Gem in the rough. New Construction Townhouses on the water where you can put in docks and moorings for an unbelievable price. Also, VERY LOW CONDO FEES AND NO FLOOD INSURANCE NEEDED.
4 Stanwood Point – Starting at $769,000
5 Stanwood Point, Unit B – $849,900
Come check it out for yourself on Sunday, 5/19 from 1-3PM. You can be living at 5 Stanwood Point, Unit B this summer and be able to enjoy all that Gloucester has to offer.
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Zentangle ~
We are so excited to bring to you this calming method to release anxiety, depression, doubt, worry and bring out your creative side…we all have it!
Don’t think, “I can’t draw – with the Zentangle method ANYONE can draw!
“The Zentangle® Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns”.
We Will:
• Learn the 8 basic steps to practice the Zentangle® Method.
• Learn the step outs to creating a basic tangle- sounds technical-it’s not and its fun!
• Share Ideas and resources like Zentangle.com and pattern hunting!
• Learn as many tangles as we have time for- You will want too!
The Zentangle® Method of drawing patterns is simple to learn and is perfect for those who feel they lack artistic talent, creativity or “can’t draw a straight line”! That is not an issue in Zentangle® in fact it will probably…
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Generous gardeners Plant sale This saturday
On my way home tonight I came across this pretty woman playing in the dirt on the island at Tally’s corner. She asked me to remind everyone that the Generous Gardeners are having a plant sale Saturday morning starting at 9 AM by the tennis courts at the boulevard. ….not to be missed.
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MAY IS THE MAGICAL MONTH FOR MIGRATION THROUGH MASSACHUSETTS – Featuring Laughing Gulls at Good Harbor Beach
Over the past several weeks we have been graced with a bevy of beauties arriving on our shores, some here to stay to nest for the summer, and for some, we are a stopover to their breeding grounds further north, a place to rest and refuel.
Last night a pair of Laughing Gulls was spotted foraging at the shoreline at Good Harbor Beach, earlier in the week a pair of Yellow Legs was at GHB in the early morning, and last week, a flock of Brant Geese, a trio of Black-bellied Plovers, and a Willet were observed. Our gardens, woodlands, meadows, and dunes have come alive with Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Yellow Warblers, Eastern Phoebes, American Robins, Baltimore Orioles, Eastern Towhees, Bobolinks, Carolina Wrens, Brown Thrashers, Eastern Bluebirds, and dozens more species of songbirds.
The striking black-hooded Laughing Gull breeds in Massachusetts, but was nearly extirpated because of the plume and egg hunters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They began to make a comeback, only to be devastated again by larger gulls expanding their southward range. Laughing Gulls are adaptable and today their numbers are increasing.
I’ve seen single Laughing Gulls at Good Harbor, but this is the first pair. Perhaps they are breeding at Salt Island or Thacher Island. Wouldn’t that be wonderful 🙂
Laughing Gull breeding and wintering range
Beautiful few moments when the sun was trying to break through the bank of clouds
Super high tides at Good Harbor Beach this week; notice how close to the dune’s edge is the line of seaweed left by the last tide.
Mama on the nest ❤
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Yella on the Water 25 Western Ave / Stacy Boulevard opening soon
The exterior transformation by RePro General Constuction & Design Services (ReProservice.com) for Danielle and Carlo Berdahn’s new Mediterranean bistro, Yella on the Water, is moving right along (in the former Morning Glory space) on Stacy Boulevard.
Before (2013) vs. construction underway (May 2019)
They opened Yella Grille in Andover (and catering) ten years ago.
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Tulips on the Stacy Boulevard
On Sunday with no sun, the tulips on Stacy Boulevard glowed. They are amazing. Thank you Generous Gardeners.
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Tesoro Vintage Finds | 5 Short Street West End downtown #GloucesterMA
Find Tesoro Vintage Finds at 5 Short Street next to Caffe Sicilia in Gloucester, Mass., a close walk to Bananas and Cape Ann Auction.
(Adrift 284 Main Street on the East End closed.)
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Patriots 2019 Schedule via @patsperfect
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This Weekend in the Arts 05/17-20/2019
Jane Deering Gallery presents PART II of
A Turning Point | the contemporary landscape continues at Jane Deering Gallery , 19 Pleasant Street, Gloucester.
Jane Deering Gallery presents PART II of A Turning Point | the contemporary landscape showcasing new works at an opening reception Saturday May 18th from 4:00-6:00pm. The exhibition addresses the timely question Beautiful world, where are you going? and explores our fragile relationship with the natural world. The exhibition will run through mid-June and includes regional and international artists whose works are held in museum, corporate and private collections: Gabrielle Barzaghi, Deborah Brown, Tom Fels, Paul Cary Goldberg, Jacob Hessler, Jeff Marshall, Adin Murray, Esther Pullman, Steve Rosenthal and Erma Wheeler from New England; Nell Campbell, Gail Pine and Youngsuk Suh from California; Gail Barker, Neeta Madahar and Michael Porter from the United Kingdom. The gallery is located at 19 Pleasant Street, Gloucester MA. Gallery hours: Friday/Saturday/Sunday 1:00-5:00pm and by appointment at 917-902-4359 or info@janedeeringgallery.com.
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Annisquam Exchange Opening May 17, 2019
Do not forget to come by the Annisquam Exchange on Leonard Street. Lots of great gifts and treasures.
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Around Town #105
Good Morning Gloucester 