Month: July 2019
Nia Goes to the Beach:The Songs of Summer July Nia routine on Cape Ann:
Songs of Summer/Nia with Linda
Come experience the fun of moving safely to and singing along with all the great summer hits! Artists including the Beach Boys, Seals and Crofts, Alan Jackson. Songs like Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, Summertime Blues, Help Me Rhonda, Love that Dirty Water and more. Come join us for a Nia beach party but leave the sand at home.
Want to try Nia with Linda?
Free, weekly class at Rose Baker Senior Center-Mondays at 1 pm
Manchester Athletic Club on Mondays and Wednesdays at 8 am. Free to members
MAGMA, 11 Pleasant St. Class on Thursday at 10:15am $5 seniors, $10 others
You may find MAGMA by either entering the building on the Pleasant St. side or via the Main St. entrance. The elevator is accessed by the Main St. door. Walk to the rear of the arcade and take the elevator to 5th floor and…
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Sawyer Free Library Events 7/15-7/20
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BEAUTIFUL DOE AT GOOD HARBOR BEACH
Well hello there beautiful doe of the dunes.
This graceful, slender beauty leisurely strolled, and then pranced, up to me while I was filming PiPls. I stood very still as she came closer and closer, trying not to move a muscle. With great curiosity, she spent a few minutes looking at me. The doe came so close, I could have reached out my hand and touched her.
After the once over from her, and a magical moment for me, she then proceeded to walk a few feet away and take a very long pee in a tide pool. I was filming, not photographing at this point, and so it was captured on film. I don’t know why I think this was funny, I guess because while I was thinking, this is so beautiful, perhaps she was wondering if I was a tree and a suitable place to go pee.
Dancing along with the waves at the shoreline, she was heading back to the dunes when a photographer boxed her into a corner, forcing her to cross the creek and go up the rocky incline to Sherman’s Point, and then cross the road. I prayed she would not get hit by a car (FYI, the photographer had a huge telephoto lens!)
Half an hour later I was further down the beach and happily surprised as the doe came in from the road. She had circled all the way around, her tongue was hanging out and she was out of breath. After a few sips of water at the creek, the elegant White-tailed doe of the dunes crossed the marsh and made her way back home.
Beautiful sunrise yesterday morning, too.
Doe Tracks – I have been making a photographic record of all the different types of animal prints that we see at Good Harbor Beach in the morning. Usually, the deer tracks are in the softer sand and not as clearly defined.
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WHEN A DEER COMES PRANCING ALONG THE BEACH!
Well hello there beautiful doe of the dunes.
This graceful, slender beauty leisurely strolled, and then pranced, up to me while I was filming PiPls. I stood very still as she came closer and closer, trying not to move a muscle. With great curiosity, she spent a few minutes looking at me. The doe came so close, I could have reached out my hand and touched her.
After the once over from her, and a magical moment for me, she then proceeded to walk a few feet away and take a very long pee in a tide pool. I was filming, not photographing at this point, and so it was captured on film. I don’t know why I think this was funny, I guess because while I was thinking, this is so beautiful, perhaps she was wondering if I was a tree and a suitable place to go pee.
Dancing along with the waves at the shoreline, she was heading back to the the dunes when a photographer boxed her into a corner, forcing her to cross the creek and go up the rocky incline to Sherman’s Point, and then cross the road. I prayed she would not get hit by a car (FYI, the photographer had a huge telephoto lens!)
Half an hour later I was further down the beach and happily surprised as the doe came in from the road. She had circled all the way around, her tongue was hanging out and she was out of breath. After a few sips of water at the creek, the elegant White-tailed doe of the dunes crossed the marsh and made her way back home.
Beautiful sunrise yesterday morning, too.
Doe Tracks – I have been making a photographic record of all the different types of animal prints that we see at Good Harbor Beach in the morning. Usually, the deer tracks are in the softer sand and not as clearly defined.
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Stephanie Birchenough and row mate in the Blackburn Challenge
Photo taken by proud husband Michael
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Feather and Wedge in Rockport once again knocks it out of the park!
Great food, great space, great service. Our bartender Katie Aparo was fantastic. I’d put her in the running for best local bartender with the Likes of Jamie Verga and Stefano D’Amico.
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Progress on the Magnolia Pier
The Magnolia Pier is almost all the way down and the new one will be starting soon.
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It’s #TakeoutTuesday @TonnoGloucester
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All aluminum construction #lobsterboat F/V Trapper John heads out to harvest #lobster
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Gloucester Smiles-1269
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Visitors to Gloucester from California
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GMG Local Oyster Specials Chart 2019 Updated July 16
Updated Tuesday July 16 thanks to reader comment from Brenda D. Thank you Brenda!
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Treasures
A couple of summers ago my boys started making a point to place spare change (if there is really such a thing) in a special little spot in a brick chimney in Rockport. Every once in a while they would happen by and find a nickel or a quarter there, presumably, for the taking. They would always replace it with something of their own….or, if they didn’t have anything to leave, they would ask me to take them back later in the day to make their “deposit.” I have no idea if this is a thing or not…but, they both love/d the game. Thatch has kind of outgrown it, but Finn still loves to play. The other day he asked me to stop and said he was going to put in the $2 that he had in his pocket. I told him that was too much and wasn’t as subtle. I gave him some change…but, when I looked back I saw that he had left one of his dollar bills as well. He absolutely loves the leaving more than the taking.
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Welcome Back Deer
We had a small welcoming committee greeting us upon our return home. I just love our neighborhood!
Apparently the fawn needed a little corrective action.
Fawn zoomies
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Nutrition Series with Darren Burke – Healthy Eating on Vacation
Did you know that
July and August are the
most popular months
to travel in the U.S.?
Planning a vacation or stay-cation
in the upcoming weeks?
Anxious about indulging and wondering
how you can stay on track
and return home guilt free?
Get excited for vacation, not stressed!
Join Darren Burke, Certified Nutritionist, for an educational lecture series that will highlight simple and effective ways to clean up your eating habits. You’ll learn about what foods are in season and recipes that incorporate those foods. Sign up and head into these warmer months feeling refreshed and healthy!
Healthy Eating on Vacation
Thursday, July 25, 2019
6:00 PM in the MAC Business Office
Sign up with Darren: dburke@macathletics.com
$5 member fee
$10 non member
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It’s that time again!!
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WHAT IS THAT BUTTERFLY ON THE BEACH THAT LOOKS LIKE A SMALL MONARCH?
There are several butterflies that people often mistake for Monarchs. Among them are two members of the Vanessa genus and they are Painted Ladies and Red Admirals.
Monarchs are on the wing at the dunes at Good Harbor Beach, attracted to the Common Milkweed growing abundantly throughout. For the past several months, we have had an influx of Red Admirals. They aren’t seen in the dunes as much as are the Monarchs; you’ll find them right on the sand at the beach. They are drinking moisture found in the sand, especially at the wrack line, seeking minerals and salt. Red Admirals are commonly referred to as the ‘Friendly Red Admiral’ because they alight on people’s skin, drinking salty human perspiration.
When wings are folded Red Admirals are beautifully disguised against beach and bark textures; when their wings are open they flash bright red-orange bands across their upper and lower wings, which sometimes leads people to believe they are a ‘small’ Monarch.
Red Admiral
Monarch
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THANK YOU PIPL VOLUNTEERS!
We PiPl volunteer monitors had a sweet get together last night to celebrate our three fledged Piping Plovers. Not everyone could attend and I didn’t take the photo until several had already departed. Despite the fact that the City prematurely dismantled the Piping Plover refuge, it didn’t dampen our spirits. It was super to talk to fellow volunteers and learn more about them while sharing a beautiful cake that Heather Hall had made, with some fantastic Sangria, made by Laurie Sawin.
Thank you, thank you, thank you to all our fantastic volunteers for your hours of dedication. It was a great year for PiPls at Good Harbor Beach. We hope our Mama and Papa return next year, and if they do, we will be even more prepared!
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TONIGHT Support GHS Soccer by going or ordering out from Tonno!
Waiting for Tonno take out – not bad!
Tonno (978) 879-4795, 2 Main Street, Gloucester MA
Francesca cocktail
Better to dine in or support a community cause like tonight. However, good to know T3- Tonno Takeout Tuesday is an option!
Good Morning Gloucester 