Summer Starts Winding Down — pat morss

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Gloucester’s upcoming Schooner Festival on Labor Day Weekend is an annual sign that summer is coming to an end. And there are other signs.

Lobster boat ‘Toby Ann’ is a sport-fishing boat on the weekend.
The girls agree to go fishing with dad.
‘Ardelle’ watching the whale watches’ whale watchers watching whales (they’re still here).
A lone seal anticipating fall, or outcast from summering on Cape Cod with the sharks.
A Mallard with her super-late August brood of ducklings on Niles Pond.
A Little Blue Heron takes to the treetops for a better view.
While a Black-crowned Night-heron prefers more cover.
A Red-spotted Admiral appreciates our new butterfly bushes.
A Monarch got its wing tips slammed in the door.
This worn Eastern Tiger Swallowtail won’t give up.
A squirrel taste tests acorns before storing up for the winter.
In any case, “It’s been a good summer, right”?

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