Two Blue Herons and an Egret

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A pair of Great Blue Herons joined the neighborhood egret for a meal recently. They appeared to be cautiously accepting of each other as they enjoyed marsh treats. After a little while, two additional egrets joined the fun. The five of them provided us with an airshow and several minutes of entertainment. So happy to see so many signs of spring popping up! It gives me hope for a light at the end of this tunnel.

I think creating a wish list like Carl Mckay-Stratton did off local restaurant items when everything opens up is brilliant!

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Create your list and tag me on Facebook and we will discuss on the next podcast.

Carl’s list has me drooling.

SHOUT OUT TO LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS MARK ANDREASSON AND KAREN GORCZYCA OF DCL FOR MANUFACTURING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIRST RESPONDERS!!

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Local people doing amazing things – DCL is a Boston based leading fabricator of architectural specialties. DCL President Mark Andreasson and his wife Karen Gorczyca reside on Cape Ann. DCL is now producing and delivering Personal Protective Equipment to area hospitals, police, and fire departments.  Thank you Mark and Karen and DCL staff for all you are doing to help first responders.

About DCL:

DCL is a leading fabricator of architectural specialties – including custom signage, rebranding, wayfinding, and themed entertainment. We partner with architects and designers to custom-engineer the right solutions for each project. Our experience and expertise spans globally, and we provide custom solutions for the Academic, Athletic, Healthcare, Hospitality, Retail, and Transportation industries.

BE PREPARED TO BE GROSSED OUT- SNOWY OWL PUKING A GINORMOUS PELLET – PART THREE: A SNOWY OWL COMES TO CAPE ANN

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Casting a pellet is a totally normal thing that Snowy Owls, and all owls do. You may even have dissected a pellet in biology class. I  just had no idea until seeing Snowy do this that they could be so enormous!

You can view the first three episodes here: Snowy Owl Film Project. All five will eventually be found on this page. Almost finished with Part Four: Snowy Owl Takes a Bath 🙂

A Snowy Owl Comes to Cape Ann

Part Three: Snowy Owl Casts a Pellet

Once or twice a day an owl casts, or regurgitates, a pellet, which is a mass of undigested parts of the bird’s food. Pellets form after an owl has fed. The owl often casts a pellet, and goes poop, shortly before heading out to hunt.

Pellets contain sharp-edged bones and teeth that could damage the bird’s lower digestive tract. Its presence prevents the owl from swallowing fresh prey.

 

Castaways Vintage Cafe is now offering delivery of fresh fruit & veggies

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Tired of not getting your order from insta cart? Don’t want to go to the grocery store ?
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Castaways Vintage Cafe is now offering delivery of fresh fruit & veggies. We want to provide our customers with safe and healthy options during these hard times. We will have a fruit bag that will include
•quart of strawberries, pint of blueberries, bunch of bananas, 1/2 dozen apples, 1/2 dozen oranges
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We will also have a veggie bag that will include
•Head of Broccoli, 6 oz Spinach, 1/2 doz Carrots, 1 Zucchini, 1 Cucumber, 2 red peppers
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Each bag will be $28 with free contactless delivery or contactless pick up at the cafe
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We are also able to deliver your favorite Castaways coffee, açaí bowl or power juice with your order.
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Please message or call us with your order! Delivering everyday
@ Castaways Vintage Cafe

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Live GloucesterCast 395 With Bryan Lafata, Jim Dalpiaz and Joey Ciaramitaro 4/9/20

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Live GloucesterCast 395 With Bryan Lafata, Jim Dalpiaz and Joey Ciaramitaro 4/9/20

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Topics Include:

Thank you to the people on the font lines of the crisis that are sacrificing being away from their families- First Responders, Health Care Workers, Grocery Store People, Truckers and anyone else sacrificing to keep things moving.

GloucesterCast 395 with

Bryan Lafata

and

Jim Dalpiaz

also social media links for

GHS Fishermen Athletics
Website (for now) – schedules/results
Social Media
Facebook:

GHS Fishermen Athletics
Twitter: @FishermenGhs https://twitter.com/FishermenGhs
Instagram: GHS Fishermen Athletics https://www.instagram.com/ghsfishermenathletics/

 

Mass Trustees Reopening Some Properties Starting Today Thurs April 9

Posted on by Pat D

Great news! The Trustees will be reopening 76 properties for resident use starting today Thursday April 9.  They ask that you visit those closest to your residence and (of course) maintain distance and any other active restrictions in place at the time. Further, they are asking you to change your plans if the parking lot is full as you approach.

This is a list of the newly opened properties.   Halibut Point, Greenwood Farm, Hamlin Reservation,  and Stavros Reservation are among the nearby properties included. ENJOY!

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State Pier View

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Like our friend, Donna Ardizzoni, we also took a ride to the State Pier recently. Great minds and all that! It wasn’t too hard to keep ourselves distanced and we stayed mindful but took a few pictures on our way to do some essential errands.

@FishermenGHS Athletic Director Bryan Lafata Live Stream Thursday 10:30AM

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

We will have GHS Athletic Director Bryan Lafata On The GloucesterCast Live Stream Thursday Morning At 10:30AM

Join us and participate by asking questions as we go live. Here and at http://www.facebook.com/joeygmg

Savour To Curbside! Ordering Curbside Pickup: efficient, easy… further maintaining safety.

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Savour To Curbside!

Ordering Curbside Pickup: efficient, easy… further maintaining safety.

In concert with the latest healthcare mandates, we are temporarily suspending in-store shopping, transitioning immediately and exclusively to Curbside Pickup. With our curbside pickup program, everything is left to us to fulfill your order.
Free delivery on Cape Ann requires a minimum order of $50., focused first to customers unable to pickup / should not venture from home. Delivery is Tuesday – Saturday, same or next day.

Here’s what you need to know.
>Curbside pickup takes place in our ample private parking space directly behind Savour.

>Begin by emailing your order to: kathleen@savourwineandcheese.com, you can mention a spending level…consider red, white, rose, sparkling selections from our $9.99 bins for the “taste” quality, & the $14.99 & 19.99 bins “expressing complexity”… ask for a callback, or call us to order @ 978.282.1455 during business hours, Tuesday – Saturday, 11am – 6pm.

>For most all customers we have your wine & cheese purchase history in our database for review, & welcome making recommendations, including wine pairings.

>With your order assembled and ready, we will call to arrange a convenient time for your pickup. During all order confirmation calls we will ask for your credit card information.

>Arriving at Savour, just pop the trunk & we’ll place your order inside!

>What to order? everything Savour … wine, beer, cheese, charcuterie, breads, our own fortified chicken bone broth, chocolate & more.  Our website homepage will feature a rotating selection of current and new in-stock wines to consider – savourwineandcheese.com

We trust this service provides further assurances of a safer shopping experience, further minimizing risk, enhancing “our” collective well-being. We welcome your vote for Northshore magazine’s BONS award, for “Best Wine Selection”. Enter http://bit.ly/Savour-BONS20  From the Drink category page scroll to Wine Selection, scroll to Savour & click to vote.  Thank You!

be well, be safe, be thoughtful…
-Kathleen Morgan & the Savour team

savour wine and cheese  l   76 prospect street  l  gloucester, ma  l   978. 282. 1455

 

COYOTES IN THE BLUE HOUR

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Prior to dawn Monday morning, two Eastern Coyotes were spotted perusing Saratoga Creek and Good Harbor Beach. They appeared to be a pair; the huskier of the two was definitely the ‘alpha’ Coyote, with the smaller trotting after the larger. Before crossing the Creek, they both stopped to go pooh and pee in a pile of seaweed.

The larger (am assuming a male, but not entirely sure) has a more mottled snout with a black tail tip, while the smaller of the two has a very black snout and no black on its tail tip.

Annisquam Village Church

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Annisquam Village Church

Connecting a
Spiritually Diverse Community
to God and to the World

We are an interdenominational community.
We welcome you wherever you are on the spiritual journey.

 

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Sunday Worship Service Each Sunday Go to Zoom.com, click on Join a Meeting, Copy and paste the meeting ID, click …

All are Welcome to join the Annisquam Village Church Online Services
with
Rev. Sue Koehler-Arsenault, Pastor

Three ways to join the Service:

1) To connect on Zoom –
https://zoom.us/j/8701676165pwd=bzlrU1Y2THMrSWtuYXd0Qkg2Q1QyZz09
MEETING ID: 870 167 6165
NEW Password: 171731

2) To phone in (without video): +1 646 876 9923
MEETING ID: 870 167 6165
(If required) PARTICIPANT ID: Press #
Password: 171731

Chat room opens at 30 minutes before

3) Watch on Facebook Live Video on this Page
https://www.facebook.com/AnnisquamVillageChurch/
LIKE the Page and you will be able to get right to the LIVE Service

Zoom works best with Chrome browser.
You will find that your internet signal improves if you turn off your WiFi on devices you are not using.

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Upcoming & Noteworthy

Kathleen Adams, Music Director

Annisquam Village Church

Holy Week & Easter Services Online

Maundy Thursday – 7:00 p.m.
Good Friday – 7:00 p.m.
Easter Sunday – 10:00 a.m.

Wear your “Easter best” or florals
Place flowers where they can be seen by others on screen

Zoom Live Stream
Phone (audio only): 646-876-9923

Meeting ID: 870 167 6165

Password: 171731

Watch on Facebook Live

Note: There will be no Spiritual Connection Circle