Summer reads! photos July 13, 14: Long Beach Book Barn. And daybreak.







My View of Life on the Dock
Summer reads! photos July 13, 14: Long Beach Book Barn. And daybreak.







20 minutes. Jan. 29, 2023. Good Harbor Beach / Brier Neck. Long Beach. Gloucester & Rockport, MA.












12 snapshots. Pinch and zoom or double click for full size.
Surfers at daybreak
The last morning of 2018 began with a gorgeously hued sunrise, and then, as so often happens on the wild and wonderful shores of Cape Ann, there were several chance and up close encounters with our local creatures. Nearly everyday I am reminded of the astonishing beauty that surrounds, from my East Gloucester neighborhood, to the natural habitats all around Cape Ann and Massachusetts. What a magnificent Planet we share!


Buffy gold juvenile Harbor Seal in the golden light of sunrise -an amazingly relaxed, young Harbor Seal was close to shore this morning, sleeping, stretching, yawning, and scratching. More photos tomorrow when I have time to sort through all.
And a duo of American Wigeons (both male) were foraging on the sea lettuce floating around the rocky coast. More about them, too. 🙂 Notice their electric green eye patches and baby blue bills.
Off Good Harbor Beach Gloucester, MA

First for me-With the low temperatures, a white rainbow arch of thin ice dressed the entire length of Long Beach at low tide.

I hear lots of unhappy exclamations that summer is ending. No need to despair, the last day of summer is September 21st, still five weeks away. We’re just coming into the most atmospheric and beautiful season of all–September and October being two of the best months anywhere in New England–especially on Cape Ann!
Just another exquisite morning on one of Gloucester’s gorgeous beaches!