My View of Life on the Dock
In one direction, the seaweed was tide rolled and divided, like dough readied by a bench scraper.
Heading from the Gloucester end of Long Beach to Cape Hedge, thin seaweed trails on the dry sand led to thick seaweed sushi rolls, buffet meadows for the gulls. Walking parallel to these seaweed lines brought artist Andy Goldsworthy to mind.
Find Andy Goldsworthy at Galerie Lelong, NY
There’s a sea of seaweed deposited on Long Beach, customary after a big fall storm. A couple of monumental sculptural masses stood out this time.
Read more about the variety of seaweed here: Post Storm Hermine, Sept. 2016
Soaking up the sun. View across Long Beach from Cape Ann Motor Inn, Gloucester, Ma.
I’m adding a couple of photos to the great question about the mystery jellyfish Joey posted thanks to a GMG reader.
I saw them that same day on Long Beach, September 6, 2021. I only saw seven, and one was a piece rather than whole, so I can’t confirm hundreds were there.
The one in the photo with the sneaker was the largest I observed. They were hard to miss. Four were in proximity at that spot. On the other side of the beach, one group of kids scooped up a sample with a sand shovel, running back to the furthest Gloucester end to show their parents.
The two times I’ve seen lions mane on any beach, I was wrong. If these were lion’s mane this will be the third time they’ve looked like a different jellyfish to me. The beached jellyfish on Long Beach this week looked a bit like pictures I’ve seen of mauve stingers.
Everyone has been remarking how warm the water’s been, and these deposits followed Hurricane Ida. Storms bring in unusual gifts from the sea.
Looking forward to a marine educator helping us learn more!
and a spare
Hope to see them in action soon.
pretty evening- views from Rockport and Gloucester ends after the afternoon summer storm
Rain – no problem!
Feels like summer!
Cape Ann SUP & surf – renting boogie boards, too!
The Cow Beach Food & Ice Cream food truck (on busy, sunny days!)
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Piping plovers and other shorebirds are visiting, too. If you see them, be happy and celebrate a healthy beach.
Last day of January 2021 was a sunny one, cold enough for ponds and craggy coast puddles to freeze over.
photo caption- few scenes from Long Beach, Stage Fort Park, Buswell Pond, Fernwood Lake, Days Pond. No action at Le page
As the sun came out on Saturday the ocean, waves and clouds showed their beauty.
Views from Long Beach, Rockport & Gloucester, Mass. January 16, 2021
One of nature’s ocean fountain water shows was on exhibition today as walls of waves slammed the seawall then smashed into incoming surf.
The suite of windy ocean spray waltzes are infinite and varied.
of course I failed to convey the beauty and instance of a plume line but I tried 🙂
pinch and zoom or click through to enlarge photos- Light splash over along the walkway, sole surfer, wave watchers, and a few dog walkers.
Winter surfing, Long Beach, January 5, 2021
Whether the weather be cold or whether the weather be hot, they weather the weather, whatever the weather (and they like it a lot!)
On a cold December afternoon at Long Beach. What a great afternoon for a walk at Long Beach. Cape Ann Motor Inn certainly has a beautiful view.
November 2020
Surfers and resting shorebirds making the most of Long Beach
Walk around or pause if you can. We’re lucky to have tiny shorebirds visit beaches during fall migration.
Deborah Cramer describes impact of shorebird disturbances (specifically to red knots)
Deborah Cramer The Narrow Edge
photo below: Sanderlings, semipalmated plovers and semipalmated sandpipers dashing along Long Beach 9/22/2020. Dogs rushing at the birds flush them 100%. Wider smile path with your pet can really help. Ditto looking ahead before tossing a ball inadvertently in the direction of a flock. They’re hard to see. If you spot them and have time, pause to enjoy the tiny touch down marvels. The increase August-October is migration.
The Long Beach walkway was dry this morning: Storm Teddy did not surge up and over the seawall. Light debris was deposited on nearly spotless Long Beach. Beautiful rollers were distant as the tide was heading out.
photos 9/23/2020- click to enlarge to full size
Spotted less than ten shorebirds, three species. These tiny birds are migrating from the arctic and landing to rest and refuel. Give them space if you see them! The few I spotted were flushed off.
A smile path helps wildlife. Walk around (or pause if you have the time)
Shorebird visitors hanging out together today (sanderlings, semipalmated sandpipers and semipalmated plovs). Easy to add a smile path when you spot them.
Below L-R: Sanderlings, semipalmated sandpipers, and semipalmated plover visiting 2020
Scenes of waves from Storm Teddy yesterday 9/22/2020 here
Good Morning Gloucester 