Love when this happens to ocean spray! Saturday looks like we’re going to have some sea swells. We’re spared today’s “high surf advisory” accorded to Cape Cod and Maine from Hurricane Gert.
minutes before the sunspray
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Ocean diamonds summer beach day
Seriously glistening summer day. Cape Ann SUP kypads are really holding up: we’re going on two years of steady use, after renting and taking lessons from Dominic. Gloucester is lucky to have several water sport shopping options. Besides Cape Ann SUP, we’ve had surf lessons, rented and purchased wetsuits (for guests, too) from Surfari on 210 Main Street. Cape Ann Divers in (Shaw’s) Cape Ann Marketplace is another place we’ve purchased various beach essentials and wetsuits.
Don’t forget- Join for the 1st ANNUAL CAPE ANN SUPahBOWL SATURDAY AUGUST 12 PAVILION BEACH GLOUCESTER MA http://www.capeannsup.com/cape-ann-paddleboard-events/
I keep meaning to ask him what he thinks about the self inflating type that went a tad viral in 2016. It’s still in development.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-sup-revolution-self-inflating-sipaboards-air–2#/
2015 prototype
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LIGHTING LANTERNS IN THE RISING SUN
Evocative light while filming this morning at daybreak.
Lantern lighting in the rising sun.
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NORTH LIGHT
Thacher Island North Light Sunrise
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OUR TWENTY-TWO-DAY-OLD PIPING PLOVER IS AS PLUMP AND PERKY AS A PICKLE
Running pell mell, pecking in the tide pools for tasty morsels, and softly peeping, our perky twenty-two-day-old Piping Plover is becoming quite the little plumpling.
We observed an exciting self-defense development today. While foraging in the sand at the high tide line, Little Chick suddenly crouched down, completely flattening himself level with the sand. Seconds later, a seagull swooshed over him, flying, very, very low. It was tremendous to see this defense mode kick in and wonder whether instinctual, or learned from the parents.
Piping Plover chick and Mom foraging at the high water line. Our chick is growing so quickly. Even though he is nearly as large as Mom, he still needs snuggles in the morning to thermoregulate.
Piping Plover super volunteer Catherine Ryan keeping an eye on the PiPl from her favorite perch.
The cold weather may be dampening beach goers fun, but we lovers of the Piping Plovers like it because GHB has been much quieter than usual.
Twenty-two-day-old Piping Plover
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Generous gifts | Pauline’s Gifts paints an original scene on a surprising surface
What a lovely surprise gift from my friend, Pauline, and an even more surprising matrix I had to share! Pauline painted a tender piping plover mom with 2 chicks and an iconic Cape Ann vista directly on a vintage bag with bamboo – rattan handles. I’m gobsmacked. Twin chicks. Twin Lights. Love it!
Pauline’s Gift Shop, 512 Essex Avenue, Gloucester, MA. Check out Pauline’s work and her creative solutions for a range of commissions!
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Motif Monday: many moods of Twin Lights Thacher Island
From a great distance roughly same spot at the Gloucester end of Long Beach, various days and times July 2017.
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Sail Boston regatta onward to Canada passing Milk Island
I know there are some photographers with lenses out there…and that my binocular-phone combo didn’t cut it! Stunning sight.
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GOOD MORNING GLOUCESTER, BROUGHT TO YOU BY GLORIOUS GOOD HARBOR BEACH SUNRISE
Orange sherbet sky
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GOOD HARBOR GOOD MORNING! Featuring Twin Lights, Two Lovers, a Photographer, and Sunrise
Today’s gorgeous good morning, from GHB.
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TONIGHT’S BEAUTIFUL FULL WOLF MOON RISING OVER CAPE ANN
Twin Lights in the Moonlight
While out for an early evening walk with our pooch tonight I was unexpectedly delighted to catch the full Wolf Moon rising over the back shore. I wonder whose house that is on Niles and if they knew the moon was rising so picture perfect above their home.
Brace Cove Harbor Seals lolling about under the moonlight on this unseasonably warm evening
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TWIN LIGHTS IN WINTER’S SEA SMOKE
Beautiful sea smoke along the back shore yesterday morning.
North Light
South Light
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BEAUTIFUL BACKSHORE-BRACE COVE-GOOD HARBOR BEACH-TWIN LIGHTS BIG ROLLERS – and hello there fearless (crazy) person(s)
As one bank of clouds departed, another soon took its place. The waves were wild and wooly but the surfers were out in full force at GHB and Brace Cove.
Pretty Spindrift Wave
Not for the faint of heart–from where I was standing way across on the other side of the Cove you could hear the roar of the waves slamming Brace Rock–would you ever try this?
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HARBOR SEALS WARMING IN THE MORNING SUN
Basking Harbor Seals dotting the rocks all around Brace Cove during sunrises this past week. The funny thing is watching them battle for top dog spot. When standing on the Niles Pond/Brace Cove causeway you are close enough to hear their quite audible grunting and snorting. Click photos to enlarge to get a closer look.
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GOOD MORNING!
Today’s Good Harbor Beach sunrise
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SURFS UP AND TODAY’S WOW SUNRISE
Love seeing the growing number of surfers along Cape Ann beaches. Perhaps Hurricane Gaston will bring the Big Swells!
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GOOD HARBOR BEACH DAZZLING DAYBREAK
Bedazzled by a single morning’s sunrise–every shade all at once–from hues of rose-violet-blue giving way to fiery bands of red-yellow-orange. I can’t decide which I like best, you choose 🙂
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SALT ISLAND SUNRISE
Today’s Good Harbor Beach sunrise
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TODAY’S GOOD HARBOR BEACH BREATHTAKING SUNRISE!
Good morning Gloucester, brought to you by Good Harbor Beach!
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STORMY SKIES OVER TWIN LIGHTS
As the first storm cell departs a second approaches. You can see the bands of rain on the far left, behind the streaks of sunlight.
Twin Lights Thacher Island
Good Morning Gloucester 