We’ve noticed a lot of trucks bringing truckloads of huge boulders to First Encounter Beach in the past few weeks, so we thought we’d go investigate. They must be getting ready for the winter storms and the high tides. (Click on blog link for other photo.)
You can see in the first photograph where the dunes are being washed away and where the rocks are being placed to help delay the erosion. What an effort!
The 2nd photograph shows a few of the houses and just how close they are to the edge of the dunes. I sure hope those boulders hold up to Mother Nature. You look at those houses and think… What an incredible view!
I was so surprised to see these Goldenrod wildflowers still blooming by the roadside. We still have not had a frost where I live on Cape Cod. It’s amazing that the flowers are still growing!
So pretty to see some colors by the side of the road!
We were so surprised to see these 3 Double-crested Cormorants perched on this dock at Rock Harbor yesterday. I haven’t seen one in a long time and thought they were long gone to milder climates! (Click on blog link for other photo.)
But, the figures looked so familiar that we stopped and I got a couple of photographs. Have you ever seen a Double-crested Cormorant on Cape Cod in December?
I love cloudy, windy days… the windier, the better! Yesterday I took a walk to Boat Meadow Beach in the morning before the high winds and the rain started. It was fairly windy out but the water was still calm. You can see the Canada Geese and Brants swimming about in the bay.
We went back at lunchtime and it was a different story. The waves were cranking and the wind was blowing. We were ready for a big storm!
I loved this photograph of the “lull before the storm.”What do you think?
Cape Cod daily articles on the wonderful Cape Cod places to hike, experience and photograph. A Cape Cod Outdoor Adventure Series.
