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Pretty Orange Trumpet Creepers Are Still Blooming On Cape Cod.

The vibrant orange Trumpet Creepers are blooming all over Cape Cod! They are a large woody vine with bright reddish orange tubular flowers. They can grow to 12′ tall and bloom from July through September. (Click on blog link to see other photo.)

I took these photographs at Fort Hill by the side of the road driving up to the overlook. You can see, in the 2nd photograph, how tall and bushy they get. Have you ever seen a Trumpet Creeper?

Biking Is Very Popular on Cape Cod This Summer!

Biking has always been popular here on Cape Cod but it seems like this summer it has exploded. There are bikers everywhere…. maybe because there is limited parking  at the beaches, people have taken to their bikes.

I took this photograph at Nauset Light Beach a few days ago. The bike racks were packed with people enjoying a walk or a day at the beach.

 

 

Awesome Osprey Having Breakfast In Our Yard On Cape Cod!

About a week ago I saw quite a large fish in our front yard. Hmmm… An Osprey must have dropped it there. It was over a foot long. (Click on blog link to see other photo!)

Then 2 days ago as I was walking outside I noticed an Osprey way up high in the tree right next to our house. I thought that was very interesting. I’ve seen the Osprey flying overhead many times but never seen one land in my yard. It flew away as soon as it saw me.

Then yesterday I walked outside and heard the Osprey chirping very loudly. I looked up and there it was again… with a huge fish on the branch. The fish kept flopping around, as you can see in the 2nd photograph. It flew off after a few minutes, with the fish.

And then about and hour and a half later, the Osprey was back with another large fish, chirping as loud as could be from high atop the branch. It was incredible!

How cool is that?

A New Family of Blue Jays In Our Yard On Cape Cod.

I wanted to write a blog in honor of my sister, Terri, who died very unexpectedly a year ago today. Her favorite bird was the Blue Jay.
Where we grew up in CT, there were Blue Jays everywhere, always very noisy with their loud jeers. We had never had very many Blue Jays at our home here on Cape Cod…. until this summer.
We now have a family of Blue Jays, a mom and dad and 3 little ones, who hang around our yard constantly. They eat everything in sight and love our little bird bath. Every time I see one of them, I think of her.
I saw this little one at the bird bath the other day and I thought it would be a perfect tribute to my sister. I miss you, Terri.  These little ones wake us up at 5:30  every morning and continue with their jeers, clicks, clucks, whirs and whines all day long reminding us of you and your love of them!!