The Queen Anne’s Lace is blooming everywhere on Cape Cod. It is such a beautiful, delicate wildflower which reminds me of the doilies that my grandmother used to crochet for her tables.
Queen Anne’s Lace is made up of many tiny flowers that form a lacy flat-topped head. They grow from July through September, so you still have plenty of time to see them.
I have not been to Fort Hill in quite a while because it has been so crowded and the trails are not very wide. It was about 2:00pm and I thought everyone would be at the beach and maybe I could sneak over there and see if there were any wildflowers or butterflies. (Click on blog link for other photo.)
I was right about everyone being at the beach as it was much too hot in the afternoon for a hike so there were plenty of parking spots. But I was wrong about the butterflies and wildflowers. I did not see any of either of them. I guess the drought has not been nice to the wildflowers, thus no butterflies to feed on them.
But, as I was rounding the corner on the trail, I heard a little chirp and looked up in the tree. There was a mom Northern Mockingbird perched way up at the top. And then I saw this little one fly from branch to branch trying to get up there too. As soon as he made it to the top, mom flew away and he started squawking! So cute, don’t you think?
We stopped at Wellfleet Harbor on our way back from Provincetown to see the boats and enjoy the harbor. There is always so much going on and it’s fun just to watch the boats. We both had sailed quite a bit years ago but have not been sailing in a while. (Click on blog link to see additional photos.)
We watched as the launch rounded up 3 sailboats to be rented at the dock. These 3 guys were ready and waiting for one of them. They got their instructions and hopped in and sailed away. It looked like knew what they were doing.
Just beautiful, don’t you think? It was such a windy day; I’m sure they had a great sail!
There is a lot of Spotted Wintergreen, a native wildflower, blooming in the woods near our home. The flowers are a waxy white with very pronounced stamens and pistil as you can see in the photographs. (Click on blog link to see other photo.)
The interesting thing about the Spotted Wintergreen is that when they are just starting to bloom, they face downward. As they bloom, they start to face upward and, when fully bloomed, end up facing the sky.
Such a delicate little wildflower, don’t you think?
