I always love the pretty Morning Glory wildflowers here on Cape Cod. They got their name “Morning Glory” because their flowers unravel into full bloom in the early morning. The flowers usually start to fade a few hours before the “petals” start showing visible curling.
Morning Glory flowers are funnel-shaped flowers with 5 stamens. They grow on a trailing vine.
Have you ever seen a Morning Glory? I saw this one right by the path at the Coast Guard Station at Coast Guard Beach.
We hiked down Coast Guard Beach to the Nauset Break the other day. It seems like it it forever changing with the weather and the tides.
This day was just spectacular with the sun shining and the blue sky. Phil clicked this pano of me looking out at the break. You can see Nauset Beach in the distance. Solitude at its best…
This little Horseshoe Crab shell that we saw on Coast Guard Beach the other day was no bigger than a quarter. It was tiny!
“For the horseshoe to grow larger, it must molt and shed its shell. These “molts” can sometimes be found near tidal flats, left by the juvenile crabs who live there for their first year or two.”
Fascinating, don’t you think?
It was the perfect beach day at Coast Guard Beach, part of the National Seashore, in Eastham on Cape Cod. It was sunny and warm with a little breeze, but not too hot.
We got there early to beat the heat and the notorious “green flies” and it was well worth it. The perfect day to go to the beach…. for an hour or for the whole day. It doesn’t’ get much better…
