Huge Purple Parry’s Harebell Wildflower In Orleans On Cape Cod

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I took a double-take when I saw this Parry’s Harebell wildflower on the side of the road in Orleans on Cape Cod. It was huge!

There are also Parry’s Harebell wildflowers out in Colorado but they are only about a 3/4  inch flower. This flower was about 4″ in diameter and about 3 feel tall and so pretty.

Have you ever seen a Parry’s Harebell?

Sunset On Nauset Beach In Orleans On Cape Cod

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This was such a pretty sunset on Nauset Beach in Orleans on Cape Cod a couple of weeks ago.

I loved how the flowers and the sky were almost a matching golden color.

What do you think? I liked it so much I used it as my screen saver!

The Boats At Meetinghouse Pond In Orleans On Cape Cod Are Getting Ready For Winter

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I was so surprised how many boats had been taken out of the water this week at Meetinghouse Pond in Orleans on Cape Cod. Wow!

They are stacked pretty high! I wonder if they will stay that way for the winter or if they have another “home” for the cold winter. Does anyone know what they do with all the boats?

The Waves Are Huge On Nauset Beach And Nauset Light Beach On Cape Cod

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With all of the high winds and rain from the recents storms on Cape Cod the past few days, the waves are humungous!

I drove down to the beach and to get a few photographs. It was so windy that I had to hold on to the railing as I clicked away with my iPhone. I was too afraid to take my camera out with the wind and spraying salt water.

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You can see how high the water is in this photograph of Nauset Light Beach…it is all the way up to the dunes and it isn’t even high tide yet.

There is nothing like being at the beach in a windy rainstorm!

Black And Orange Box Turtle In Eastham on Cape Cod

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Did you know that Box Turtles are exclusively North American and occupy the eastern United States? They have a hinged lower shell that can almost completely close up. Did you know that the Box Turtle burrows almost 2 feet down in the earth in October or November until April?

I didn’t know any of these fact until I looked them up. Pretty cool.

I happened to see this colorful little guy crossing the road right in front of my new home. Welcome, little Box Turtle!

From bugling Bull Elk to Box Turtles… new adventures!