Month: August 2017

To some people, summer on the Cape is all about the beach: hanging out on the sand, dipping into the waves, paddleboarding or kayaking along the shore. To me, the Cape is so much more. It’s meadows of wildflowers with bees buzzing. Salt marshes hiding egrets and blue herons and old homes. Forest trails with tiny creeks, offering shade on hot, humid days. Surprise ponds with a lovely bench placed where one can sit and reflect on the day. I’ve loved my time on the Cape and now that it’s coming to an end, along with the summer, I’m sending…

Yeah, this is a post about a shark eye, but not the eye of a real shark. It’s all about a predatory sea snail. But it doesn’t eat people and it’s really cool so today’s Friday Fun post features these slimy little things I saw last night as the tide went out here in Brewster. That’s one sticking its little head out as it starts searching for food. Here’s another one sliding along the sand, in hot pursuit of dinner. They kind of glide with the movement of the water. It doesn’t look very fast, but they do move, as…