across the harbor : 53 project week 31

Last week I wandered the dunes of Sandy Neck; this week I visited the easternmost end of the barrier beach.  A few of us local historians went out the the cottage colony to visit one of the cottage owners there, and see her wonderful collection of photos and Sandy Neck historical materials.  It was a rainy, wet September morning, very gray with low clouds and fog.  I took a quick walk among the cottages before we left, but could have stayed all day, capturing the rustic beauty of the place.  Look:

wolf moon

I wonder how many people were out shooting photos of the wolf moon last night? It was so huge and bright in the sky! Photos don't really do it justice. Here's what it looked like on Cape Cod. What did it look like where you were?

plunge!

The New Year's Day Plunge at Millway Beach, Barnstable Harbor.

this morning

I know I'm obsessed. But the striped clouds over Barnstable Village were hard to resist. This would be one of the views that Aunt Grace and Uncle Gerome would have seen near their house on Salten Point Road -- where they lived in the 1960s before Aunt Grace moved to the farm. Their former house has grown much larger since then -- many additions and wings have been added. I can remember standing in their driveway on a trip to Cape Cod one summer, though I can't recall going inside. I suspect unruly children were not welcomed in the actual house where they might climb on the antiques. But I do remember it was a clear blue day.

As you can see, this is still a lovely spot.