No matter what time of the day or what time of the year, Coast Guard Beach is always gorgeous and ever-changing. I took this photograph the other evening as the tide was just starting to go out.
So pretty…
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Baby Swallow Waiting For Mom At Fort Hill On Cape Cod.
Diamond-Backed Terrapins At Boat Meadow Creek On Cape Cod.
If you ever walk over the bridge on Bridge Road, stop and look over the side into the creek. You never know what you might see! (Click on blog link for other photos.)
Yesterday I was walking to the beach when I looked over and saw several Diamond-backed Terrapins swimming in the creek. They are so beautiful. I love it when they stick their little nose above water.
“Northern Diamond-backed Terrapins inhabit marshes which border quiet salt or brackish tidal waters. They can also be found in mud flats, shallow bays, coves, and tidal estuaries.”
Have you seen any of these terrapins swimming in the creek? It’s such a treat to see one… never mind several!
Iconic Drive To Coast Guard Beach On Cape Cod.
Yesterday evening I took a drive to Coast Guard Beach and Nauset Light Beach, hoping for some cooler temperatures than at my house and maybe a good photo before the approaching storm this weekend. The waves were supposed to be big!
I wasn’t disappointed at all! While the waves were not very big, this iconic view of Coast Guard Beach and Coast Guard Station was spectacular! What do you think?
Unique Indian Pipe Wildflowers Are Blooming On Cape Cod.
The Indian Pipe wildflowers are blooming and gorgeous here on Cape Cod. Lacking chlorophyll which results in being totally white, they are a very unique wildflower. I’ve seen many of them over the years growing in our wooded yard.
“The entire plant is a translucent, “ghostly” white, sometimes pale pinkish-white and commonly has black flecks. The leaves are scale-like and flecked with black on the flower stalk. As the Latin epithet uniflora implies, the stem bears a single flower. Upon emerging from the ground, the flower is pendant (downwardly pointed).”
Have you ever seen an Indian Pipe wildflower?