I saw my first Starflower of the season at Fort Hill the other day. What a treat that was! I had seen the little, star-shaped bud just two days before (2nd photo), so I thought it had a few days to bloom. (Click on blog link for other photos.)
The Starflower usually has 2 small, delicate, white flowers on a slender stem. Each flower has 5-9 pointed petals and 7 long, yellow stamens. The plants are small, only growing from 5-9 inches.
Have you seen a Starflower yet this season? Such a pretty wildflower, don’t you think?
One of my favorite things to do this time of the year is to get up and go for an early morning bike ride before anyone else is out on the road. Yesterday was just beautiful… the first day in a long time that wasn’t too cold or too foggy or too wet or too windy. It was just perfect!
I love the ride over the salt marsh with the sun just coming up. I took this photograph yesterday morning about 5:45 am. So pretty, don’t you think?
The sign is up for the new entrance to Nauset Beach. This entrance will have a new 218-car parking lot which will be linked to the old parking lot. (Click on blog link for other photo.)
You can see the new shack to collect fees at the entrance with a larger building behind it that will be used for offices.
The “iconic” old entrance will be the new exit to better the flow of traffic. We hadn’t been down there for a few weeks, so were quite surprised at all of the work that has been completed! Wow!
Cape Cod daily articles on the wonderful Cape Cod places to hike, experience and photograph. A Cape Cod Outdoor Adventure Series.
