One on our block

One tree on our block seems to be more in a rush to take on its fall color than the others. It looks pretty cool even before the temperatures really dip, I think.

Almost but not quite with the 1,000-piece puzzle

My dear wife Karen finds jigsaw puzzles quite relaxing during vacation. So early on during our great September 2020 Cape Cod getaway we searched for and found a good 1,000-piece model. The Cape Cid beach scene took residence on the living room coffee table. Man, did I have fun … watching Karen put it together…

Sailing along the village of Dennisport

Coming out of Bucky’s with our armloads of assorted biscotti, a loaf of pistachio nut bread and an everything bagel cheese-and-egg sandwich, my dear wife Karen still noted something special for me to photograph. Did you get the mural? Back from the car with arms free for the iPhone 8 photo I went.

I know I can catch a lobster at Sesuit Harbor Cafe

The line outside our beloved, charming Cape Cod getaway lobster haven Sesuit Harbor Cafe looked very long. But of course, everybody was spaced six feet apart. Once inside the ordering room, the usually bustling central spot was practically empty. After placing your request and laying, outside you sent to find a spot among the spread…

Business not as usual

Every customer outside and inside of souvenir and T-shirt shop extraordinaire Cuffy’s wore a mask and was careful about distancing. And this year’s sand sculpture, marking 40 years of business and really great prices, noted the summer of COVID-19, too. Oops, that was on the side I did not photograph. Maybe it was subliminal on…

There are no whales in the Chatham park in September

One missing species from our shift of our annual Cape Cod getaway from June to September this year was the absence of the whale art festival in the Chatham park. My dear wife Karen and I found our ducks instead, inside the rubber duckie store and even one perched outside on a roof. It looked…

Let there be lighthouses

Cheers to the style the homeowner of our Csle Vod getaway house has chosen to light up the backyard. There are lighthouses and other beacons, all driven by solar. All the boundaries are clearly illuminated. You can flip a switch for a bulb, but you don’t have to resort to electricity. Great stuff.