Every year Akiko and I come out to Cape Cod for Christmas. Akiko flies back to Japan to spend New Years with her family and I stay in Brewster to enjoy New Years with family and friends here. I like winter in Cape Cod better than any other season. The place is empty, the air is fresh and whether it is snowy or sunny the scenery is great.
Sandy Neck - I did a walk with Akiko and Pop here a couple of days after Christmas. Passed this hunting shack that made for some pretty neat pictures. I will hopefully go back again to get some more pics of the other hunting camps.
Truro Coast (Atlantic Side) - I did a walk here with Pop the day before New Year's Eve. Didn't take any pictures while walking in the dunes - mostly because we were concentrating on finding and staying on the trail. Did snap a couple of pics of the so called Bog House and Pop horsing around. As Pop said, "Mind the top step." N. Pamet Rd.
Now that harvest is over we have some time on the weekends to get out and stretch our legs. Today we went for a walk in one of the tree farms above town. It was drizzly, but warm and the sun tried its best to break through the clouds, but by the end the clouds had dropped to our elevation and the sun lost out.
The sun fought a good fight:
But it was a losing battle. However, even rain clouds and clear cuts can make for impressive scenery:
Along the way we some fauna (are sally-manders considered fauna?):
Then we saw some flora that I could not focus on (mushrooms are flora, right?):
We also some signs of the local two-legged trash who just just happened to leave some of the other kind of trash behind. Yay for sugar and caffeine:
Bleach anyone:
Disturbingly picturesque for trash, but it still makes me angry. If you litter you should eat some razor blades and chase them with a little bleach:
Oh, man. I was wondering where I lost my speakers and the chopped up pieces of my old frame pack:
In spite of the trash we were able to enjoy more clear-cut views:
Again with the pinhole filter:
Franny ready for action:
Kaibu doing her side-eye-kaibu thing:
Almost back at the car. The moss is crazy, but it helps keep things looking green all year long:
