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PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1649 posts
9/3/2021 4:28 am
Foto Friday - Letter Q

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PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
9/3/2021 4:28 am

Welcome to Week 17: Tour of Cape Cod – Q Week!

Featuring: Quiet, Quartz, Quintessential, Quinoa, Quivet, Quahog

QUIET
The bay side of Cape Cod is known to be very peaceful. I took this photo of a very quiet bay side beach a few hours after sunrise on a warm late-August morning.

QUARTZ
My seagull friend here is perched on a chunk of quartz, a very pretty stone but hard to capture its brilliance in a photo. Doesn't the photo make him look huge? He's actually only two inches tall!

QUINTESSENTIAL
Quintessential Cape Cod can mean different things to different people. From clambakes on the beach, to antiquing, from sunning to cocktails on the deck there is something for everyone. To me, quintessential Cape Cod is a cottage like the one in this photo with stairs down to a private sandy ocean beach. P.S. It's not my cottage .. it just happened to be easy to photograph from where I was standing on a public beach and it reminds me of childhood vacations in a similar cottage.

QUINOA
Coffee and a crunchy quinoa bar for an afternoon snack while debating whether to follow this break with a walk on the beach.

QUIVET
Quivet Neck is a rustic, serene and historic area located along Old King's Highway. Quivet Neck has two public beaches: Cold Storage Beach, and this one, Sea Street Beach (my favorite!).

QUAHOG
Quahogs are a type of thick shelled clam, found along the eastern seaboard of the United States. The shells are often made into pretty purple jewelry typically referred to as wampum. My trinket dish is a good example of the deep purple color of the shell but as far as an example of the jewelry I'm afraid you'll have to use your imagination because as hard as I looked in all my little tucked away boxes of earrings I couldn't find a single pair made of wampum!

Thanks for joining me for “Q week” on Cape Cod!

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Archer62 83F
7096 posts
9/3/2021 5:57 am

IT IS AMAZING CAPE COD STILL LOOKS VERY MUCH AS I REMEMBER IT AND I WAS 14 AT THE TIME. HOW HAS IT BEEN PRESERVED?


Maudie1 74F
8151 posts
9/3/2021 7:50 am

Wow, a brilliant selection of "Q" photos. I love Mr seagull perched on the chunk of quartz. The fifth photo is beautiful, just look at that fabulous sky.


Shartaun03 81F
6200 posts
9/3/2021 8:21 am

Wow Pearls you have quite a selection of subjects for the letter "Q". I was curious as to what you were going to be posting today. I was having trouble finding subjects to post. My favorite is the last one of the quahog clam shell used as a trinket. The pearl earrings are a nice contrast in the shell. Well done PearlsWithMyJeans.


PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
9/3/2021 10:20 am

    Quoting Archer62:
    IT IS AMAZING CAPE COD STILL LOOKS VERY MUCH AS I REMEMBER IT AND I WAS 14 AT THE TIME. HOW HAS IT BEEN PRESERVED?
That's a great question, Archer! You're right that many areas of the Cape have not changed much over the years. I think the short answer to the question about why much of the Cape has escaped over-development is a combination of strict zoning laws, lots of conservation area, and voters who love the Cape's yesteryear charm and really don't want to see it change.

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PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
9/3/2021 10:22 am

    Quoting Maudie1:
    Wow, a brilliant selection of "Q" photos. I love Mr seagull perched on the chunk of quartz. The fifth photo is beautiful, just look at that fabulous sky.
Thanks, Maudie! As bay side beaches go, Sea Street is a favorite!

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PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
9/3/2021 10:25 am

    Quoting Shartaun03:
    Wow Pearls you have quite a selection of subjects for the letter "Q". I was curious as to what you were going to be posting today. I was having trouble finding subjects to post. My favorite is the last one of the quahog clam shell used as a trinket. The pearl earrings are a nice contrast in the shell. Well done PearlsWithMyJeans.
Thanks Shartaun! I was going for an understated look when I emptied the trinket dish and left only the earrings in it for the photo. Glad you like it!

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Simpleladyb2 74F
14822 posts
9/3/2021 1:49 pm

Fantastic varieties of letter Q.

Thank you for sharing!


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PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
9/3/2021 2:06 pm

    Quoting Simpleladyb2:
    Fantastic varieties of letter Q.

    Thank you for sharing!

Glad you enjoyed them!

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GLUMO 90F
9733 posts
9/3/2021 4:43 pm

Amazing how you could find pictures for all the letters of the alphabet, just in this Cape Cod tour! I love the bird made of quartz.
They're all good photos.



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starwomyn 70F
8872 posts
9/3/2021 6:37 pm

That seagull on Quartz is precious. Great pics and love of the beachy scenes.

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Koffla 68M
12291 posts
9/3/2021 7:28 pm



The beach pictures are my favorites.





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PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
9/4/2021 12:25 am

    Quoting GLUMO:
    Amazing how you could find pictures for all the letters of the alphabet, just in this Cape Cod tour! I love the bird made of quartz.
    They're all good photos.
Thanks, Glumo! Q was not an easy letter but I'm enjoying the brain exercise of trying to think of subjects each week!

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PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
9/4/2021 12:30 am

    Quoting starwomyn:
    That seagull on Quartz is precious. Great pics and love of the beachy scenes.
Thanks, Star. I think the quartz is even prettier in person .. it was a challenge to photograph but I had fun trying!

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PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
9/4/2021 12:32 am

    Quoting Koffla:


    The beach pictures are my favorites.


Thanks! I love beach scenes too. I'm psyched ... only a few more days and the summertime parking restrictions will be lifted. Doing a happy dance!!

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lilium6 74F
4498 posts
9/4/2021 4:05 am

As always, the beach shots catch my attention. The quinoa bar looks interesting, I'd be keen to try one out of curiosity (I find dark chocolate with a high cocoa content a little too bitter making it difficult to enjoy). I love the understated elegance of the simple quahog trinket dish with pearl earrings - so beautiful Pearls.


PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
9/4/2021 7:22 am

    Quoting lilium6:
    As always, the beach shots catch my attention. The quinoa bar looks interesting, I'd be keen to try one out of curiosity (I find dark chocolate with a high cocoa content a little too bitter making it difficult to enjoy). I love the understated elegance of the simple quahog trinket dish with pearl earrings - so beautiful Pearls.
Glad you enjoyed the photos! I know what you mean about how dark chocolate can be bitter and these bars are somewhat bitter but I have a workaround. Don't tell the manufacturer but I like to crush them and add them to almond milk along with a little sweetener to make a base for homemade ice milk!

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MrsJoe 76F
17400 posts
9/9/2021 12:07 am

Quite lovely as usual.

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PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
9/9/2021 5:28 am

    Quoting MrsJoe:
    Quite lovely as usual.
Thank you. Good to see you on the blogs again. Hope you are feeling better!

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