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PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1555 posts
3/3/2022 11:01 pm
Foto Friday - Letter Q

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PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
3/3/2022 11:02 pm

Welcome to Week 43 – Q Week: Pearls' Coastal Capers!

Featuring: Quest, Quell, Quivett

QUEST
Cape Cod has over 500 miles of shoreline, occupied by a mix of public beaches and private properties. Coastal homeowners are on a perpetual QUEST for privacy as you can see by the sign on the fence in this photo. Some fun facts about Massachusetts law and beach-goers rights …. You have the right to swim into a private beach area but just don't put your feet down because that would violate beach access law! Also, “fishing, fowling, and navigation” are allowed in private beach areas so make sure to carry a fishing rod on your morning seaside walk! Under discussion now is whether or not bird-watching is considered “fowling” and until that's decided you won't be able to use your binoculars to legalize your coastline stroll.

QUELL
I think this is the first photo I've posted from my “coastal capers” collection that is not of Cape Cod. I took this photo looking out over Greenwich Bay from the viewpoint of a condo in Rhode Island that I visited back in 2013 when I was shopping around for a home in a slightly warmer climate. I was mesmerized by the water view!! When I returned home from the trip I did tons of research, went to many more open houses, and finally chose a home a few miles inland on Cape over the Warwick water view. What factored into my decision? Many things but the biggest deterrent was the noise of the railroad tracks which were located only feet from the Warwick condo. Everything has turned out really well and I know I made the right decision. Honestly, though, I have never been able to QUELL my desire for oceanfront living.

QUIVETT
Pretty pink wildflowers growing along the fence at QUIVETT Marsh Vista Conservation Area in Brewster this past May. Beyond the fence is an accessible area with picnic tables, a marshland view including an active osprey platform, and the beautiful waters of Cape Cod Bay. This spring I hope to return to Quivett Marsh Vista to take some panoramic photos.

Thanks for joining me for Pearls' Coastal Capers - “Q week”!

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Maudie1 74F
8151 posts
3/4/2022 1:26 am

Beautiful "Q" photos, Pearls. The first two pictures fills me with longing for better days ahead. Pretty flowers always cheer me up.


starwomyn 70F
8872 posts
3/4/2022 2:39 am

I can imagine privacy laws are difficult to enforce.

Abracadabra


PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
3/4/2022 3:53 am

    Quoting  :

Me too Sunny days, sandals, and photography on the beaches, lakes, and rivers ... I just can't wait for warmer weather!

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PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
3/4/2022 3:53 am

    Quoting Maudie1:
    Beautiful "Q" photos, Pearls. The first two pictures fills me with longing for better days ahead. Pretty flowers always cheer me up.
Thanks, Maudie! I'm looking forward to nicer weather too!

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PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
3/4/2022 3:56 am

    Quoting starwomyn:
    I can imagine privacy laws are difficult to enforce.
I'm sure they are! Fortunately, though, everything seems pretty peaceful between beach walkers and property owners .. at least as far as I've seen.

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StarCandy1 69F
1798 posts
3/4/2022 5:41 am

That's a beautiful place


PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
3/4/2022 6:28 am

Yes .. I especially like the bay side of the Cape (top photo)!

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Abelle2 83F
31227 posts
3/4/2022 6:58 am

I miss going to the beach. None very close to us but we have 2 fish ponds, one with 2 large turtles we can see from our kitchen window and one down in the bottom corner of the yard with one turtle that hides most of the time. Probably under the rocks.

I guess that is our "beach".


PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
3/4/2022 8:26 am

    Quoting Abelle2:
    I miss going to the beach. None very close to us but we have 2 fish ponds, one with 2 large turtles we can see from our kitchen window and one down in the bottom corner of the yard with one turtle that hides most of the time. Probably under the rocks.

    I guess that is our "beach".
I remember seeing photos of the turtles in the blogs last year! That must be awesome to have such amazing wildlife right at your doorstep. We get birds and turkeys on the grounds of my condo but nothing as exciting as huge turtles!!

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Simpleladyb2 74F
14822 posts
3/4/2022 1:34 pm

Interesting pictures Pearls. Love them.

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PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
3/4/2022 2:41 pm

    Quoting Simpleladyb2:
    Interesting pictures Pearls. Love them.
Thank you!

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MrsJoe 76F
17386 posts
3/6/2022 1:16 pm

Beautiful..... as usual. Last night, as we sat in the dark when the power went out due to the storm, out of nowhere, Joe said, "I want to go back to the Salem Willows."
It made me cry, because it's his desire to go back to the east coast, and it's a physical impossibility for us.


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PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
3/6/2022 11:35 pm

    Quoting MrsJoe:
    Beautiful..... as usual. Last night, as we sat in the dark when the power went out due to the storm, out of nowhere, Joe said, "I want to go back to the Salem Willows."
    It made me cry, because it's his desire to go back to the east coast, and it's a physical impossibility for us.
Sorry about the sadness related to the memories of Salem Willows. I understand why Joe misses it. It's a really nice park. I just had a thought ... do you use Google maps on your computer? I use it all the time when I am planning to go to a spot I've never driven to before. I plug in my location and the destination and Google Maps lets me "drive" there. I can stop along the way, pan the camera to look in another direction, zoom in, and turn around. It's almost like being there. It's not "live" so you can't see the waves in the water or the birds flying around but it is actual video so it has an authentic feel of driving through the location (though you have to keep clicking to continue advancing down a road ... not perfect but I can live with it). I just tried it with Salem Willows and it worked! I "drove" past the Willows, Juniper Beach, Old Hospital Point, etc. Maybe you and Joe could go for "drive" there.

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