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The 1st lighthouse built at Nobska, in 1829, was a stone cottage with a beacon on it's roof. The original 4th order Fresnel lens is still utilized, but was automated in 1985.
Paragliding over Whitecrest Beach in Wellfleet, Sunday, November 18, 2012. Photo by Maggie Kulbokas.
4th of July usually slides right by me as another day off to get stuff done around the house but this year I actually thought about it. I have little use for the over-the-top patriotism that is often let loose on this day. On the other hand, I do have a strong and enduring love for my country. It is, however, like the kind of love promised by those who take wedding vows..... "in sickness and in health", etc., etc. I won't deny or excuse the very real sicknesses but on this day I'll choose to celebrate the healthy parts.
This is an old photo I took on Cape Cod a few years ago. This family had just immigrated to the U.S. and you can see how happy they were to be here. I hope they were welcomed and absorbed and have found their niche. Today I celebrate the declaration of independence made by renegade immigrants 236 years ago.
I was unaware of Bean's retrieval genes but apparently he has them! He went after every stick she threw at him, even when he already had a a stick in his mouth!