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| Shadows of early morning blend with fall colors and popcorn clouds. |
- Kate Scott
But, for me -- ONLY
Off Season!
Oh, yes, count me as one of the non-throngs of tourists who flock to the beauty of Cape Cod during PRE and POST season!! My favorite times to indulge in all that Cape Cod offers is early spring, just as the lilacs begin to bloom--before the tourists arrive the end of May--and late fall when the beaches are quiet after Columbus Day in October.
During those lovely times I can walk into any restaurant without a reservation, find parking spaces on every Main Street and stroll leisurely down any boardwalk with ample room to pause and snap my photos.
As we gather for giving thanks this Thanksgiving, I thought I would share images from my October visit to Cape Cod, about 35 miles from where I stay to Plymouth, where those colonists and the Wampanoag Indians celebrated the first Thanksgiving in 1621.
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| The iconic image of pumpkins in the church yard in West Yarmouth. |
To assist me in sharing my fall images I visited
www.CapeCod.com for some nifty quotes about Cape Cod.
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| Lewis Bay remains one of my favorite beaches. |
Salt-water marshes are abundant and this one was so still and quiet in the early morning light.
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| "No Parking" does not apply to gulls off-season. |
"You can never have too much Cape Cod."
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| The boardwalk at Gray's Beach implores one to come out to visit the salt marsh |
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| The salt marsh rises and falls with the tides. |
"Nothing soothes the soul like a walk on a Cape Cod beach."
Brightly-colored chutes of the brave surfers dance in the strong gales along the beach.
"May you always have a shell in your pocket and sand in your shoes."
The days go so quickly when one is on holiday. All too soon it's time to pack my precious shells and a few great rocks and turn my direction west.
"There's a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they're absolutely free. Don't miss so many of them."
- Jo Walton
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| Lewis Bay |
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| Lewis Bay |
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| Lewis Bay |
