May 1, 2015

Killing Time at Boardwalk

Was in town earlier this week and had some time to kill between lunch with a dear friend and an appointment in Mashpee so I headed over to Boardwalk for a walk.  And I was also on a mission.

One of my best friends' mother asked me if I could find and shoot a pic of the board with her son's name on it.  Arthur was killed in an accident in the mid-80s and his older brother had this board done in the 90s.  

So I kept walking to the other side of the Boardwalk because I saw that a whole new dune was built to try and stop the rampant erosion.  That's the light coloured strip at the horizon.  

Not terribly warm out but nice to take a quick walk anyway.  So that's the new dune over there.  I hope it stays...they've replanted the beach grass too.

The stairs are still gone so I just stood on the platform at the other end and took this pic looking towards Old Harbour.

And towards the Canal.

Then I walked over to the marshes as the tide was between high and low.



New beach grass.



So as you can see, the poor Boardwalk has been knocked quite a bit off kilter in the storms.  It's walkable, but there are a lot of waves in it, and it shakes pretty bad too.



I just love this board.  It's a replacement since the snowstorms this year.  That's just a natural pattern in the wood.  Looks like trees.


Love the clouds.  Assuming that's an osprey nest.



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14 comments:

  1. Jo8:15 AM

    Always fascinates me the way these birds place their nests in such precarious places. I was fascinated in Portugal to see all the heron nests all over the place. Lovely to see your pics - didn't know one could have memorial planks placed in a boardwalk. I miss the sea.

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    1. JoJo9:38 AM

      Well I think they build those structures specifically for the osprey to nest in...you see them all over in the marshes now. They sold the planks to raise money to rebuild the boardwalk. It gets heavily damaged and needs to be rebuilt about every 10-12 years. I had one I purchased in 1991 for $10 then in the early 00s my parents told me all the old boards were being torn off and thrown away for another rebuild. I contacted the town and asked if I could have my board and they said no, they were being thrown out but I could buy a new one for $75. I passed. My parents have a new board though, so does my uncle.

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  2. Heather, aka: Big Auntie10:48 AM

    Lovely pictures! I love the sea; I don't get to the coast as often as I would like. Thanks for following my blog, and thanks for your kind comments. Les is my brother-in-law. Definitely would not be my first choice as husband material, but my sister loves him. Where did you live in the SF Bay area? I lived in Livermore in the '80's. Sometimes I miss it, sometimes I don't. I do miss SF itself. A nightmare to drive in, but I love that city.

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    1. JoJo2:20 PM

      Hi Heather! I first lived in San Francisco for 4 years, in the Richmond District and worked downtown, then I lived in Marin County (San Rafael & Fairfax) for 6 years and worked downtown, then Berkeley, then Orinda.

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  3. klahanie10:48 PM

    Hey JoJo,

    Reporting in from England and nearly four in the morning! Your photos certainly capture an alluring essence, if you sea what I mean and that's for shore. Still wonder what happens under the boardwalk :)

    Have a nice weekend, eh.

    Gary :)

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    1. JoJo7:00 AM

      LOL Gary!!!! Very clever! Well I can only speak for this boardwalk and the only thing really under it is thick and stinky marsh mud!

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  4. Dawn@Lighten Up!8:06 AM

    Love the pictures! So jealous. It looks like you live in a beautiful area!
    We went to our local winery on the lake last night and saw an osprey. Just beautiful.

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    1. JoJo10:36 AM

      Thank you! Yes, Cape Cod is very pretty and quaint. The weather is still giving me fits because it's not terribly warm and clear yet, so I haven't started my day trips. I am way, way behind where I was this time last year both in terms of walking and trips.

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  5. Anita8:19 AM

    Such peaceful photo's. You sure are savvy with that
    camera girl.
    Cheers, Anita.

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    1. JoJo2:25 PM

      Thank you so much Anita. I feel bad b/c I'm still shooting on the automatic setting instead of doing real photography and shooting in manual mode. but it's just easier on automatic!!!

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  6. Rawknrobyn.blogspot.com11:17 AM

    Given the wear and tear of the boardwalk, I'm amazed that his board is still readable and there, after so many years. It's emotional, actually, in a special way. Glad you succeeded in the mission, JoJo.

    Be well, and happy new week.

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    1. JoJo2:10 PM

      Thanks Robyn. I'm not sure when that board was put there. Maybe early 2000s. And this poor boardwalk does take a beating in the storms. It's been rebuilt countless times since the 1800s. In summer kids jump off the top of the bridge into the creek at high tide. I did a couple times when I was a kid too.

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  7. D.G. Hudson8:40 PM

    I really like that boardwalk photo #1. Beautiful. In fact I like lonely beach photos and walking on the beach when it's deserted. There's something about the ocean. . .your photos always make me feel better for having seen them. Isn't photography a great way to communicate?

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    1. JoJo10:49 PM

      Thank you so much! It's nice because we still have the beaches to ourselves but that's rapidly coming to an end as Memorial Day approaches.

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