More Sandwich Glassing

We're rapidly marching towards summer with the first 6 months of the year just about gone.  We're dog sitting Shadow every week for 2 days which we love.  She's such a goofy little diva.

 Sagan's still not digging our house guest much, but they've made somewhat of a truce.

More visits from the local bun.

One late Sunday afternoon we headed over to Pocasset to see if it would be worth trying to dig for quahogs but it was way too cold.

Took a drive into Sandwich a few times and veered off so I could get some pics.

We had a super low tide a week or so ago, and Russell took me 'Sandwich glassing' in the exposed marshes.  The mud was way too sticky and deep to venture very far and I wasn't prepared with extra footwear or towels in the car, so just had to stick to the part closest to land.

If I had waders or shoes I didn't care about, I would love to go out in that and see if there's any glass.

I had some great finds though.

The amber, yellow and white/red are the best.

This isn't Sandwich glass but I liked them so I snagged them.  The green bottle bottom is Canada Dry gingerale but I don't know how old it is.  I haven't seen pop in glass bottles in many years.  The white thing is some kind of old fashioned wire insulator.

Teal, green and black.

Another day we swung down to the marina and canal.  

Town Neck & The Sandwich Marina

The day after our 70 degree warm up was about 30 degrees colder, but still beautifully clear.  So it was off to Town Neck in Sandwich to take a few pics, but no beachcombing due to too many rocks and high tide.

Tugboat leaving the Canal.  Scusset Beach is on the other side of that line of jetties.  

I thought my friend Ann made these as she was at the beach the day before but she didn't.

High tide so the breakwaters were submerged.

Scallop shell still joined at the hinge. 

VERY high tide this morning.

Town Neck is still really ravaged from erosion.  The beach grass that was planted last year is still working out so far, but it continues to have the sand swept off during storms.  And then deposited in the Canal and on Scusset Beach.

This is about as far as I dared to walk on Boardwalk because I don't like the water being that close. While I have crossed this hundreds of times in my life, I'm still afraid I'll fall off or get pushed off.  I never have, but it still scares me a little to go out over open water like that on a narrow bridge with no handrails and people walking towards me.

Normally you can still see the marshes at high tide but today it was super high.

Then I drove over to the Marina.  That white building is Fisherman's View Restaurant that just opened.  The design is in keeping with the Coast Guard station that's also in the marina area.  See that fishing boat?  It was docked and unloading fresh fish and seafood to the restaurant.  You cannot get fresher than that!!!

 Very choppy in the Canal.

It's quite large with a killer view of the Canal and extremely popular, as I've heard the food is top notch.  There is always a pretty long wait to get in!  We haven't been because sadly, I can't eat anything on the menu except cornbread.  I miss being able to eat shellfish!  But my friends who have gone posted pics of their meals with rave reviews.  

This is the new Harbormaster's Office.  It's huge!

The town seal is three ships with eagle heads and the motto translates to "After so many shipwrecks, a haven".

Hot n Hazy, and Just Plain HOT!

This summer hasn't been near as nice as last year which could not have been more perfect.  But it also hasn't been oppressively miserable like 2012 and 2013 either.  When the humidity is pegged, the only place to get any kind of relief is down by the water.  My cousin was in town and we met up for breakfast, then headed down to the Sandwich Marina. 

I don't remember the water being this clear when I was a kid.

I would love to own this one!

The Virginia Marie, a well known lobster/fishing boat in this area.

By the end of that week, the humidity had gone down significantly, but it was still extremely hot out. My outdoor thermometer showed 98 in my yard!  But by the end of the day, the breeze kicked up so I went for a late afternoon walk around the neighbourhood and into town.  This tree is in my yard and blooms once in the spring and again in the middle of summer. I've never seen a flowering tree do that.

Irish American Pirates must live here.

The breeze at the Canal was so delicious that I wish I'd brought a chair.  I hated to leave to go home.

I love these silverback leaf trees.  Not sure if that's what they are called, but they are very striking on a breezy day.

It's already August and I haven't done hardly any of the day trips I'd planned out this spring, and now the summer is rapidly drawing to a close.