On the Cape with my Sister's Family

We left Tom and Mom to fend for themselves, and traveled to Cape Cod to see Lucy and Dan and Hannah and Layla.  Took some nice hikes, ate some great food, saw the wonderful houses and shops and Cape Cod-ish world, and had such a nice time in that lovely area with special loved ones, we were loathe to depart.  I miss them all already.

We went to the Cape Cod National Seashore to take a walk, and found part of the trail swamped by the high tide.  So we doffed our footwear, rolled up our pants, and hiked in the water.  This is Dan, me, and Lucy

This is the mat of broken marsh reeds that floated on the surface

Dan, Jeffery, and Lucy slogging along, while I have opted for the dry trail that's now available.

Pretty water-way through the marsh

View of where we're headed.

Poison Ivy

The cool structures at Coast Guard Beach

Lucy and Dan (and me)

Oh my gosh, these mussels at Land Ho! were so good!

Flowers at the welcoming front porch.  I looked all around while Dan did some work in his shop with Jeffery watching, and Lucy did her little putterings.

Evening at the Santos house; so pleasant

The Larch, and for my sister Sara, an eastern tamarack; are they the ones with "cornflake bark" out in our area?

Pretty red berries on the next morning's walk

The beach at the end of Lucy's road

Horse-shoe crab shell

Sisters!

Pretty garden centerpiece at Highfield Hall

stained glass panel over the front door of Highfield House in Falmouth

Elegant bathroom stall

Lucy as photographer, who seldom is captured working her craft.

Lucy taking a zen moment

very interesting mushroom

pretty reflection with ripples on the water by Layla-pup

Jeffery. Hannah, Lucy, and Layla in the Beebe Woods

Last time we saw the trees at Highfield Hall, they were wearing sweaters.  Now they look like this.

Lunch at the Pickle Jar.  Gosh it was a treat to get time with Hannah, and to be with my sweet baby sister Lucy.

Had to stop at Pairpoint Glass near the Sagamore Bridge to look for more glass candy canes

Took a stroll along the canal and saw this seagull posing for us.

Back to Mom's, which will continue in the next post.  Great weather is obvious, eh?