Halibut Point

Deb and I took a day trip to one of our most favorite spots: Halibut Point State Park, in Rockport, MA.

We think Halibut Pt. is a real treasure. A quarry lies next to the ocean here, and while the water filled quarry itself is calming to look at, the rocky shoreline is uniquely special. We sat on the rocks for our lunch and were mesmerized by the ocean waves creating frothy crashes.

Into The Depths

Splish Splash

Rockport Northern Tip

Water Dance

Frothy Shore

Water Line

Bumpy Ride

This next shot looks as though it was taken with me leaning precariously over a high ledge, but that is only an illusion. I have a fear of heights and felt quite safe while taking this photo:

Fear of Heights Be Gone

Here's Deb putting her feet into the Atlantic Ocean, and feeling gloriously happy doing it. Deb found this to be thrilling: watching the big waves come in and not knowing how high they would go, or how strong they would be. But it felt like a relatively safe risk because she felt her footing was secure and the rocks not too slippery. She's also a great swimmer (but Deb didn't know if that would make a difference in this rocky environment).

Surf's Up

Here's Deb adding a rock atop one of the cairns in this display created by the many visitors. We wondered how long these cairns stay the same, or if stormy waves could reach this spot and unsettle them.

Artist Addition

Quiet Quarry

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January in July

It's hot around here in July, so I thought I'd cool things down a bit by blogging some winter photos. Today's post contains photos all taken earlier this year, in January.

Here's one of a set of focus-bracketed photos of a tree in the woods. One unexpected side effect of getting several shots all with a slightly different focus point, is that, even if I don't combine them, I can pick the one with the most pleasing focus point.

Ringed Tree

Winter Path

The next two photos are taken at Ashland Res. They are actually taken with my Nexus 5x cell phone!

Reflected Sky

Sky on Ice

The next set of photos are from Lake Waban, at Wellesley College. I was lucky to be there when a large number of ducks decided to visit.

Ducky Brigade

Takeoff Zone

Shimmering

Feather Pattern

Skimming the Surface

Duck Turbulence

Ducky Playtime

Color Spread

Flapper

This next set is at Halibut State Park in Rockport.  If you look very closely, you'll see the ducks on the ice near the center of the photo. The first two pictures that follow were also taken with my Nexus 5x cell phone.

Ice Quarry Blue

For perspective, that's Deb in the white coat on the left:

Quarry

Quarry Sample

Waves on Rocks 1

Waves on Rocks 2

Waves on Rocks 3

Waves on Rocks 4

Exploring Dog

Pool by the Ocean

Blocks on Ice

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