Pumpkins and Apple orchard

and for my mother...my flower boxes that I revamped!! The petunias died so got a mix of things that took off and really spread and supposedly will reappear next year...lol..doubt that!!

Autumn in New England

So here on the Cape we have alot of Cranberry Bogs. One is right around the corner from our house, on historic route 6A. I believe it is a part of the Greenbriar Jam place, where they harvest and make alot of jams. It is a tourist location and one we havnt visited yet. So on my way to work one morning, I noticed that the harvesting of the bog was happening and decided to pull over and take a few shots!! It is a really neat process. They drown the bogs and the cranberries float to the top!

The ducks were not phased and continued to float among the cranberries!

then as I was parking at my job (hospital for a meeting) I looked at my gps and noticed that I am very close to water, and almost didnt go into the meeting and drive straight to the ocean!! lol...but I of course turned the car off and went to the meeting, just another day of work but sometimes forget we live in such a beautiful place!

Abby's Last School Dance of the Year

CAMPING FUN-RANDOM CAPE FUN

So we now have a seasonal camping site that is 30-40 mins off the Cape, so while the tourist are coming on the Cape we are happily leaving the chaos. We have met the other seasonal folks and have been enjoying it for sure!! Not too far from a great Outlet center and a Cracker Barrel ( a bit of home) not too many of those around here so that was a treat! and close to Boston. So we can relax but also go do more site seeing as well. Our neighbors have a golf cart that has a little more power and goes up to 40mph!! Ken, the owner told Abby to hop on and start learning to drive!!! I however did not want to partake and be on the cart with her!! Gary took the lead and was mister calm and Abby had so much fun doing it all wkend long!! Looks like Gary will be teaching her to drive in the future ( i was a nervous wreck!! lol)

And the traffic to leave the cape..goes on and on...our exit to our house is coming up shortly!!! glad to be in the fast lane!!!

Gary has been getting Red Sox tickets through work and we have gone to Fenway a few times! It never gets old for sure! This game was good because the Red Sox had quite a few homeruns!! Abby enjoyed it too!! Only at Fenway do they have not only hot dog vendors going up and down the stairs but "get your new england clam chowda" passed right down the row to you!!! Gotta love those Bostonians!!!

then on most nice days and wkends when not camping, turn down off our street and the ocean straight ahead!!

love when the gps looks like this...any further and we are in the ocean!!!

this particular day was nice out and Abby had homework and Gary was tired..I loaded up the beach chairs and Abby grabbed her bookbag and I, my book, and off we went (5 min drive) to our beach that is for residents only (permit on car required) this is nice so we dont get crowded out!! You can also pull your camper down by the ocean or your 4 wd and enjoy!! Now that would be my kind of camping!! Notice Gary went from his lazy boy at home to same position at the beach! Stayed for a few hours and then went home to have dinner! It was nice to get fresh air for sure and not have to go far!!

and lastly, while driving home from work there was a flashing sign that said "natural gas flame, no public danger"! Really!! So getting off the ramp I snapped a pic! It was very hot in the area and it sounded like a giant blow torch!!! Not sure what that was all about but found it very interesting!!! Smores anyone!!!

OVER THE RIVER...AND TO CAPE COD;) AND SUMMER YARD FUN

We often go off the Cape to grocery shop because it is a bit cheaper, the problem in summer is traffic traffic traffic. You can of course go off Cape on Fridays with no difficulty but if you are coming on to the Cape from noon on you will be sitting in traffic to get over either two lane bridge. We also can leave Sundays if it is early am..or you will be stuck trying to get off the Cape. It never ends...lol...peak season is a time when the local permanant residents wish for a tunnel that is for then and you have to have a permit..would be nice for sure...well normally i am in the drivers seat but we ventured out on Sat (which is okay anytime usually) and hubby was the driver so i decided to take you on a ride back to the cape (we went over the Bourne bridge this time but the Sagamore bridge is our usual one but was down to one lane-yikes-2 hour traffic jam-now resolved and back to 2 lanes!!)

Welcome to the Cape and Islands!!

this is when you start to keep your fingers crossed for traffic...yeah looking good..smooth sailing

now usually on fridays this is a five mile back up...uggh

love looking over to the canal and seeing the boats

coming up to the infamous rotary..better be ready to bolt and hope you live thru the terror!! lol

aww..never noticed the bushes before due to driving and trying not to get killed in the rotary traffic circle..so hard to explain unless you are subjected to it...i have mastered it out of necessity and quickly can recognize the others that have not..they have the deer caught in headlight look!! heheh

flower boxes done..thanks to team effort from hubby and ms abby

other bushes in full bloom..this weekend was beautiful..side note..when 30mins away the temp is 10- 20 degress higher and as we get closer to our home and the coast the degree drops and you can feel it..so nice..it was 85 and once home a nice 72-gotta love the sea breeze

finch sock is very popular!! the birds love it

decided to use the raise bed and plant some veggie..first time for us so wish us luck!

lettuce, onions, zucchuni, squash, cucumbers, green onions

our front yard looking fresh and green!!