Monday, September 10, 2018

Summer Journal: Plum Island, Newburyport, The Agawam


One fine summer day, we went to the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island. The day shone like a star among all of our other summer days.

My soul sang with the brightness of color: cornflower blue sky, sapphire sea, golden sand, green grass and trees, and snowy clouds. Everything was so beautiful.


And, no one was there but us . . .

And a seal . . .


 It was like being in a different world.































We went to the Hellcat Observation tower further within the refuge. The tower is three stories high.

The view over the salt marsh was glorious.


 Seth took a lot of photos.

 Afterward, we walked the Dunes Trail--a boardwalk through woods and over dunes.






 
My girl, Emmeline. ♥

We encountered a couple of wild turkeys. They always remind me of dinosaurs.





























When we left the wildlife refuge, we drove into picturesque Newburyport.
 
The monument above is in memory of the crew of the Heather Lynne II, 1996. "Never will they be forgotten".

 Zach (standing), Luke, Emmeline, and Amy. ♥


We left Newburyport and drove down to Rowley to the Agawam Diner for their famous cheeseburger club sandwiches. Yummy!





























On the way home, someone commented, "This is the best day we've had in about five years." It truly was. As many of my readers know, my family has gone through some tough things. I am trying to get back to recording the highlights of our days on this blog at the request of my daughter who has serious health problems. She likes to scroll through the pictures when she is feeling poorly to remind herself that things aren't always so. ♥

Love and roses,
Sue

4 comments:

  1. wild turkeys ARE rather like dinosaurs, aren't they?

    i love seals---we don't have them where i live, so i've only seen them in real life when traveling to the west coast or along the coastline of scotland. magical creatures.

    it looks altogether a golden day, and having the seaside to oneself like that is a treat. wishing comfort and health to the daughter and to you all.

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  2. Thank you so much for your kind comment.♥ It was indeed a golden day, a soul-singing day: the sky and sea and sand and trees and sounds and birds and insects filled me completely with their beauty.

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  3. I was feeling healthy just looking at the photos of the shoreline. To have the place all to yourselves! Lovely.

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  4. your kids are so grown up!! lovely day out and about in sunshine. I was at Hyannis in May and we were near the beach and pier, loved it so much! Sea water is medicinal :)

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