Dinner at the lighthouse
A pool for the chicks.
Quahogs- they’re beautiful.
Sit and wait
The humble weatherport, bastion of civilization.
Unhatched eggs are a reality of life on the island.
Downtime at camp: adult coloring books
Lighthouse exit strategy: don’t get bogged down.
Monomoy Light, moon light.
Some birds still trying to get out for a fly.
Horseshoe crab molts
Sunset over Oil Shed and ponds.
Someone else’s footsteps on the trail to the Lighthouse. Could be USFWS, USDA, or someone wandering the island.
Typical terns
Sunset over ponds and Powder Hole, from the top of the light
Thanks, from a friend
Leftover seal food
Monomoy Light, closeup
Private beaches on the Cape suck, until they’re your private beach.
Downtime at camp: cards
Lighthouse potluck
Rustic charm at the lightouse
Terns at night
Sun over Atlantic
Celestial lighthouse over Monomoy Light
Lighthouse approach
Monomoy Light, Lighthouse Beach Landing approach
Sunset over Powder Hole
The sunset’s great, but what are we supposed to do now?
The light’s been out for 90 years.
Terns and storm. This one actually bypassed the island completely.
Monomoy Light, close approach
The very air is thick with birds.
The adults hate us, but the chicks don’t seem too bothered by humans
Night over the weatherport
The pot rack at the lightouse
Newly-hatched Common Tern chicks
Coyote tracks, approaching tern colony
Monday morning commute
Monomoy Light tower steps
Fishing for diner at the lighthouse
Wandering the mists
Bog wandering
Tern dive bombing
Monomoy Crossover, looking south
Lighthouse kitchen sunset
Lighthouse kitchen and its abundant rustic charm
The Oil Shed
Tern colony welcoming committee
West Beach and Nantucket Sound
Rustic charm at the lighthouse
More Lighthouse dinner shots
DCIM120GOPRO
Distant views of the light.
Lighthouse exit
The Lighthouse
In flight
(Almost) Every sunset’s a great sunset on Monomoy
Coyote tracks: not welcome
Waiting for the storm to either crash into camp or pass us by.
Poi balls post-sunset
Monomoy Crossover, looking north
Monomoy LIght
Night sky, looking west.
Notes from Monomoy 