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