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