Slanted

 

The sea has come alive. Gannets and harlequin ducks, red-throated loons and common loons, long-tailed ducks, Bonaparte's gulls.  Because sunrise is at 6:30, it's even easier to get up, see the sunrise and the ocean birds coming to life.

The  angle of the sun does not get above 30 degrees at noon, making for very slanted light. Even the clouds look different with the sun so low. Biking along the Mikestone Road, the sun never gets above the trees.

The moors are grey, with only the winterberries offering red.  Look at my favorite Norwood oak this month, compared to last. The lively white of the groundsel is gone, but even the sticks of the huckleberries  show a bit of red.

Recent rains have not done much to refresh the ponds. Nantucket is back to Drought Level 2, Significant Drought, municipal water restrictions are in effect.

Bonaparte’s Gull

Long-tailed Duck

 

 Northern Gannet

Common Loon

Red-throated Loon

Harlequin Ducks

Laughing Gull