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PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1649 posts
1/14/2022 9:05 am
Foto Friday - Letter J

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PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
1/14/2022 9:05 am

Welcome to Week 36 – J Week: Pearls' Coastal Capers!

Featuring: Judah Baker, Jackknife, JFK

JUDAH BAKER
An 18th-century windmill in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts that was named after its original builder, Judah Baker. I took this photo from the shore of Bass River looking up to the ledge where the windmill sits. It was a late September photo and I was happily surprised to see flowers still in bloom at the time.

JACKKNIFE
During this time of the year beach parking stickers are not required so I can venture out on a photography jaunt anywhere on Cape to catch a beach sunrise. This one's at Jackknife Cove on the Chatham/Harwich line. I wonder if they named the beach after the layout of the road that leads to the parking lot which is steep and twisty!

JFK
The John F. Kennedy Memorial on Ocean Street in Hyannis, Massachusetts. It is situated in a peaceful park overlooking Lewis Bay, where President Kennedy often sailed throughout his life while in Hyannis Port. I took this photo just after sunrise a few days ago. We've had such a mild winter this year, the grass is still green even in mid-January!

Thanks for joining me for Pearls' Coastal Capers - “J week”!

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Shartaun03 81F
6195 posts
1/14/2022 10:47 am

Lovely photos Pearls for Foto-Friday. At this time of the year the traffic around the beach area is less busy.
I was reading about the Kennedys this morning. The guy that assassinated Robert F Kennedy was supposed to be paroled but the governor of California denied the parole of the assassin. I always admired this family and a lot of them lived really interesting lives.
Thanks for posting all of your interesting photos.


Hawkslayer 88M
13326 posts
1/14/2022 11:56 am

Great set of pictures, my favorite? The one of the beach, I've always loved seaside shots.

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Abelle2 83F
31224 posts
1/14/2022 12:12 pm

I agree with Alfie! I used to love to go to the beach in California when I lived there.

My girls and I would pack a picnic or stop and buy something and sit on the beach on a blanket and look out over the ocean and I would tell them their Daddy was out there somewhere at sea when he was in the Navy. They would look and say...where I can't see him.

I still chuckle when I think about it.


sparkleflit 76F
10271 posts
1/14/2022 12:43 pm

I love all your photos....The one of the windmill is my favourite..Function of beauty and beauty of function as one......


PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
1/14/2022 1:58 pm

    Quoting Shartaun03:
    Lovely photos Pearls for Foto-Friday. At this time of the year the traffic around the beach area is less busy.
    I was reading about the Kennedys this morning. The guy that assassinated Robert F Kennedy was supposed to be paroled but the governor of California denied the parole of the assassin. I always admired this family and a lot of them lived really interesting lives.
    Thanks for posting all of your interesting photos.
Thanks, Shartaun! Glad you enjoyed the photos! I really like this time of year when there is no beach traffic to navigate.

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PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
1/14/2022 2:00 pm

    Quoting Hawkslayer:
    Great set of pictures, my favorite? The one of the beach, I've always loved seaside shots.
Thanks! It was a fun photo shoot at the beach yesterday. I had never been to that beach before so it was an adventure!

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PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
1/14/2022 2:02 pm

    Quoting Abelle2:
    I agree with Alfie! I used to love to go to the beach in California when I lived there.

    My girls and I would pack a picnic or stop and buy something and sit on the beach on a blanket and look out over the ocean and I would tell them their Daddy was out there somewhere at sea when he was in the Navy. They would look and say...where I can't see him.

    I still chuckle when I think about it.
It sounds like you have some great memories of picnics on the beach, Abelle! That's a cute story about the girls.

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PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
1/14/2022 2:07 pm

    Quoting sparkleflit:
    I love all your photos....The one of the windmill is my favourite..Function of beauty and beauty of function as one......
Thank you! It is a really beautiful windmill. Amazingly it has survived three moves from its original location. I think it's in the perfect location now, but I am a little surprised that they oriented it facing the beach parking lot instead of the beach itself.

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Maudie1 74F
8151 posts
1/14/2022 2:11 pm

Great photos as usual , Pearls. My favourite is the windmill of course.

We have a beautiful JFK Memorial Park here in New Ross Co. Wexford. The late presidens great grandfather was born near there.


PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
1/14/2022 2:41 pm

    Quoting Maudie1:
    Great photos as usual , Pearls. My favourite is the windmill of course.

    We have a beautiful JFK Memorial Park here in New Ross Co. Wexford. The late presidens great grandfather was born near there.
Wow that's interesting, Maudie! I didn't know there were Kennedy memorials outside of the USA. I didn't even think about where his ancestors were born ... which is surprising for someone like me who is so immersed in genealogy!

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starwomyn 70F
8872 posts
1/14/2022 7:27 pm

I love the photo of the windmill with the flowers growing out of the rocks.

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PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
1/14/2022 9:51 pm

    Quoting  :

Thanks Sewg!

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PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
1/14/2022 10:03 pm

    Quoting starwomyn:
    I love the photo of the windmill with the flowers growing out of the rocks.
Thanks! It's a pretty spot. This photo was taken in September which is late in the growing season for New England. I hope to return in the spring to see how the windmill looks when surrounded by plants in full bloom.

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MrsJoe 76F
17381 posts
1/15/2022 7:18 am

Lovely photos, as usual. They have such a peaceful feeling.

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PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
1/15/2022 9:52 am

    Quoting MrsJoe:
    Lovely photos, as usual. They have such a peaceful feeling.
Thanks! Once I arrive at the locations and start working on figuring out the best angles, etc., I usually feel pretty peaceful just as you mentioned. Getting to the locations? That's another story because I'm usually driving on roads I'm unfamiliar with so there's a certain amount of anxiety. It's always worth it, though. The pretty colors of the sky, the ocean breeze, and the seabirds make up for the drive.

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Koffla 68M
12236 posts
1/16/2022 2:25 am


Great pictures! I really miss Foto Fridays!



PearlsWthMyJeans 68F
1708 posts
1/16/2022 10:16 am

    Quoting Koffla:

    Great pictures! I really miss Foto Fridays!


Thanks Foto Friday just wasn't the same without you!

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