Walking wild

 


Christmas Eve was a walking day.

The temperature was up to the low forties Fahrenheit with just enough of a breeze coming off of the Atlantic to beautifully scent the air. I walked about two hours through town stopping at tiny beaches here and there to collect glass and pretty shells.  

Chandler Hovey light is across the harbour at the tip of the neck.


Joe and I watched the planetary alignment of Jupiter and Saturn on solstice night from a beach on the neck. The clouds held off through twilight and when it got cloudy enough that our view was obscured we drove out to the lighthouse. Each year during the holiday season they light it up this way and at Independence Day it is lit up red, white and blue. The top is always green. 

When we lived in Nahant we could see it’s green light blinking at us from across the ocean and a few towns over. Now that we are living back in Marblehead where we both grew up, I think that light was calling us back home. 

It’s Christmas morning as I am typing this. The day is just about to begin breaking. The sky is still that rich indigo colour. The wind has been shaking things about all night and the rain is smashing against the windows. 






Santa must have had a rough ride on Christmas Eve night.

 I hope he is curled up beside the fire with Mrs. Claus to dote on him as he enjoys a long winter’s nap. 

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  1. fredamans29 December 2020 at 07:32

    That light tower is pretty cool! Wishing you the best for 2021!

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  2. Peabea Scribbles29 December 2020 at 10:06

    So envious of your pretty area. I did walk the dog down the road at Christmas. I'd never done that before...usually just around the yard...because it is a rural road with cars that go too fast at times, but Razzy loved all the different smells along the roadside. No North star planet sightings here as it was really, really cloudy. Have a happy, healthy, safe, and nice 2021 year.

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  3. Ginny Hartzler29 December 2020 at 16:36

    Lovely photos, i especially enjoyed seeing your ligthouse. How wonderful to live so close to it, such a romantic thing to live by a lighthouse.

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  4. Beside a babbling brook...29 December 2020 at 17:39

    Marblehead! Our son-in-law grew up there, and my daughter and he, and one of our Granddaughters live there now.

    Yes, there are lovely spots, along the water... -smile-

    ✨😌✨💛🔥💛✨😴✨

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  5. Tamar SB30 December 2020 at 08:09

    Lovely lights! Such a pretty little area of MA.

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  6. Crafty Green Poet30 December 2020 at 10:33

    a very pretty view in the first photo

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  7. Veronica Lee30 December 2020 at 10:43

    Fabulous photos, especially the lighthouse!

    Here's wishing you a most wonderful 2021!

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  8. Rambling Woods2 January 2021 at 15:38

    Lucky that you had clear skies..We have been cloudy for a couple of weeks...Michelle

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