Autumn, Seagulls, Sand and Stars

Posted on October 4, 2014

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Summer came and went so quickly. Now, and I still really can’t believe it, fall arrived. To adequately welcome this season with all its colors and changes in weather, I decided to take my camera and spend an afternoon in Onset, Massachusetts, near Cape Cod. The place I usually visit is the perfect spot to forget the day, enjoying the events the shore has to offer. This could be rain, fog, wind, or the mellow, warm glow of the setting autumn sun. Seagulls and other shorebirds seemed to be having a good time watching a guy with a tripod and a camera, mesmerized by the early autumn spectacle performed by the many shorebirds. Not with words, however, with this entire scenery, the owner of this season clearly made a statement. Fall is surely here.

As usual, without too many words, here are some of my photos. Hopefully, you will enjoy these.

Where did these birds learn how to fly? It was funny to watch these seagulls realizing that even they are not perfect. Nobody got hurt and everybody kept on flying. - Onset Massachusetts - ©HansNagl.com

Where did these birds learn how to fly? Nobody got hurt, and everybody kept on flying. – Onset, Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

Seagulls moving together and very quickly - Onset Massachusetts - ©HansNagl.com

Seagulls decorating the sky, moving together and very quickly – Onset, Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

Staying together, flying high – Onset, Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

The first couple of colder days still made this afternoon near Onset in Massachusetts a rewarding visit. Onset Massachusetts - ©HansNagl.com

The first couple of cold days still made this afternoon’s visit near Onset in Massachusetts a rewarding experience. Onset, Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

Beach Flowers – Onset, Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

Just beyond the Horizon, this light tower and houses can be seen. – Onset, Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

This was a fortunate photo of this Long-billed Curlew preparing for landing – Onset, Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

Watching all kinds of birds enjoy this fall days - Onset Massachusetts - ©HansNagl.com

Watching all kinds of birds enjoy these fall days – Onset, Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

The first couple of cold days still made this afternoon’s visit near Onset in Massachusetts a rewarding experience. Onset, Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

Dreaming while watching these seagulls playing in the sky. It - Onset Massachusetts - ©HansNagl.com

I dream while watching these seagulls playing in the sky. It – Onset Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

Long-billed Curlew – Onset, Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

The first couple of cold days still made this afternoon’s visit near Onset in Massachusetts a rewarding experience. Onset, Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

Wondering if this could be Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Onset Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

Silently flying together, listening to the wind and the sea – Onset, Massachusetts – ©HansNagl.com

Wind, Sand and Stars. A reminder what one of my favorite authors Antoine de Saint Exupery enjoyed and frequently wrote about. The Little Prince also does not seem to be too far away. Evenings are becoming cooler. ©HansNagl.com

Wind, Sand and Stars. A reminder of what one of my favorite authors, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, enjoyed and frequently wrote about. The Little Prince also does not seem to be too far away. Evenings are becoming cooler. ©HansNagl.com

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Around the Cape – Inspirations and Photos

Posted on March 27, 2014

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Highland Light near Truro (Winter) – Cape Cod

Highland Light near Truro (Winter) – Cape Cod, Catching the last rays of light. Provincetown is visible in the background on the right.

Highland Light near Truro (Summer) – Cape Cod

Head of the Meadow Beach (Summer) – Truro – Cape Cod

Head of the Meadow Beach (Summer)- Truro – Cape Cod – An enjoyable evening watching the sunset.

Head of the Meadow Beach (Winter) – Truro – Cape Cod

Head of the Meadow Beach (Winter), Truro – Cape Cod –

Head of the Meadow Beach (Summer) – Truro – Cape Cod

Head of the Meadow Beach (Winter), Truro – Cape Cod – Dunes – a geological snapshot

For many children growing up in Austria, surrounded by mountains, a future life close to the sea is mostly a far-fetched exotic idea. The thunder of waves, the changing colors of the oceans, the sounds of fishing boats’ diesel engines, seagulls sailing high in blue skies, the taste of saltwater, witnessing four seasons are impressions belonging to the world of dreamers or people far away already living there. During my Austrian childhood I was very interested in movies produced by Jacques Cousteau, the famous French diver, and the adventures of the Calypso submarine, as well as Vienna born Hans Hass, who courageously researched shark behavior. These stories about the sea introduced a foreign world to me, mysterious, yet touchable, possible to reach, somewhere, sometimes in the future.

: Nantucket (Summer) – Massachusetts

: Nantucket (Summer) – Massachusetts – leaving Nantucket

: Nantucket (Summer) – Massachusetts

: Nantucket (Summer) – Massachusetts

I now live very close to the sea near Cape Cod and with great interest enjoy all the curiosities mother nature has to offer probably inspired by my childhood experiences. Photos are my pocket moments of great impressions. Here are a couple which I found in my archives. Sometimes I took almost identical photos at different times during the year. I tried to place those side-by-side sometimes creating a very strong contrast between, for example, situations in the summer vs. in winter.

I will attempt to add more photos in the future including other places and seasons around the Cape. (If you would like to have a copy of a photo shown here, then please send me an email via the form at the end of this photo gallery. Thank you very much. )

The impossible missions are the only ones which succeed.
– Jacques Cousteau

Provincetown (Winter), Cape Cod – Very silent place

Provincetown (Fall), Cape Cod

Provincetown (Fall), Cape Cod – A very busy place

Provincetown (Winter), Cape Cod – Sometimes it is tough to remove snow.

Provincetown (Fall), Cape Cod – Gallery Cat looking at the latest art

Provincetown, Cape Cod (Winter) – waiting for the spring

Provincetown (Winter), Cape Cod (Winter) – Sleeping, busy streets

Provincetown (Fall), Cape Cod – Pilgrim Monument – Biking in the Dunes the colors are stunning.

Provincetown (Winter), Cape Cod – Pilgrim Monument

National Seashore (Fall), Cape Cod – Beautiful clear, warm days.

Provincetown (Summer), Cape Cod – Sunset colors seem to be the softest at this place

Provincetown (Fall), Cape Cod – The Wood End Lighthouse is a symbol of perseverance through the seasons without fail sending its beacon into the night.

Provincetown (Winter), Cape Cod – Wood End Lighthouse

Provincetown (Winter), Cape Cod – Seagulls playing in the wind.

Provincetown (Winter), Cape Cod – Wood End Lighthouse

Provincetown (Winter), Cape Cod – Freezing cold winds allowing only for a few photos

Provincetown (Summer), Cape Cod – Wood End Lighthouse

Provincetown (Winter), Cape Cod – Wood End Lighthouse

Provincetown (Summer), Cape Cod – Wood End Lighthouse

Provincetown (Summer), Cape Cod

Provincetown (Winter), Cape Cod – between dunes and frozen salt water marshes – Wood End Lighthouse

Provincetown (Winter), Cape Cod – Wood End Lighthouse

Provincetown (Fall), Cape Cod – Wood End Lighthouse

Provincetown (Fall), Cape Cod – Near wood End Lighthouse.

Provincetown (Fall), Cape Cod – Wood End Lighthouse

Provincetown (Winter), Cape Cod – Wood End Lighthouse

Provincetown (Winter), Cape Cod – Cross Country Skiing after a blizzard along the sea was an amazing, unforgettable experience. The ground was solid frozen with snow allowing for tracks not damaging this fragile nature.