The Coast Guard Beach on Cape Cod

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When I pulled up to the Coast Guard Station, I realized that I'd been here before. This is where we came to scatter my father-in-law's ashes many years ago.
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The bright red, white and blue made me wonder if this might be why they are the colors chosen by some many countries for their flags.
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I don't know if anyone can walk this widow's walk, but I wanted to.
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A nice couple from France offered to take a photo of me at this overlook. The gray sock in my hand is my camera case :-)
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Sun, wind, water... ahhh....
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My shadow is longer than I am, and my hat looks cooler this way than for real.
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This green Coleman chair has been great for beaches. And the little red backpack from Joellen is the perfect size, and easy to find on the walk-back.
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This is a classic shot, and was a wonderful feeling. Like coming home.
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Or is this one better?
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The photo doesn't quite catch it, but there was something haunting about this driftwood, with the flag in the background.
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The pattern of old waves has always made me feel happy, like a mountain range.
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I tried to catch the power of the pull of that wave going out as the next one rolls in...
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... but it's hard to do.
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I like the way the curves converge.
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How's this for a postcard shot?
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My camera apparently "overloaded" on the sun behind this dune, making those pink vertical lines.
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And here's the opposite direction's view.
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And finally, the sideview. Nice dunes.
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This photo is only interesting when it's really small. Then it looks like there's a ball of light at the end of the beach.
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Do you see the seals?! I was so excited but the "locals" are clearly acucstomed to them, since they just smiled at me instead of looking at them :-)
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Gotta take a shot of a gull and a dune.
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And I took this picture because I have a strong memory of these plants (cranberry bushes?) all over the Cape.
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