Christmas on Cape Cod

by alec on December 25, 2007

Jeff Pulver’s holiday post gave me a smile today.  He and his family are at the beach in Florida.  He posted some photos of palm trees on his blog and Facebook. 

We’re at the beach too… in Cape Cod. The beaches are cold, but utterly deserted.  Many of the buildings are boarded up as well, but the place has an undeniable charm.  For a photographer, the low sun casts a warm contrasty glow over everything.  Here are a few of the photos I shot today with the Nokia N95, as I had neglected to bring our Nikon SLR on the walk.

Beach at the Marconi Station.

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Rescue station at Race Point.  Boarded up for the season.

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Buggy tracks on the beach at Race Point.

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Cape code winter beach fashions. 

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Trying to avoid the waves.

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And the beautiful Cape Cod sunset illuminating Provincetown and the Pilgrim’s monument.

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It’s almost like Florida, isn’t it?  Merry Christmas!

Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.

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Cape Cod Daily December 25, 2007 at 5:39 pm

Nice pics!
>It’s almost like Florida, isn’t it?
Kind of… except for the temperature ;-)
Merry Christmas.

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trish December 26, 2007 at 10:02 am

I grew up on the cape. DY class of '75! love the pics, it makes me homesick.

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Mum December 26, 2007 at 1:22 pm

We just came back from Christmas on Pender Island which sported a storm yesterday with 100 Km winds. The waves were spectacular – will send some pictures sometime. Fortunately we went over early and missed the wild boat ride and came home today when all was calm and the sun was shining. Merry Christmas! MA

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Esteban December 27, 2007 at 12:53 pm
jules December 28, 2007 at 6:10 am

Outstanding photos! Aside from the people all bundled up – you could fool yourself with the temperatures!

Merry Christmas!!!
-jules

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pattie November 9, 2009 at 9:16 am

Cape Cod is beautiful any time of year! I wish I could spend a Christmas there! Thanks for posting these lovely pics.

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