by APCC | Sep 21, 2022 | Pond Stories
“On the count of three!” Two pairs of legs flipped above the surface of the pond and disappeared. A long moment later, spluttering and panting, two swimmers emerged with a slimy, decomposing truck tire held between them. As if by magic, a green kayak slid into...
by APCC | Jul 1, 2022 | Pond Stories
by Susan Baur Several years ago, Falmouth residents who swam in local ponds began to notice a small army of feathery weeds moving in. At first, they were novelties. One popped small white flowers above the pond surface in August. Another created underwater patches of...
by APCC | May 31, 2022 | Pond Stories
By Susan Baur (See more stories by Susan here.) At the beginning of May, I took an unusually early swim using a new 5 mm wet suit with a hood. The pond stretched out before me like a piece of wide wale corduroy with line after parallel line of little waves running...
by APCC | Jan 10, 2022 | Pond Stories
by Susan Baur The water had finally climbed above 70 degrees in June and turtles, still hungry from hibernation, were out eating everything they could cram in their mouths. I swam slowly to a rocky point, and in fifteen minutes saw all three kinds of...
by APCC | Dec 1, 2021 | Pond Stories
Kudos to the Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage (OLAUG) getting on WBZ TV! The OLAUG is led by Susan Baur, aka “the turtle lady.” Her love of swimming in the Cape’s ponds has inspired her to be an advocate for our ponds. To that end, she has written and illustrated...
