Pond Stories: Fresh Pond, Falmouth
by Leslie Spencer My husband Larry and I and our two dogs relocated from Boston to our home on Fresh Pond in August of 2020. It seemed like the perfect spot for us to enjoy in retirement. Fresh Pond is a small tranquil pond of less than 8 acres with a mix of...
Pond Stories: Out My Window, Ashumet Pond
By Dianne Chilingerian So often when I look out my window, I am struck by the beauty of Ashumet Pond and feel compelled to take a photograph. I’m not a professional photographer, but sometimes I am able to capture the magic, and that is exciting! In this photo of...
Pond Stories: The Wonderful World of Woodies
by Judith Bruce Most of us are very aware of and regularly get out and appreciate the wonders of nature in our saltwater environment: Watching the marshes change from the palest yellow-green to deep emerald from spring to summer then to an amazing gold in autumn;...
Pond Stories: The Smithsonian Podcast About Water
I recently discovered this Smithsonian’s Stories from Main Street Podcast from a friend in Western Mass who has been watching our water challenges here on the Cape. Not to take any comfort in that we are not alone with this issue, it is exciting to see the...
Pond Stories: How the Painted Turtle Got His Colors
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...