by APCC | Aug 16, 2021 | Pond Stories
Have you ever wondered what that grassy stuff is at the edge of your pond? In this photo of Bassett Pond in Yarmouth, Sue Machie has captured not just a beautiful pond but some healthy rushes (“that grassy stuff”). This rhyme, familiar to many, could help...
by APCC | Aug 10, 2021 | Pond Stories
When we moved to Brewster in the summer of 2019, our experience with winter on Cape Cod was limited. An awesome surprise was learning that many birds migrated south from the Arctic to winter in both the ocean and ponds of the Cape. Watching and photographing the birds...
by APCC | Jul 26, 2021 | Pond Stories
From Silent Spring, Rachel Carson “Man’s attitude toward nature is today critically important simply because we have now acquired a fateful power to alter and destroy nature. But man is a part of nature, and his war against nature is inevitably a war against...
by APCC | Jul 12, 2021 | Pond Stories
“A lake is a landscape’s most beautiful and expressive feature. It is Earth’s eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.” ―Henry David Thoreau, Walden Thanks to Amy Thomas who sent us this beautiful image. She...
by APCC | Jun 28, 2021 | Pond Stories
Get to know your pond and help others to do the same. Here’s an example of a mapping project you can do of your favorite pond. Submitted by 10-year-old Jack Martin. (How cool is this kid?) Got a Pond Story (song, poem, photo, video) you want to share? Email Kristin...
by APCC | Jun 28, 2021 | Pond Stories
The day dawned bright with sun, fresh with that dewy feeling a good night rain leaves behind. The birds were singing, the flowers competing for biggest, best blossoms. It was a perfect morning for a walk at one of my favorite spots, Hathaway’s Pond in Hyannis. I grew...
