Brewster II (3rd & 4th Grade Soccer) wins 5-1 over Harwich

Brewster II Soccer put the pressure on Harwich today, and came away with the only goal in the first half (It wasn't clear if Harwich actually scored on themselves!). But, during the second half, Brewster's offense came alive powering out 4 more goals. Teamwork paid off and position play really worked. Christian got one of the goals, Curtis got one and my Max got two. Matthew did awesome in goal and the rest of the team played extremely well, all contributing to a great team win.

(In this photo, Curtis finesses one by the Harwich goalkeeper. It was a thing of beauty! - click to enlarge)

Oyster Season

Give me oysters and beer...
For dinner every day of the year...
and I'll be fine.
(Jimmy Buffett)

[More Oystering & Oyster Photos]

Calm Before the Storm

I walked my beach tonight: Clear and starry sky, cool breeze, crickets chirping, gentle waves lapping the shoreline, a distant lighthouse light pulsing through a hazy horizon... Tomorrow the first of the high clouds will appear, and then, on the next day, my beach will be pounded, beaten, and torn to shreds by the lashing winds and waves of the hurricane. Hold tight, beach. Hold tight!

Oh man, what a good beer!

I got this "Once Upon a Time" beer tonight after another outstanding Friday-night-beer-tasting event at the "Grain and Vine" liquor store in Hyannis. This beer, put out by "Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project" comes in a BIG bottle with a BIG price... but it was WELL worth it. The brew is based on a recipe from 1832, England, and it's just an all-around great beer. Wow... Thanks Alan for recommending it. I didn't think I'd be able to down the whole bottle by myself, but after this week... it really hit the spot.

If you're in Hyannis, and you like beer, don't miss a stop over to the Grain & Vine on Rte 28, near Kam Appliance. They have more beer varieties than you could imagine and there's a beer tasting every Friday night.

Cape Cod Bay - Cold Sunset

Late afternoon, while looking out my back window, I became aware of a few bands of long grey clouds that had materialized in the western sky. There was barely any wind and they were stacked up loosely, with bright yellow-white sunlight shining between them on their lower ranks. It was 4:00, and the sun would set at 4:30. Since I have tall trees that block my entire view of any horizon, I hurried off to the beach to see if there was going to be a show. Well... there was.

I walked out onto the foam-ice-covered beach to watch the show. Starting at about 4:15 the grey slowly gave way; cloud-edge by cloud-edge, to light pinks and fuschias. And then at 4:30 as the sun must have hit the horizon, the whole sky exploded with deep purples, reds, yellows and oranges. The photo here doesn't even show how brilliant it was.

It was barely 20 degrees out though, and at some point just after this photo, I realized I couldn't feel the shutter button under the bony peg that had once been my right index finger. In fact, ALL my fingers... in both hands... were pegs - additionally they didn't work any more. I couldn't even depress the shutter. I realized they HURT too... numb and painful at the same time. It's a deep frozen hurt, and a hurt that I knew would get worse as my fingers warmed up. So, deliberately, but reluctantly, as the colors faded, I slogged back to my car to try to thaw out. And yeah... they hurt worse as they thawed. Even so... it was worth it. Next time... better gloves. The fingerless-es just don't cut it at 20 degrees. (click photo for a bigger view)