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Nature: Watching Whales
Spend the day at any of the Cape May beaches this summer and you’re sure to see at least one of the various whale-watching boats motoring to or from port. I’ve heard locals joke about them as “dolphin...
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Coyotes
It’s evening in West Cape May, and the fire alarm is ringing. I’m honestly not sure of all the reasons that may trigger this alarm—I’m aware of only a few actual fires in my tenure in West Cape May—but...
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Fall Bird Migration
When’s the best time to visit Cape May to see bird migration?” This is the question I get asked most often by visitors who have just learned about how Cape May ranks as one of, if not the top, fall...
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Dancing in the Dark
It has been a minute. Maybe you’ve been here the whole time. Perhaps you’re just getting back to Cape May after being away for the winter. Or maybe you’re reading this several months after it was...
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Spring is for Lovers (of the Timberdoodle)
I crave spring for so many reasons, but at the top of my list is the magical and mysterious denizen of the Cape May Peninsula, the American Woodcock.
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Belleplain State Forest
I find it fascinating how landscapes of my youth have had a profound influence on my preferences as an adult. For instance, some of my favorite places can be found within Florida’s Everglades National...
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“Sit quiet by my side in the shade And not the kind that’s thrown I mean, the kind under where a tree has grown” -Taylor Swift, Paris It’s Saturday, and you’ve made it to Cape May for your summer...
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Fall Again
I don’t know how it was for you, but this summer seemed to creep up on me, with a cool start that favored spinach and lettuce plantings (which I totally missed because of previous experiences with...
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The Last of Us
Before a TV series, it was a video game. Fungus-infected zombies aside, much of the storyline of The Last of Us takes the main characters across a mostly abandoned America where the signs of humanity...
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Birds Do It, Bees Do It
As we exit the winter’s cold grip and get ready to move into spring’s warm embrace, love is all around us. In some cases, it has been all along, with birds such as Great-horned Owls already rearing...
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Little Known Jawns Part 1: Kitty’s Trails at the Cape May Airport
“Kitty’s Trails” are a series of winding paths through two adjacent parcels of woods, bisected by Ranger Road, within the Cape May Airport property. If you don’t know Ranger Road, I can’t blame you, I...
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Little Known Jawns Part 2: Villas Haunts
I don’t even know how to write about this place. This little-known jawn is so local, I don’t even know how to tell you where to go. I mean, if you look on a map, it’s the green spot bordered by Fulling...
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Summer Camp(ing) in West Cape May
With demand high and supply low, our family decided to throw our hat into the rental ring and invest in a camper that we would live in from June through August. We had a site in West Cape May where we...
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