Last day in January, 2010

North Cape May beach, off Roslyn.
Despite the cold and the slushy waters, the ferry (off to the right) still runs.

We saw a few sand pipers, one of them missing a leg, hopping as madly as its fellows.

Cape May is lovely in January....but don't tell anyone.

January thaw, blue claw

We just went through a patch of cold that left us chilled and the bay's edge frozen. We warmed up a bit, though banks of ice still lined the beaches Saturday.

We found clumps of blue crabs huddled together next to the jetties. A few were still alive, though chilled enough to pick up without getting pinched. We found a couple of live horseshoe crabs as well. I suspect the ice pushed some of the critters up from the mud below.

No sign of the sandhill crane at Beerworld (Ponderlodge) this week.

(And for those of you not fortunate enough to see blue crabs on their walks, they really are that blue.)

January sunset

January 9, 2010.

It's a bit chilly today, with the breeze gusting to 25 knots, but more than a handful of folks found time to walk along the edge of the bay.

Hard to believe we were just swimming here 3 months ago.