There’s a reason why artists like Edward Hopper used cape Cod as a backdrop for some of their most important work. It all has to do with the light.
In August, you’ll be treated to the best sunrises and sunsets of the year. Hues of salmon, cobalt blue and aqua blend and pitch in the sky varying in intensity from iridescent to pastel. The night sky is equally breathtaking. Light pollution tends to be absorbed by the dark of the ocean, and so the sky above, weather permitting, can appear as a quilt of stars.
Kids start to get fidgety this time of year. Any parent can tell you that the first time they hear a “back to school” announcement, it qualifies as a traumatic experience. Quick, Mom. Wipe that sly smirk off Dad’s face. Back to school however is a reality, and the first to go are the college kids, around the 3rd week of the month. School age children usually don’t go back to school until just after Labor Day, the first weekend in September.
Summer gardens are full tilt now bearing fruit. If you harvested a few tomatoes in July, you’re lucky. Most will ripen in August. As for the flowers, the luxurious Cape Cod hydrangeas are still dotting the landscape in all their glory. By mid-month, Rose of Sharon blooms will emerge, one of the first harbingers of fall.
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