Cape May

City of Cape May 1 of 3

2023-06-062023-06-08Sherry Felix8 Comments

We both enjoy history. Marc offers tours see Marc’s Village Walk | History Tours of Greenwich Village, NYC (marc-village-walk.com). We did a historical trolly tour of old Cape May. The guide was a school teacher and was very entertaining. See Trolley Tours | Cape May MAC.

The second image is before editing using the new beta version of Photoshop. I was very impressed with how generate fill AI created a tree trunk where the sign on the left was. I also used generative AI to add cobblestones, and remove powerlines, cars, and people.

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Washington Inn & Plum Beach Farm

2023-06-052023-06-04Sherry Felix9 Comments

Two of the best places to eat in Cape May is the Washington Inn – Cape May New Jersey and Beach Plum Farm, Cottage Rentals, Produce Market and Kitchen – West Cape May, NJ (beachplumfarmcapemay.com).

On the trolly tour we were told that the original owner moved the building to another place on his property. Then decided to move it back. We’ve been going there for about 20 years. The food is consistently fabulous. Menu below…

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I loved Beach Plum Farm. The gourmet tasting dinner was amazing (see menu Below). We came back to shop in the store the next day.

Cape May Dolphins

2023-06-022023-06-03Sherry Felix19 Comments

I booked a Sunset Whale Watching and Dolphin Cruise with dinner. The dinner was canceled and refunded (https://capemaywhalewatcher.com/cruise/dinner-cruise) It was like a party boat. Very few people were interested in wildlife. Drinking was the main activity. I made some nice pictures. The sunset was lovely, as were the dolphins (mother and baby) and a bald eagle.

We set sail from here – Cape May Whales 5/16/2023

Cape May Meadows

2023-06-012023-06-02Sherry Felix15 Comments

At the tip of Cape May is a nature sanctuary called South Cape May Meadows | The Nature Conservancy in New Jersey. Next we dropped by the North Woods Center Cape May Bird Observatory | New Jersey Audubon (njaudubon.org) run by New Jersey Audubon. And after visiting there we ate lunch at the Cape May Bird Observation Deck near the light house.

Tyler Road

2023-05-312023-06-01Sherry Felix4 Comments

The Tyler Rood Trail is in in Upper Township in southern New Jersey close to Cape May. It has lovely meadows with butterflies and flowers and a small family burial ground. I recently read “The Pine Barrens” by John McPhee. It covers the culture of the Pineys and much more.

Young family burail ground, Tyler Road, Upper Township 5/15/2023

Birding by Boat 3 of 3

2023-05-302023-05-28Sherry Felix4 Comments

Boat-tailed Grackle males doing the “I’m taller than you are” duel for mating rites ritual. Followed by a Forster’s tern swallowing a large fish and terns mating and nesting.

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major), Birding by Boat, Cape May 5/15/2023

Birding by Boat 2 of 3

2023-05-292023-05-28Sherry Felix6 Comments

More birds from our Birding by Boat at Cap May, New Jersey. I replaced the skies.

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), Birding by Boat, Cape May 5/15/2023

Birding by Boat 1 of 3

2023-05-282023-05-29Sherry Felix16 Comments

I highly recommend Birding by Boat on the Osprey in Cape May: Ospreycruise.com. It is great for Birders to get closeup views and non-birders can enjoy seeing nature. The guide, Bob Lubberman, is knowledgeable and entertaining. My apologies for the inferior quality of the Clapper Rail photograph. It was only there for a second and I was the one who spotted it. The last one had me fooled. It looks like a cross between an ibis and a heron.