Art. Life. Place. - A Blog
Haddock or Cod? Know Your Scrod
“Waiter - I’ll have the baked scrod” And with those words uttered from restaurant to restaurant across the Commonwealth and beyond, the confusion began. Scrod isn’t a fish. Wait, what?
Well, it’s a fish - but it’s not a species of fish.
The Telephone Pole Art of South Mashpee
If you look carefully as you drive Red Brook and Great Neck South roads in South Mashpee you’ll notice that the telephone poles have become gallery space for art installations. Someone, somewhere knows something about the origins of the telephone art, but it isn’t me. I’m just a spectator and a fan. Recently I’ve noticed some of the older pieces are starting to disappear. Given the transient nature of the art, I wanted to attempt to preserve some lasting memory of this art.
Sassafras my a**, we’re calling it Cape Cod!
It was 1602 near present day Provincetown, and as a morning fog was lifting the sweet smell of sassafras wafted offshore to where the crew of the Concord sat at anchor gazing at a foreign land. A lowly mate recognizing the distinct smell exclaims “Behold! Cape Sassafras!” The captain of the vessel, Bartholomew Gosnold, retorted “Sassafras my ass, we’re calling it Cape Cod!”
Maybe it didn’t go down exactly like that, but it could have … Cape Cod could have just easily ended up as Cape Sassafras.
The ‘Salter’ Trout Project
The sea-run brook trout project was inspired by local efforts to restore fish habitat to the Childs River, a river flowing into Waquoit Bay. Background information on the restoration project, as well as the drawing process are highlighted.
Sample in a Jar
“… an important reminder that sometimes the small, and seemingly inconsequential, can be signs of something greater.”