Don Wilding’s Cape Cod
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Cape Cod’s Storyteller to the World:
Author of 6 books, including the upcoming “Prohibition On Cape Cod: Running The Rum In” (5/12/26) dwCapeCod.com
Author of 6 books, including the upcoming “Prohibition On Cape Cod: Running The Rum In” (5/12/26) dwCapeCod.com
You shall not pass!
December 29, 2025 at 12:24 AM
You shall not pass!
Late afternoon layers at West Dennis Beach.
December 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Late afternoon layers at West Dennis Beach.
Not quite sure how I did this, but I can assure you all that no drugs were involved in taking this photograph of the former Coast Guard station in Eastham.
December 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Not quite sure how I did this, but I can assure you all that no drugs were involved in taking this photograph of the former Coast Guard station in Eastham.
Rock Harbor reflections, Dec. 21.
December 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Rock Harbor reflections, Dec. 21.
Solstice stroll at Eastham’s Coast Guard Beach this past Sunday.
December 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Solstice stroll at Eastham’s Coast Guard Beach this past Sunday.
Winter Solstice at Pine Pond in Brewster.
December 24, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Winter Solstice at Pine Pond in Brewster.
Nan wrote this 35 years ago. More true now than ever.
December 23, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Nan wrote this 35 years ago. More true now than ever.
Ducks strike a Janus pose on the Winter Solstice at Rock Harbor, Eastham.
December 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Ducks strike a Janus pose on the Winter Solstice at Rock Harbor, Eastham.
Tide's headin' out ...
December 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Tide's headin' out ...
Who you pointin' that camera at? Gray seal, Coast Guard Beach, Eastham, Cape Cod National Seashore.
December 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Who you pointin' that camera at? Gray seal, Coast Guard Beach, Eastham, Cape Cod National Seashore.
The Dune Tramp — a preservationist of local history — passed away on December 16 at the age of 70.
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December 20, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The Dune Tramp — a preservationist of local history — passed away on December 16 at the age of 70.
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On the run along the bayside.
December 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
On the run along the bayside.
The Cole family, with roots in Eastham, somehow survived after the Nicosia wrecked along the bars of Sable Island in 1894. open.substack.com/pub/donwildi...
December 17, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The Cole family, with roots in Eastham, somehow survived after the Nicosia wrecked along the bars of Sable Island in 1894. open.substack.com/pub/donwildi...
“In this silence and isolation of winter, a whole region was mine whose innermost natural life might shape itself to its ancient courses without the hindrance and interferences of man. No one came to kill, no one came to explore, no one even came to see."
— Henry Beston, “The Outermost House”
— Henry Beston, “The Outermost House”
December 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
“In this silence and isolation of winter, a whole region was mine whose innermost natural life might shape itself to its ancient courses without the hindrance and interferences of man. No one came to kill, no one came to explore, no one even came to see."
— Henry Beston, “The Outermost House”
— Henry Beston, “The Outermost House”
Snowman sighting at West Dennis Beach.
December 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Snowman sighting at West Dennis Beach.
Low tide stroll at Chapin Beach in Dennis today. That’s the Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown off in the distance.
December 14, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Low tide stroll at Chapin Beach in Dennis today. That’s the Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown off in the distance.
Walking a fine line at Chapin Beach in Dennis Wednesday afternoon.
December 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Walking a fine line at Chapin Beach in Dennis Wednesday afternoon.
“The storm (of Dec. 9, 2005) was at 1010 millibars, but three hours later it’s 992 millibars. A normal bombogenesis is 24 millibars in 24 hours. The rate of deepening was four times more than a bombogenesis.”
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December 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
“The storm (of Dec. 9, 2005) was at 1010 millibars, but three hours later it’s 992 millibars. A normal bombogenesis is 24 millibars in 24 hours. The rate of deepening was four times more than a bombogenesis.”
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“A Nor’wester is a fighting man’s wind. It blows clean and strong. It knows the rules and plays the game. It may lick you in a fair fight, but at least you know what you are dealing with.”
— Wyman Richardson, “The House On Nauset Marsh”
— Wyman Richardson, “The House On Nauset Marsh”
December 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
“A Nor’wester is a fighting man’s wind. It blows clean and strong. It knows the rules and plays the game. It may lick you in a fair fight, but at least you know what you are dealing with.”
— Wyman Richardson, “The House On Nauset Marsh”
— Wyman Richardson, “The House On Nauset Marsh”
“An icy wind blusters; I hear a dry tinkle of sand against my western wall; December nears, and winter closes in upon the coast.”
— Henry Beston, “The Outermost House”
— Henry Beston, “The Outermost House”
December 1, 2025 at 3:26 AM
“An icy wind blusters; I hear a dry tinkle of sand against my western wall; December nears, and winter closes in upon the coast.”
— Henry Beston, “The Outermost House”
— Henry Beston, “The Outermost House”
From the Outer Cape to Pearl Harbor … open.substack.com/pub/donwildi...
November 30, 2025 at 4:40 AM
From the Outer Cape to Pearl Harbor … open.substack.com/pub/donwildi...
In search of supper at sunset, Chapin Beach, Dennis.
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 AM
In search of supper at sunset, Chapin Beach, Dennis.
A brief encounter with Common Eiders off First Encounter Beach in Eastham.
November 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A brief encounter with Common Eiders off First Encounter Beach in Eastham.
Scanning the dunes for dinner at Chapin Beach in Dennis just prior to sunset this evening. Northern harrier, perhaps? Have at it, ornithologists!
November 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Scanning the dunes for dinner at Chapin Beach in Dennis just prior to sunset this evening. Northern harrier, perhaps? Have at it, ornithologists!