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This is an Archive of A Cape Cod Notebook. It was created in December 2012 and is no longer being updated. Enjoy exploring here. For current postings, please visit capeandislands.org.
by Robert Finch...
Robert Finch is a nature writer living in Wellfleet. 'A Cape Cod Notebook' won the 2006 New England Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Radio Writing.
Robert Finch has lived on and written about Cape Cod for forty years. He is the author of six collections of essays, most recently "The Iambics of Newfoundland" (Counterpoint Press), and co-editor of "The Norton Book of Nature Writing."
His essays can be heard on WCAI every Tuesday at 8:30am and 5:45pm.
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Post a Commentnicole 09.30
On Cape Cod Seashore thoughts, I think you said Nantucket Island had 800 years left. Do we know when it formed? Curious. Googled it and didnt find anything.
Prognostication
Bob wants you to know that he wrote and recorded this essay before Superstorm Sandy hit the Northeast.
Little Things, part two
Little things: what our lives are made of. The second half of an essay from 50 years ago.
Little Things, part one
Little things: what our lives are made of. Portions of an essay from 50 years ago.
Spiders in the House
Bob likes spiders. The title of his latest essay is "Spiders in the House."
Summer Getaway, Part II
Last week in a Cape Cod Notebook, writer Robert Finch told of his summer getaway off-cape at Williard Brook State Park in Ashby, Massachusetts. Today, Part Two.
A Place of Light and Motion
Bob walks through the Beebe Woods in Falmouth, which he calls "A Place of Light and Motion."
A Simple Wonder
"A Simple Wonder."
Click here for information about the Chatham Chorale.
Night Walk on White Crest
"Night Walk on White Crest."
The Chatham Chorale is scheduled to perform Vaughn-Williams' Dona Nobis Pacem on May 19th and 20th. Information here.
Rowena Myers - Rowena and Timothy
Bob talks about his old friend Rowena Myers of Orleans. She lived in the large yellow Greek Revival farmhouse at the head of Town Cove from her birth in 1904 to her death in 1996. Today: "Rowena and Timothy."
The Snow Library in Orleans is presenting the Rowena Meyers Concert Series Saturday afternoons at four through February 4th. The concerts are funded through a bequest from her estate.
Rowena Myers - Sarah Crosby's Yard Art
Bob talks about his old friend Rowena Myers of Orleans. She lived in the large yellow Greek Revival farmhouse at the head of Town Cove from her birth in 1904 to her death in 1996. Today: "Sarah Crosby's Yard Art."
The Snow Library in Orleans is presenting the Rowena Meyers Concert Series Saturday afternoons at four through the first Saturday in February. The concerts are funded through a bequest from her estate.
Rowena Myers - Rowena and the Painter
Bob talks about his old friend Rowena Myers of Orleans. She lived in the large yellow Greek Revival farmhouse at the head of Town Cove from her birth in 1904 to her death in 1996. Today: "Rowena and Edith."
The Snow Library in Orleans is presenting the Rowena Meyers Concert Series this month, Saturday afternoons at four. The concerts are funded through a bequest from her estate.
Rowena Myers - Rowena and Edith
Bob talks about his old friend Rowena Myers of Orleans. She lived in the large yellow Greek Revival farmhouse at the head of Town Cove from her birth in 1904 to her death in 1996. Today: "Rowena and Edith."
The Snow Library in Orleans is presenting the Rowena Meyers Concert Series this month, Saturday afternoons at four. The concerts are funded through a bequest from her estate.
Rowena Myers - Battle of Nauset Heights
Bob talks
about his old friend Rowena Myers of Orleans. She lived in the large yellow Greek Revival farmhouse at the head of Town Cove from her birth in 1904 to her death in 1996. Today: “The Great Battle of Nauset Heights.”
The Snow Library in Orleans will present the annual Rowena Myers Concert Series during January, Saturday afternoons at 4 p.m. The concerts are funded by a bequest from her estate.
"Natural versus Human Destruction"
Bob gives us his take on the Chatham beach cottages.
Autumn in Beebe Woods
Walking again through Beebe Woods in Falmouth. Here's a link to a story about Bob's new book.
Hurricane Bob, Part II
More on Hurricane Bob, a devastating storm that hit New England during the third week of August, 1991.
Wren Diary I
A Carolina wren has nested in Bob's backyard shed. He kept a diary of bird activity.
Mystery of the Disappearing Boulder - May 24
The Mystery of the Disappearing Boulder. The story continues next week...
Remembering Rowena
January 4, 2011
Bob remembers lifelong Outer Cape resident Rowena Myers.
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