Firefly Summer (2016)
“They were standing in the wooded area on the far side of Great Pond, well off Cahoon Hollow Road, the winding thoroughfare on which the injured juvenile had been found, and they’d just found evidence—pellet-shaped droppings—that other grouse were in the area. “She’s going to reinjure her wing if she keeps banging around in there.”
David knelt down, opened the box, and gently turned it on its side. The dappled, reddish-brown bird tumbled out, blinked at them, and flew away, its wings filling the... silent woods with drumming. Birdie watched and prayed—as she always did—that the released bird would not only survive, but thrive.
“Want to go to the Beachcomber for steamers and drinks?” David asked as they walked back to his Volvo.
Birdie frowned. The Beachcomber was steeped in history . . . and it was one of David’s favorite spots. The old building—currently the home of a popular restaurant and bar—had originally served as the Cahoon Hollow Lifesaving Station. Built in 1853, and rebuilt after a fire in 1897, it was the only lifesaving station, of nine—Monomoy Point, Chatham, Orleans, Nauset, Cahoon’s Hollow, Pamet, Peaked Hill Bars, Highlands, and Race Point—that still stood on its original site.MoreLess
David knelt down, opened the box, and gently turned it on its side. The dappled, reddish-brown bird tumbled out, blinked at them, and flew away, its wings filling the... silent woods with drumming. Birdie watched and prayed—as she always did—that the released bird would not only survive, but thrive.
“Want to go to the Beachcomber for steamers and drinks?” David asked as they walked back to his Volvo.
Birdie frowned. The Beachcomber was steeped in history . . . and it was one of David’s favorite spots. The old building—currently the home of a popular restaurant and bar—had originally served as the Cahoon Hollow Lifesaving Station. Built in 1853, and rebuilt after a fire in 1897, it was the only lifesaving station, of nine—Monomoy Point, Chatham, Orleans, Nauset, Cahoon’s Hollow, Pamet, Peaked Hill Bars, Highlands, and Race Point—that still stood on its original site.MoreLess
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