I used to laugh, derisively, at the idea that there was a difference between white and, well, white.
The walls in my downstairs bathroom, I insisted, were not cream or ivory, not eggshell or vanilla, and certainly not “off-white.” They were white!
But then I visited the famous Duxbury Pier Light.
Locally, the ponds have slowed down a bit, but my buddies Steve Thomas and Bruce Churchill fished at Long Pond last week. Steve caught and release two good-sized rainbows, and Bruce had a great day with the white perch! Billington Sea has been active in the early evening for large-mouth bass.
A fall Seabird and Whale Tales excursion will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11. Proceeds from this fundraising event support marine education and wildlife conservation. The trip departs at 10 a.m. from the Town Wharf in Plymouth, and heads for waters off Cape Cod.
The second annual Plymouth Harbor Cruise to benefit the Plymouth North wrestling team will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 23. All proceeds support the Plymouth North wrestling team.
Selectman John Mahoney made a big splash Saturday.
Mahoney issued a challenge to the numerous department heads and town officials on hand for the grand opening of the new Hedges Pond Recreational Area. “Join me for a plunge,” Mahoney said.
An all-day marine wildlife cruise will take place from 8 a.m.to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 12, to support marine education and wildlife conservation.
If work goes according to plan in less than two months the new Hedges Pond recreation site in South Plymouth will open for business, at least partially.
Plimoth Plantation brings fun to summer evenings this August. As the sun begins to fade, summer evenings heat up with excitement at ‘Plimoth at Night,’ the new line-up of evening programming presented by Plimoth Plantation and Mayflower II. Between live Shakespeare performances three nights a week, Plimoth Cinema seven nights a week, extended hours onboard Mayflower II and additional specialty programming like “Dog on a Log,” at the Wampanoag Homesite, Plimoth Plantation is breathing new life into Plymouth evenings.
