In October for my birthday, it was spent yet again at the beach, and it's where I wanted to be. Many say, The beach? This time of year? While I'm a summer person first, even I admit, the autumn is my favorite time at the seaside...off season for one. The beach has never been just a summer thing for me. And while being in town is nice, and the boardwalk fare, my favorite area up at the end of the boardwalk, where we lay out in the summer, is the Silver Lake area. It's a scenic area, quiet, residential and a natural refuge. It was formed by receding glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age and is one of the only natural freshwater lakes in the state of Delaware, and it sits very close to the Atlantic Ocean, closer than any other natural freshwater lake in the United States, separated from the beach by only a narrow strip of land and homes. It is a stunning place to see, as the streets wind around the lake, feature beach cottages of classic cedar shake homes, and upscale homes, docks, and gazabos on the lake, and is a bird watching place, designated as a state refuge since the 30's. Around 60 different songbirds call it home, canvasbacks, redheads, ruddy ducks, geese, cormorants, swans and herons not to mention the stop over migratory birds. It's like having the best of both worlds, the seaside and a lake environment. Some more postcards from that week.
The beach....
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