The Piping Plover is a threatened species. A part of Duxbury Beach is closed off in order to protect these birds.
Mr. Carol For Peace & I arrived on the beach yesterday morning and as we walked on the bay side, we saw a mom Plover and her three darling little babies, about three inches tall, running around on the sand. They had strayed away from their protected area - there's always a renegade in the bunch, isn't there? Mom P didn't like the fact that we were close to her babies, so she did her best to distract us. Out of respect for the family's privacy, we turned back.
Later, I, in my big, black hat, and Mr. CFP in his non-hat, stood with about 100 others at the beach as a part of the Hands Across the Sand world-wide gathering to make a statement regarding our need for clean energy.
We didn't change the world through this action, but it was a joy to take a moment to join together with people who care.
