Squeezing in some summer in Noyac

On a quick weekend visit to Noyac, Dan, Julie, Christine and Andy spent a pleasant evening dining out and then visiting at Kathy's summer home before she headed back to the city.

"This shaped up as the only weekend this summer when all four of us could get out to Noyac together," writes Dan.

"Although the weather was dreary, the rain mostly held off, and we were able to visit some of our favorite spots."

As a bonus, Christine's friend James, who was on his way from New York to Rhode Island, took a little detour to join the gang on Sunday afternoon. Christine introduced him to the wildlife on Jessups Neck, where he learned to feed the chickadees.

Side note: Scallop shells, which had seemed to grow scarce on the shores of Noyac Bay for a number of years, are abundant again, presumably reflecting a scallop resurgence in the bay.