As 2020 continued to slide, crash and burn this summer, I managed to complete a short escape to Provincetown at the start of August. I had booked the getaway back in February, and fortunately I'm an in-state resident so I didn't have to deal with any quarantine issues. I expected the experience to be different and a bit depressing compared to the "normal" – and it was, masks and all.

But despite the underlying anxiety and uncertainty, it was rejuvenating to have a change of scenery, get a taste of the ocean, and rediscover the unique character of this sometimes edgy edge on the East coast of America. Best of all, the quirky artwork was intact with a few new discoveries at the local galleries.

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I'm no garden expert, but these pink hydrangeas are pink instead of blue because their soil is more alkaline (had to look this up). In any event, the Cape is filled with mostly blue hydrangeas (in more acidic soil) so I think the pink is delightfully less common, and just as beautiful.

Think Pink Hydrangeas

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Among the signs for social distancing and mask wearing, there were signs of hope...

These are a few custom-designed masks I brought with me along with some plain blue ones...

Other interesting mask sightings...

Masked Cat AtTIRE

So much for Pilgrim's Progress.

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Now for the art...

Though I had toured Bob Gasoi's hippie outdoor art museum before – P-Town visitors have been admiring his artwork originally on the outside of Shop Therapy for decades – I was able to take more detailed pictures because there weren't throngs of people to get through.