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Peter Marteka

@petermarteka.bsky.social
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Writer, photographer, editor. Lover of all things Cape Cod because: “A man may stand there and put all America behind him.”

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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Raven Rock State Park Lillington, North Carolina.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Beauty of a John Deere green sunset at the Durham Fair last night. Durham, CT.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Late summer day along the lower Connecticut River.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“There’s no cure for Alzheimer’s and many of us will feel the pain of those who are stolen from us. But for a few brief moments, a red and white lighthouse on top of a dune was the beacon of hope bringing a lost soul back to us from the stormy waters that sometimes come with the end of life.”
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A Mother's Love For A Beacon Of Hope | Peter Marteka
My Mother couldn’t remember who we were during the waning months of her life after battling dementia and Alzheimer’s disease for the past fe
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Beauty of a late summer day on The Block Tuesday. 18 mile bike ride - one actually powered by my legs - around most of the island. Only my third visit here and left wondering why. Such a beautiful place. #BlockIslandRI
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Always good to look up once in a while, instead of looking down all the time.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The new Annie and Sandy were revealed today during a ceremony honoring the 50th anniversary of “Annie” which made its debut on Aug. 10, 1976 at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam. Annie is Laiken Jules and Sandy is a rescue dog from Florida. The show runs from Oct. 30 to Dec. 27.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Also summer in South Glastonbury.🤷🏻‍♂️
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Summer. South Glastonbury, Connecticut.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Moonlight.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Frankfort North Pier Lighthouse during a windy sunset Tuesday night. Frankfort, Michigan.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Smoky sunset playing hide and seek. Middlefield, CT.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Beauty of a full Strawberry Moon rise tonight over Long Island Sound. Old Saybrook, CT.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
🎵 When he came across this young man Sawin' on a fiddle and playin' it hot.🎵
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Summer in Stony Creek. Branford, CT.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Connecticut’s native cactus - the prickly pear - is in full bloom mode along the shoreline.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Busy bumbles.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Summah in Connecticut.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Mystic Seaport. Mystic, CT.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
First day of summer along the Mystic River. Mystic, CT.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
A barn in Middlefield. B&W or color? Discuss.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Soft late spring sunlight in a forest of ferns in the shadow of a great white pine.
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Joy @joyf.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
#CapeCod 🌱 You’ve outdone yourself
Lupines as far as the eye can seeBreathtaking lupines leading toward the Atlantic
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
The rare full Blue Moon set from Sunday morning over Cape Cod Bay at Great Hollow Beach. The third photo looks like an 👽
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Great Island. Wellfleet, Mass.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
This morning’s rowdy Cape Cod sunrise after a nor’easter passed out to sea. Longnook Beach, Truro.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Truro sunset.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Camo-toad.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Ye Old Comstock Covered Bridge. Colchester, CT East Hampton, CT
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Marlo Garnsworthy @icebird.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Good morning! An absolute stunner this morning, so you get another 15-minute #OceanDevotion.
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Stunning fiery beach sunrise, peaceful wave sounds, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Connecticut lobster roll review: InishShor, Colchester Holy trifecta: Six ounces of claw (huge) knuckle and tail. Roll toasted to perfection. Fries were incredible. Atmosphere: Tables with cool lobster tablecloths. Soggy roll factor (5 being soggiest): 2.5. Price: $39 Score (out of 5) 🧈 🧈 🧈 🧈
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Happy world bee day! We owe a lot to these hard workers (and the queens).
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
A little sliver of a Skittles rainbow in Middlefield, CT. tonight.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Rhody time to shine.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Witch Hazel Works sunset. #Immelting Essex, CT.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Today was nice. Ragged Mountain Park Berlin, CT.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Cape Cod sandbars are the best sandbars. #Truro
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Cape Cod tidal pool.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This morning’s Cape Cod sunrise. #Truro
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Too early? No such thing. #CapeCodShower
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The dunes on the Cape are greening up. Truro, Mass.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
“A grand place to be alone and undisturbed.” Eugene O’Neill wrote after staying in one of the Provincetown Dune Shacks in 1919.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
“By the dawn’s early light.” Truro, Mass.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Tonight’s rock of Rock Harbor Cape Cod sunset. Eastham, Mass.
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JB @notjaredb.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Last night's full moonrise at Ledge Light. The clouds on the horizon blocked the view of it breaking the horizon, but were a nice effect once the moon rose a bit. #photography #ctnaturefans #landscape
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Polliwogs or tadpoles? And where are you from?
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Raindrops on April apples. Lyman Orchards, Middlefield, CT.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Abandoned paper mill.
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Broken dam on the Salmon River. East Hampton, CT
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Peter Marteka @petermarteka.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Today is a good day to look up. (Well, that’s every day…)
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