Mattapoisett Wharf at sunrise

Over the warmer months I got out for plenty of walks and knew that when winter came I would be getting out for less walks so its good I got plenty during the warmer months to revisit when its to cold for me to head out for walks, today ( as I prepare this post) is such a day the temp as I sit here is 18F with a real feel of 8F, for those who work in Celsius that's -8C with a real feel of -13C

When I grew up the weather was reported in Celsius and that's the way I always used to think of it, and it kind of makes more sense to me with freezing point being 0C or 32/F zero just seems more logical to mark freezing point, but that said living here in the states for over 20 years now I think more in Fahrenheit these days.
But here I go waffling away to start the post, one of the places I visited a couple of times during the warmer months was the town wharf in Mattapoisett and I have plenty of photos from there I never got around to editing and sharing so that's what I am doing in this post.

A nice glow on the horizon that morning

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Mattapoisett is a nearby town a short drive from where I live with a population of around 6500 people, so a small town but quite charming, I have visited Ned's Point where there is the lighthouse I have shared in previous posts, and the town wharf, but its a quaint little town and I am sure there smore spots I should explore there this year.
from where I live to the wharf is around 9 Miles, and takes about 16 Minutes to drive there, but as most of the trip is on the highway it is quicker to get there that to fort Tabor here in new Bedford which is only 4 Miles away.
These first couple of shots show the colors of the sunrise and some of the many boats in the water off this wharf.

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More of the boats tied up on the docks at the wharf, which made me think what is the difference between a Port and a Wharf, and if what I thought was correct
I found it them defined online as
A port is a cultural center established as a maritime harbor. A wharf is a structure upon which boats can dock.

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There is a little park beside the Wharf with a couple of seats where one can sit and relax and enjoy the view

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And on the other side of the Wharf another green area with this gazebo, I pictured some local events being held there, perhaps a band doing a summer concert, or a wedding ceremony.

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And that’s all folks

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