Still life, still cooking
At Plimoth Plantation, food-history fans sit down to a banquet table mirroring those in Dutch still life paintings from the 1600s.

Playing at work
Second-graders in Sister Terence's class at Holy Trinity School in Harwich tested various professions during Career Day.

Walking on water
Gray's Beach boardwalk provides a fresh perspective for Times staff artist James Warren. See his special sketch gallery of this special Cape place.

'Secret' sanctuary
Within shouting distance of Route 28, critters roam the wilds of the Skunknett preserve, where you smell moldering leaves and see pondside reeds splaying
Read more about the Skunknett River Wildlife Sanctuary

Photo special: Winter's last kiss
Monday's snowfall, by now practically all melted, covered the Cape with a cloak of white frosting at a time of year when many are thinking spring and flowers.

Oscars: On the red carpet
The Academy Awards brings out the best - and worst - in fashion and memorable moments. This year's were no exception. (3/26)

Photo special: Flower show
April showers bring May flowers, but March rainstorms don't bring much but mud. But what better place to witness spring than a flower show. (3/22)

Springing forth
The vernal equinox arrived under mostly sunny skies. The calendar says today’s a banner day, but it’s those first crocus blossoms that harken spring. (3/20)

Tut by truck
A King Tut sarcophagus arrives at Barnstable High School. Unlike the discovery of the original King Tut tomb, this one was found on the Internet. (3/9)

March storm
Sure, the storm wasn't as bad as originally billed. But it still provided some memorable scenes, captured by Times photographers. (3/7)

A symphony concert
Third- and fourth-graders from Barnstable, Chatham, Harwich, Provincetown and Rochester were treated to performances by the Cape Symphony Orchestra. (3/2)

A welcome home at MMA
The Massachusetts Maritime Academy’s ship Empire State arrived back in Buzzards Bay from its recent training cruise. (2/28)

All the fish fit to print
An ancient craft: Applying paint to fish, then making prints to record different species; demonstrated the Dennis Public Library. (2/24)

Seals of Cape Cod
The burgeoning seal population on the Cape and islands has prompted a new education program aimed at protecting the animals. (2/11)

Year's best pics
Cape Cod Times photographers talk about some of their favorite images - poignant, tragic and thrilling - from the past year. (1/2)