The temperature is high, yet the sea breeze ushers in refreshing salted air during the late afternoon. A cloudless sky extends eastward over the Atlantic. Seagulls soar high above cutters, sloops, and schooners. Along the beachfront, single-petaled rosa rugosa bushes, the musk rose, thrive, emitting a fresh and purple-fruity fragrance under the summer sun. By late summer, their rose hips turn bright tomato red—sour and filled with seeds, hanging heavily over shiny deep green leaves. Honeysuckle, black raspberry, and various vines intricately weave through the dune grass.