Today in the lake, it was cold when I got to tit-level, but I dove in and started swimming anyway. “Cause that’s the kind of woman I am.” I warmed up very quickly. I saw a couple small schools of fish….about 6″ long. Are they the 4-5″ fish from a couple weeks ago? If they READ MORE
Category: Ducks & Other Wildlife
creatures, weather, seasons, the wild world around me
Fish and the Precious
So much to report. I have solved the fish mystery. I saw two of them together today. So even if one of them is my guy, he has a friend or sibling or whatever. I also saw a HUGE fish that scared the crap out of me. thick, tall, maybe 18″ long. And, I found READ MORE
One Fish, Two Fish?
It’s driving me a little nuts. I can’t tell if the fish I see every day in the lake (about 4″ long) is the same fish and we’re …like…friends. or if there are several of him/her. I see little inch-long fish, too, but I don’t really care so much about them. Is it weird that READ MORE
We Share This Space With the Ducks
My job at the lake is to stop little boys from tormenting the ducks. They throw rocks at them, they chase them, and today a little boy was whacking the water with a huge stick. I didn’t know if he wasn’t able to hit them or was just trying to hit the water near them. READ MORE
Sometimes I Fall on my Butt
Today, I swam in my lake. It’s a huge lake. I look south and see Mt. Rainier. I look north and see other mountains in the Cascade Range, and I see hot air balloons. I am blissfully happy as I breast stroke through the lake (bum shoulder=can’t do crawl), my orange float bag trailing behind READ MORE
Old Shark
Check out this 400-year-old shark. Ripped from the Headlines: https://earthlymission.com/400-year-old-greenland-shark-science-discovery/?fbclid=IwAR2tgWOPHsgWrIZgUem-P9yMFmb9do5LfxGLmsqu00a5zZrTinjFKG3Nb-M
Today at the Lake: JAWS
Happy Birthday, Jaws.
Ocean Animal LOVE
Check out sweetest embrace of seal and beluga whale. Ripped from the Headlines: https://www.instagram.com/vizerskaya/
Cape Cod
Close the beaches! Great white sighting. And here we are just a few days from 4th of July. Ripped from the Headlines: https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/26/us/race-point-beach-white-shark-no-swimming-order/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2USRDnh4rMu11DsyIadx0qdgbvOkKVnWl1uU_ZBDYicBv-M_21WJ-hBtU
Beluga Crashes Wedding
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