Bounty

Tis a fine day for enjoying nature's bounty. Was up on the Cape earlier trying to spot oyster catcher nests. The nest on the north toe has disappeared - no one has any idea what happened to the eggs and/or chicks. The nest on the south toe has two eggs in it. Hopefully, this nest will be successful. The falcon babies are flying now.

Weather dood said we would have sun today. Not seeing any here dood. But - who needs sun when sights like this abound?

Time Machine

I look out the window for what I swear must be only a minute or two - and when I gaze at the clock on the desk - I learn that I have traveled in time into the future by a good 10 minutes or more.

Everything But Rain

Storm clouds keep threatening to rain but don't deliver. Could use a good rain - the wind is fast drying out any moisture brought by sprinkles. Tis a comfy 63 outside (other than that cold brisk wind) - the winter-like clouds are deceptive.

Was a busy holiday weekend. Had a friend come down from Seattle Friday and stay until Sunday early afternoon. We had fun - went to the Tillamook Cheese Factory, ate good food and laughed all weekend long. Stephanie was here Sunday late afternoon until Monday afternoon. Twas a good feeling to fall sleep that night knowing she was in her room doing the same.

Spent yesterday doing all the kitchen cleanup that I put off and did a wee bit of grocery shopping. Today is my 'be a slug' day - a day best spent lounging around inside, listening to the wind, watching the birds at the bird feeder and those flying overhead.

Beatles - Shea Stadium

The Beatles - Shea Stadium (with intro). From the utube page:

The US tour really opened on August 15th with a concert scheduled in New York at the Shea Stadium, home of the New York Mets baseball team. This was the first time in the history of music that a stadium was used for a rock concert ! Seen by 55,600 fans, it created a new world record for a pop concert in terms of attendance and gross revenue. The Beatles' share of the $304,000 box-office takings was also a record - $160,000.

I remember seeing them at Candlestick - my first concert.

My Kind of Day

Regular low tide. Overcast today with high clouds. No wind, no sun, and no hot! My friend Meredith is coming down from Seattle to escape the heat - looks like she picked a great weekend to do so.

Sarah Palin in resigning as Alaska's govenor. Wonder what scandal is about to hit her fan?

Hope everyone has a safe Fourth.

Hold On, I'm Coming

Sam & Dave - Hold On, I'm Coming - live in Offenbach, Germany, 1967.

Low Tides

We had some very low tides this week. These are pictures of yesterday afternoon's low tide - taken shortly before Jennifer and crew showed up here to celebrate her birthday.
I could have walked across the bay to the spit and my feet would have only gotten wet crossing the feeder creekbeds.

Four Fifty Three

At 4:53 pm 32 years ago, my first child was born. Every moment since then has been filled with the joy of Jennifer.

Happy birthday Jennifer Cameron White Roach.

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Eye Candy

Eye candy courtesy of Mother Nature.

Michael Jackson

Dirty Diana

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17

Janis Ian - 17 (thanks jofish)




Two pictures I took at 9pm tonight. The sky was still bright blue and the foreground is much lighter than the camera captured. It got too dark to see the spit a wee bit before 10pm. Later this morning, 8am-ish per the tide guide (see blogroll to the left) we are supposed to have a super low tide. I don't know if I will stay awake all night in order to see it or not. That's the only way I will see the bay empty out as empty as it can get - otherwise I will be sound asleep.

Time

Drove over the hill today to see Jen, Mike, my granddaughters, and the newest addition to their family, Dodger.



Jen had made a forking fantastic chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting that had chopped peanuts sprinkled on top. Yummy yummy for my tummy!

The girls are just as cute as they were when I saw them last year - just taller. Dodger is a puggle, a cross between a pug and a beagle and is cuter than cute. Dublin is having pain in her shoulder and/or back region that causes her to whimper with pain. Shortly after I arrived, Mike took Dublin to the vet for an additional set of xrays to try to figure out what is causing her pain.

Talked to Stephanie on the phone and she was enroute to the doctor with a suspected case of food poisoning. Got a text from her later that it was food poisoning.

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