Backseat Birding
Oof. Ankle surgery has happened. It’s been rough, but it’s getting better. The things that make it less rough are reading about birds, looking at birds outside the window, and thinking about birds. The yard birds have been okay, the best being a Barred Owl calling outside the week before surgery. Other than that, besides a…
Kennewick to Astoria
The next day was not like the previous. The winds howled and overcast skies moved in. Jen, Jacob, and I checked on the Snowy Owl in the early morning, but this time it was far off in a distant farm field. We watched for a bit until she flew to another field. And was subsequently harassed by a Northern Harrier. She didn’t seem…
Bike Touring San Juan Islands- Lopez Island
This summer I finally conquered a trip that had been on my bucket list for a decade: Bike Touring San Juan Islands. Sounds exotic, right? It was actually way easier and more familiar than I thought it would be. Though traveling by ferry was different, the ferry schedule was easy to follow. Like a bus…