Went out with friend Michele and paddled all over the creek, saw the abandoned sailboat, looked for the eagles etc. Very nice out.
Century Club: Karen Wood
Saturday, August 24, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Who buys a sailboat and then just abandons it? It hasn't moved in over 5 years.
A pretty sailboat in the creek
Friend Michele in her kayak.
Friday, August 23, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Cormorant with his seagull pals
Abandoned osprey nest
Eagle hanging out
Inside one of the marsh trails.
Got spoiled with it being so calm on the creek past few days. Wind picked up today, so was a little choppy but not bad. Saw lots of empty osprey nests, within a day or 2 they have all left en masse, tho one flew over me squaking away. Saw a eagle no where near where I had been seeing them. Stop paddling for a while and let the wind drift me home so I could watch the drama between the seagulls and cormorants.
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Wild hibiscus?
Heron and swan
Heron
View towards Flounder Fjord.
Low 70s, no humidity, unheard of for August. Paddled across the creek and then into Flounder Fjord, saw several swans and herons. Actually got a pic of both together! Ventured a ways into a marsh trail I'd never been in before, lots of pretty pink purple flowers. They looked like hibiscus but I don't know.
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Catamaran spending the night I guess.
Sun on the water.
Thunderstorms the past several dsys have kept me from getting my days on the water. Today was actually kinda cool. Feels like Srptember. Afternoon paddle to see the eagles who were not in sight. There was a cool catamaran gunkholing in the creek.
Friday, August 16, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Paddle boarder way behind, me in the kayak.
Sun on the water
My eagle
Didn't think we were going to make it out on the water today but Alan suggest it around 6. So off we went. I saw my eagle and we just paddled about the creek. Love long summer nights.
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Leaving our dock. Note me holding on for dear life.
On the Potomac River. My knuckles are white.
Beaching them for lunch of pizza and beer at our house.
Friends April and Bub took Alan and me out jet skiing for several hours. Drove? Jetted? Boated? all the way to Rossier Creek and went way exploring the creek. I'd only been on a jet ski once before for like 5 minutes. Had a lot of fun.
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
There I am, pic taken from the sailboat
First time I've noticed our new solar panels, installed 2 weeks ago.
Resident swans
Peaceful paddle
Alan on his boat
Paddled over to Flounder Fjord, saw swans and a heron. On the way back I spotted Alan returning from his sail so we took pics of each other. Absolutely a gorgeous afternoon.
Monday, August 12, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Part of what looks like on an abandoned house / property. I have never seen anyone here. Looks like a guard house on the water
Calm nice day, less humid, mid 80s
After almost a week of grandkids everyone has gone and I had a leisurely paddle to the other side of the creek looking for the eagles. They were a no show, I wonder if they're gone for the year.
Sunday, August 11, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Alan at the helm. I sailed some of the way.
There we are!
Fair winds ahead!
Went with Alan on his boat around the creek. Not alot of wind but enough to get us from point A to B. Very nice day, low humidity, in the 80s.
Saturday, August 10, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Took each grandkid out on the kayak in afternoon. No camera. They played on the beach and water and all got stung by jellyfish. Sigh, august.