Incredibly windy today, tho immediately around our dock it was calm. Funny how the air flow and land can block the wind. But the gusts were ferocious and I ended up just paddeling close to shore. Our horseshoe crab was still on the beach, was definitely dead as I poked at it with a stick, plus it was still upside down so that was another clue. Alan picked it up the threw it in the water for the fish to enjoy. Or whatever it is that munch down on those things. Plus it was starting to smell.
Century Club: Karen Wood
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Huge waves again. They were huge at the water's surface anyway.
Toward the Potomac, I'm running out of things to take pictures of.
Our neighbors osprey nests. It has been abandoned for weeks. First time in 9 years that no osprey has made it their home.
Alan caught a pic of me as I came in.
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Ewww. Now what do I do with it?
A marsh other side of Wirts Wharf.
20 foot waves, ok maybe they were 1 foot swells. Work with me here
2 days of windy wet weather kept me landbound. But today the sun peeked out and I ventured out into the wild blue yonder to hit 20 foot waves (it felt like 20 foot waves)and almost capsized my kayak. It was brutal, I paddled to the other side of Wirts Wharf where it was more sheltered and explored a bit. But getting back home was a challenge with this high waves cresting over my little kayak. The white caps in the creek should have been a sign. After putting my kayak on the rocks where I keep it, I saw a large horseshoecrab laying upside down on the beach, apparently washed up by the last 2 days of storms. At least I think it was dead. I didn't take its pulse. Who knew these creepy prehistoric looking things were in our waters. Yuck.
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
2 she gulls on a marker
Around the bend of the creek to get into the Potomac
Are we getting sick of pics of me yet?
Documentation of Alan for his century club entry
Went to the Potomac River Festival to watch the home town parage but it got so hot and we were so drippy all we wanted was to get home and get out on the water to cool off. So we did. Off into the Potomac to once again turned off the engine relax and read. I finished a Michael Connelly book, Nightshade which was good. Back home and did some cleaning and maintenance on the boat.
Friday, June 13, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
On the creek
Alan
Kruzin and relaxin.
Pic of our house as we were coming home
Me!
Baby ducklings
Off they go tho I really tried not to disturb them, but well, I had to go up the stairs to get to the house.
Took the Kiwi Kruzer out on the Potomac and once again turned off the engine and relaxed. A little windy which made the boat rock a bit, but was still nice. Very humid and hot day but cooler on the water. Upon our return we found a family of ducks resting on our beach.The babies were so cute, I wanted to take them home with me. Oh, wait. I am home.
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
It was ice tea. Really!!
And there I am posingfor the pic.
Took the Kiwi Kruzer out to middle of the Potomac, turned the engine off and alan and just relaxed and read our books. Hot day, Alan was able to get in the water to cool off, but water was way too chilly for wimpy me to get in more than up to my hips. Beautiful day. Loving on the weather.
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Really! That's an eagle!
Alan admiring the nice Key West boat.
Alan in the background, guess I could have looked a bit more pleasant for the pic. But I was preoccupied with finding the shutter in the bright sunloght.
Marker 11 up the creek
Harbor View Marina
King of the paddleboard
Mid 80s today. Loving this warmer weather. Paddled to the Harbor View Marina, I in my kayak and Alan on his paddleboard. Saw an eagle in the neighbor's tree but he took off before I could get my camera focused on him so just caught his tail end.Alan eyed a coveted Key West boat on another neighbor's lift.
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Alan
The 14 swans up ahead. Was not able to get a better pic of them. For some reason my phone started overheating and shut down. Of course it did.
Alan on his paddleboard me in the foreground. Barely.
Even better to be out on the water. Alan went with me, he on his paddleboard . We saw a ton of swans together, at least 14. A bunch? A gaggle? A pride? I have no idea what a group of swans are called. A herd?
Monday, June 9, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Heron on the dock far right. Swans withbabies
There they sre
Marker 9
Another pic of one swan and babies
View of creek with me in it.
Rain and storms yesterday so didnt go out. But did this afternoon tho all day rain was originally predicted. No rain at all. But very windy which made for 10 foot waves, well, ok, they FELT like 10 foor waves. Saw a blue heron and 2 swans with 2 babies. They wouldn't let me get too close tho.
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Swans gliding by
Scene on the creek
Had to take a pic of something.
Out on the creek, saw some swans, some cormorants sunning themselves wings spread out, a few geese and an eagle flew by. Got too close to a scolding osprey. But the swans was the only one that cooperated for a pic, and barely at that.
Friday, June 6, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
All that blackish stuff on the beach is 1000s of weevils.
Windy and rough seas but sunny.
But very windy. Kayaked across the creek, and around wirts wharf. Water was pretty rough but easy enough to paddle around. The bugs are still out in full force all over the beach.