Guess I'm not the only one in the area puzzled by these weird looking bugs that are dead/alive everywhere. On Nextdoor other people were talking about them and someone identified them as weevils! Yechhh. Course I know nothing about weevils, apparently this species is common, only causes minimal damage to foliage, are not dangerous, won't kill you and so on. But cute they are not. I got a close up of one I pulled out of the water and yes it was miraculously alive. After posing for the portrait he got flicked back into the water. Otherwise calm-ish day, now that I am no longer obsessed about the stupid bugs I tried to take pics of the water fowl I encountered on this trip.
Century Club: Karen Wood
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Putzing around the creek
A blue heron
Mallard
Caught a cormorant taking off
Taking off
The evil weevil
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
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1 day
Haunted duck blind
Trying (and failing) to be artistic.
The mystery of the little black bugs. They're alive!! Eww.
Out into the creek enjoying the sun, tho it was supposed to be in the 80s today. More like 75. Paddled out to the haunted duck blind. (Well, that's what I call it, it seems like its about to tumble in the water any day now, and it just looks downright creepy.) There are always 1 or 2 osprey on it, but no sign of a nest. Upon my return, I noticed what I thought was the ultimate end of the journey for the bugs I mentioned yesterday. The shore line was littered thick with them. But when I inspected them further, I saw that a lot of them were still alive! Eww. And even tho I has taken a close look at them yesterday and saw that they definitely had wings, these guys did not, and actually looked more like tics, with a bunch of legs. Did they metamorphosis? Were there two bug apocalypses going on? As I walked back to the house I noticed about 10 of them were somehow hitching a ride and were crawling up my leg in typical tic behavior, not that I am an expert entomologist by any means. But I was grossed out enough to flick them all off and stomped on the little mothersf**ers with my soft water shoes that they just laughed at. If I find just one of them embedded into my skin tonight, today was my last day on the water.
Monday, June 2, 2025
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1 day
The mysterious bugs
A swam glides by
The requisite pic of my kayak
More swans.
I've noticed this weird phenomenon over the past week. Out on the creek there are 1000s and 1000s of these dead small black flies floating on the water. They're not gnats, but I'm not sure what they are exactly. It’s as if the entire population was flying over the creek and said, “OK, on the count of 3, everyone fly into the water, Ready, one…two…thr…. Oh wait, we can’t swim….” You’d think the fish would be having a field day but I’ve yet to see a fish trying to eat any of them. They are oddly arranged in patches around the creek, current maybe? Well, I’d rather have them be stiffs, than be buzzing about my head.
Sunday, June 1, 2025
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1 day
I'll have to Google lens these to see what they are
Quiet day
There he is!
Went across the creek to see if I could find my eagles but no luck. I did see some pretty red trumpet flowers along the bank tho. Very quiet calm day with no boats around, inspite of it being the first of June and a Sunday. Just as i was about to get home there was an eagle in my neighbor's tree! Guess they didn't want my whole day on the water to be a bust.
Friday, May 30, 2025
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1 day
Ominous clouds
Went into a marsh trail across the creek.
Osprey nests, a lot of our creek osprey nests have been abandoned, not sure what that's all about.
Worked in my garden all day and at 3 I thought I'd better get out on the water as possible thunderstorms were supposed to hit at 4. Too much rain, and cold temps over this past week so haven't been able to go out for a while. It did start to sprinkle as I headed in.
Monday, May 26, 2025
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1 day
Selfie!!
Alan at the helm
Toward the Potomac
Me! Actually sailing. I've forgotten all my sailing terms I learned last year at our ASA sailing 101 vlass
Went sailing in the creek with Alan. I sailed out to marker 4, then let Alan take over. For the end of May it was a very cloudy and cool day. Had a jacket, long pants, and actually wore shoes! Too chilly for me but it was still a nice day on the water.
Saturday, May 24, 2025
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1 day
Leaving Berkley Beach after eating and drinking ourfill.
Kayaks pulled up onto the beach
Alan in his kayak
On our way
Alan towing our cooler with beer behind him
Alan and I paddled via kayak to see our friends in Berkeley Beach who were having a picnic on the beach with some of their neighbors. Nice afternoon. Paddling back was more of a challenge as it had became very windy and we had to go straight into the wind. Got our workout today.
Friday, May 23, 2025
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1 day
Captain Alan
Still some clouds
Since we had the cover off the Kiwi Kruzer we decided to take it out. We t around the creek, looking for eagles but no luck. It was mid 60s, a little chilly. Where is summer? I want 80s and 90s. I dropped the boat hook in the water which made it a bit harder to get onto the boat lift but we managed without too much embarrassment.
Thursday, May 22, 2025
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1 day
Suspicious clouds ahead
Faint rainbow, it was more impressive in person.
One of the mines in the dangerous war zone field
Another rainbow
Osprey on a marker
Was out of town for almost a week then a lot of rain, but today looked clearish and windless enough to take the pontoon boat out. We went up the creek then out into the Potomac.
Inspite of a totally clear doppler, it started to rain on us for about 10 minutes, but cleared up after a while . Saw a pretty rainbow. Floated in the river for a while then putted around Monroe Bay. Hadn't been there gor a while and there were some changes in the big marina there. The crab pots in the water were everywhere, turning the bay into a minefield, pretty annoying. Back home where we had a perfect landing. Of course Alan was driving, not me.
Friday, May 16, 2025
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1 day
Marker 6 in Mattox creek
Osprey sitting on top of the blind
Sunken sailboat, what's left of it.
Quite a warm day out finally, Alan went out in his sailboat and I in my kayak. Paddled to marker 6. The duck blind near it looks to be on its last legs, been abandoned for many years now. Looks like the osprey are building a nest on it, but not on their usual platform, but didnt want to bother them so didnt paddle very close to investigate. Then paddled to the other side of the creek to check out the sunken sailboat, not much of it can be seen now, probably sinking deeper into the mud. I think this is my day 25 on the water. 1/4 of the way there!