Past 2-3 weeks have been cold, cloudy, grey, and rainy out. Not conducive to getting out on the water. So yah, all excited to kayak around the creek but once I got out, it was gale force winds. I kept getting swept to the side, and to even go straight I had to just paddle on one side of the boat. Lots of white caps in the creek, and I decided to cut it short and return. Alan caught a pic of me in the wind.
Century Club: Karen Wood
Friday, April 18, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Quick pic, was afraid of getting blown over.
So windy out.
Friday, April 4, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Had the creek to myself
And we're breathing in this stuff?
Swans gliding by, very eloquent.
Alan went out sailing and I went kayaking. Saw 2 swans in Flounder Fjord. Last year there were around 12. I did hear that a lot of swans in the area did not make it due to the extreme cold this winter. Hope that's not the case. Paddled thru lots of pollen.
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Alan in a rare picture, he doesn't kayak very often as he prefers sailing.
Toward the Potomac, this time a sunny day around 80 degrees.
A settled osprey couple.
And there I am.
Alan and I leisurely paddled around the creek, down to party cove and thereabouts.saw 3 or 4 occupied osprey nests, I guess they all are settling down after yesterday's frantic courtship maneuvers. Must have worked.
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Number of days:
1 day
Where the eagles nest was last year
Toward the Potomac
Cloudy
Mr. Impressive Osprey
Almost 80 degrees out, in March no less, so had to get out on the water. Needed to dig handfuls of sand out of my kayak that somehow found it's way in over the winter, but won't be able to get it all out until the water is turned back on and I can really clean it up with the hose. Paddled over to where I saw the eagles last summer but didn't see anything, not even the nest, which should have been fairly visible without the leaves. Did it blow away in one of the winter storms? Watched the osprey whopping it up as they were doing their mating/courting dances. Watched one male fly straight up, hover in place like a drone, flapping his wings, then straight down in a nose dive bomb. The female near by was not impressed but I sure was. I mean, well, not impressed enough to... sorry Mr. O, wrong species here. A little cloudy out but I'll take this weather. Bring it on, summer!
Monday, February 24, 2025 to Friday, February 28, 2025
Number of days:
5 days
Royal Caribbean Naigator of the Seas
Enjoying the cruise, stop at Hussongs bar for margaritas.
5 day cruise out of LA with my husband and my brothers. Stopped in Catalina and Mexico
Saturday, January 18, 2025 to Saturday, January 25, 2025
Number of days:
8 days
Beautiful Martinique
Snorkeling off the beach
Happy hour
Passed by schooner Eye of the Wind
The crew
Sunsets
We joined Sail Solomons Flotilla event for a week of sailing in the French island Martinique. 85 degrees most days but a good amount of Caribbean rain squalls. We were on a 42 foot catamaran. A lot of fun especially since we missed the extreme cold weather in Northern VA.
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
At the helm of the Kiwi Kruzer
Mattox Creek
Tok the pontoon boat to the marina to get pulled out, winterize, and stored. Goodbye boat until April. Way to cold to go kayaking these days do chances are this is my last day on the water, until we go to Matinique in January. I think this is Day 106 for 2024.
Monday, November 18, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Caught him taking off.
Water was so cslm
Eagles in his tree
I can't even believe I'm able to go out this late in the season. 66 degrees, but 4pm and the sun was pretty much behind the trees, so it was chilly. Paddled across the creek to check on my eagles, one was there. Kayak is put away for the winter, too cold.
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Lone swan
Friends Michelle and Marilene.
Other swans showed up to keep the lone swan company. There were 5 total but they didn't cooperate staying all together for a pic.
Yep, that's me. Lots of waves in the wind, hard to stay steady to pose for the pic.
Except it was super windy. Went out with friends, air temp around 78 but water was chilly. Wind was causing white caps on the creek which always cracks me up.
Monday, October 21, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
Gaggles of geese
Well, I caught his back end.
Seagulls
Trees turning.
Beautiful colors in the sunlight.
Flooding tides, rain, gale force winds, cold temps, and babysitting grandkids have all kept me from getting on the water past 3 weeks. But today was a gorgeous fall day, temps mid 70s, no wind, and I dug my kayak out of the sand that had impaled it with the flooding tides and wind we've had. Poor kayak was full of sand. I kayaked to all my favorite haunts. Lots of seagulls, herons, and geese about. No eagles sighted at all. Very nice day on the water.