Without a sound

On January 30, 2021December 31, 2020 By Mike and ChristyLeave a comment

As silently as the sun comes up it goes down.

On the bull kelp

On January 24, 2021December 31, 2020 By Mike and Christy2 Comments

A tiny Yellow Rumped Warbler found the bull kelp a perfect perch for hunting sand flies and other small insects on the beach. This girl would quickly dart down form the kelp to snag a small meal and quickly return to her perch. Seeing her sitting on the head of the bull kelp made us realize just how small she was. We watched a documentary about songbirds the other night called The Messenger.
It is a very timely reminder about what a world without song birds would be like.

One

On January 16, 2021December 31, 2020 By Mike and ChristyLeave a comment

A place where all is one. Where the river meets the sea. I love that this whole landscape is temporal even the sand that forms the bank of the river melts into the sea and then reforms with each ripple of water, each wave and each tidal cycle.

Through it all

On January 10, 2021December 31, 2020 By Mike and Christy12 Comments

A little tribute to a good friend that we often hear singing from the junipers and shrubs which line the fields close by. Dark-eyed Juncos keep us company rain or shine and through wind and snow.

A Cold Fog

On January 9, 2021December 31, 2020 By Mike and Christy6 Comments

Sometimes it’s warm and foggy and other times it’s cold and foggy. This was a morning the earth could see it’s breath and I was looking for an extra layer to wear under my old down jacket.

Yet Another Egregious Action

On January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 By Mike and Christy22 Comments

How did the Trump administration celebrate National Bird Day yesterday?

With yet another egregious action to destroy what remains of the natural world as we know it thats how.

“With two weeks left in office, on National Bird Day, the Trump administration—defying opposition from the general public, scientists, tribal governments, international treaty partners, and a federal judge who last summer all but laughed its legal arguments out of court—today announced it has finalized a rule allowing companies and individuals to kill migratory birds as long as they didn’t mean to.”

Although this action is expected to be reversed by the incoming Biden administration the assaults on our natural world will continue.

Pronghorn Personality

On January 4, 2021December 26, 2020 By Mike and Christy10 Comments

On a recent drive through grasslands close to home we encountered a nice sized herd of Pronghorn enjoying the morning sun. Looking at them looking back at us you could just feel their different expressions whispering a bit of that Pronghorn personality.