Archive for June, 2009

Huskies Win Softball Championship!

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
Not too much going on around here but yard work and housework. Our recent hot spell found me spending a good part of Sunday restarting the sprinkler system, which always seems to need tuning up before it will actually come on regularly without flooding the neighborhood. I couldn’t put it off any longer [...]

Belfair-Thuya Trip

Saturday, June 6th, 2009
Our record-breaking heats disappeared yesterday as we headed out for new adventures in the Belfair-Tahuya area. In fact, it was downright cool and cloudy most of the day, probably appropriate for a day that featured both summer and spring flowers. We started the day looking for quail in clear cuts, but yours truly [...]

White-Crowned Sparrow

Sunday, June 7th, 2009
This shot of a White Crowned Sparrow is my favorite shot from Friday’s trip, perhaps because it’s the only bird I managed to get close to :-;

San Juan Island Trip

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
I got up at 5:20 Monday morning to drive my daughter to San Juan island to pick up a used two-person kayak. It was a long drive and we didn’t have time to do much but pick up the boat and turn around and come back, but I couldn’t imagine driving that far to [...]