In a Dark Time … The Eye Begins to See

I almost didn’t need my camera at Theler Wetlands Trails and Nature Preserve this week as there weren’t many birds around, and the ones who were there, including the robins, didn’t seem to want their picture taken. Personally, I’m used to the kind of robins that try to take over your yard and hang around [...]

We’ve been busy entertaining company from California, so I haven’t had time to finish Elizabeth Bishop The Complete Poems yet. I did take our guests to Belfair today, and though there were remarkably few birds, I did manage to get a few shots I was happy with. First, I managed to get a decent shot [...]

According to my birding book, Point No Point is “Kitsap County’s destination birding site.�? Unfortunately, my recent trip there might suggest otherwise. Two hours of walking and climbing over driftwood netted me a few gull pictures and this: Perhaps the pair of Bald Eagles flying overhead explained the lack of birds, but the most memorable [...]

Sunday began with breakfast with a local poet where we discussed Billy Collin’s poetry and, after a walk through Wright Park, agreed to re-read the Tao Teh Ching for our next breakfast. Still, it proved a rather unremarkable day. Unable to agree on a movie, Leslie and I settled for a short trip to Belfair, [...]