Category Archives: Wildlife Sightings
Some Foggy Morning Pics
What a lovely kayak ride I had this morning! Everything was so still and peaceful at 6:30am. The fog was thick, but it gave me the illusion I was all alone on the lake. Well, me and the very vocal … Continue reading
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Tagged eagles, loons, Wildlife
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The Reason I Keep Renting These Lenses
So the ginormous rental lens I mentioned a couple weeks back? Well, it came in. But it was for a Nikon. I have a Canon. Someone goofed. It wasn’t me. It wasn’t the lens rental place. It was HE-who-shall-remain-nameless-because-I-think-he-works-sooooo-hard-and-I-appreciate-HIM. HE … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking/Kayaking, Uncategorized, Wildlife Sightings, writing notes
Tagged Cooper and Packrat, eagles, loons, Wildlife, writing notes
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August Kayaking
I ordered one of those ginormous rental lenses again! It’s a different model than the one from last May, but it received good reviews and I wanted to try it out. It arrives tomorrow. But I couldn’t wait that long … Continue reading
Oscar
This afternoon, I set out to feed and trim my flowers . . . And look who I found living in my garden! He’s an awfully big frog in a teeny, tiny pond. I can’t figure out how he got … Continue reading
Loon and Eagle Baby Update
When all is calm and running smoothly on the campground-home front, Monday’s are our day off. I hadn’t planned to take this one . . . normally we start taking them after the Fourth of July has come and gone. … Continue reading
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Tagged eagles, loons, Wildlife, writing notes
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Kayaking with Alex
My daughter’s home for a visit! We went for a power walk, we talked about theater and writing and everything we’d been up to, we bought an ice cream cake for Ben’s 15th birthday . . . and we … Continue reading
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Time to Change Hats!
Whew! Those last two weeks of school were crazy! I’m not sure who was more ready to hear the bell ring at 11am on Tuesday, the students or I. We had so much fun with our end-of-the year activities though … Continue reading
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The Loon Family of 2012
After reading a blurb on Facebook Sunday, in which I’d mentioned I hadn’t been able to find the loon family anywhere in spite of having been out on the lake for two hours on Friday and again Saturday . . … Continue reading
The Triplets are Growing by Leaps and Bounds!
The lake was pretty choppy today, but it didn’t stop me from kayaking out to find the loons. I’m still a little worried about them, and I’d feel better if I saw them with a baby. Alas, I never did … Continue reading
Loon Update
Thanks to a dear friend’s recommendation, I’ve spent a lot of time the last couple of days watching the Minnesota Loon Cam. This nesting pair is is on a loon raft, which intrigued me. One of the eggs hatched in … Continue reading