Blustery Day on Bellingham Bay

The power went out at our home and so I decided to get away from the cold inside our house and drive up to Bellingham for an invigorating walk on the boardwalk (for me, being cold INSIDE the house feels way different than being cold OUTSIDE the house). The boardwalk was a wonderful adventure yesterday – I got caught in great galloping gusts of wind – I nabbed a plastic bag as it flew by me, looking like some scared flapping bird; a hummingbird zigzagged through the air and photo bombed a picture I was taking of another bird in the bushes; a squirrel peeked out at me from the top branches of a maple tree; and bunnies skidaddled left and right all caught up in the excitement of spring. After I finished my walk I ducked inside the Colophon Cafe and got all cozy with a warm mocha and a nice brunch. Then I went upstairs to the Drizzle Tasting Room and bought a bottle of lime olive oil and chatted for a bit with Kyla and Quinn, who were manning the counter there.

Here are some photos from my morning…

The Great Horned Owlet Adventure

My former student and one of my favorite people in the world, Austin Breckenridge, invited me to watch a pair of great horned owlets getting tagged yesterday by biologist Jeff Kidd. What an amazing gift! Here are some photos from The Great Owlet Adventure. (Skagit County, Washington.)

(Photos by Karen Molenaar Terrell.)