Last week, a friend who lives on a farm, with horses, chickens, apple trees, greenhouses, and gardens invited us over. It's the harvest season, and he wanted to share his bounty. While his farm is sunnier and warmer than the coast in the summer, his productivity is definitely enriched by composted horse manure.
The apple trees
In the greenhouses
In the garden digging carrots
The beautiful eggs
The bounty
Lots to be grateful for!
Be well! Enjoy the harvest.
This time of year, we start thinking more about food than usual. And much of the food is heading into the freezer. We have been busy foraging, and cooking, and dehydrating.
As the tides allow, we gather mussels.
We crab in the bay.
I find mushrooms in the woods.
Huckleberries in the yard.
And we finished off 3 flats of tomatoes (75 pounds) in one week.
We also cycle on the beach whenever possible.
Enjoy the season!
After a winter housed in a warehouse, the boat is back. Last week, we took it out for a little crabbing.
On our way out to drop the crab traps, we passed 5 or 6 juvenile and 3 adult eagles on a sandbar near the bridge. After dropping the traps, we returned to the sandbar but the adults were gone. Five juveniles remained, along with a few seals that were keeping an eye on them.
We also saw several pigeon guillemots with their bright red feet. They were fishing nearby.
The crab traps were frequently loaded with females and juveniles, but we caught a bunch of keeper-sized males as well.
This week, we have been riding our beach bikes to Seal Rock and gathering mussels on our rides.
Today, we opted to try our hand at crabbing from the shore of the bay, using fishing poles mounted with small crab traps. The sun was out, the wind wasn't too strong, and all the mud that washed downstream in our recent heavy rains has finally been flushed out of the bay.
Enjoy the season. Be well. Be happy. Be safe.
