Back underwater in Bonaire!

This morning, we made our first dive of the season, and as usual we saw lots of interesting fish and invertebrates.  One sponge grabbed my attention.  From one angle it looks like a hand waving and from another angle it looks like a giant whale surfacing with its mouth open.

Hello!

Moby Dick?

I was surprised to see quite a few small sharp-tail puffer fish in the shallow water.

Ecological Food for Thought on Seafood

For anyone who is interested, I recently published this book.  It is available in print or as an e-book.

Reflections on the new year

A few days ago, I was walking on the Hidden Lake nature trail and came to realize that reflected images often seem to be clearer than that which they are reflecting.  The camera captured clear reflections in the lake, while the tree tops appeared to end in a hazy sky.

New Year's Day is a great time for reflection.  Best wishes for 2014!

Merry Christmas!

Christmas here on the Oregon Coast is sunny and the temperature made it into the 50's.  Not bad for any month of the year.  A little surprising for December.

Best wishes for 2014!

Be warm!

Even the crescent moon looks cold in our clear, wintery sky.

 

 

 

And yes, it did snow here.

 

 

A season of colorful sunsets

After a long stretch of gray days, we have had over a week of clear skies.  Some days the evening skies produce almost a kaleidoscope of color.

Enjoy December!

The harvest continues

After early fall rains, we have had many clear days in October.  Seems like perfect conditions for mushrooms.  My harvest has shifted from chanterelles to king boletes.

yesterday's harvest

today's harvest (4.5 pounds)

All these mushrooms were gathered within a couple blocks of our house.  Three of them were gathered on our property.

And of course, the fishing season continues.

yesterday's coho salmon