Luhr's Landing, around Anderson Island and back

A warm Spring day, a willing flotilla, and a picnic lunch. all you need for perfect day on the water. 15.2 miles of beautiful water.   

Wild life encountered:

pacific harbour seal

california sea lion

common loon

arctic loon

western grebe

bald eagle

orange sea pen

anenome

sun star

sand dollar

pigeon guillimot

king fisher

merganser

scoter

star fish

jelly fish

great blue heron

dungeness crab

red rock crab

salmon

sea run cutthroat

kids

clams

power boater

sea cucumber

barnacle

mussel

moon snail

starry flounder

killdeer

not a bad wildlife list for a day paddle in the Puget Sound!

check out Kaj's photo blog for some fun images.

Fearless Adventurers:

Nils

Mikaela

Terese

Maylon

Kaj

Lisa

Ted 

Human powered vehicles:

two Sea Clipper canoes and Lisa's Arluk 1.8 sea kayak

Spring Paddle to the Spit

Paddled out to the Spit on the Nisqually Delta one day over spring break.  We had Great company (thanks Kris!) and saw eagles, seals, giant limpets, gulls, and sunshine.  We'll definitely return when the mercury rises a little and the arctic terns start to migrate.  Great day for a sneak peak of spring in the Pacific Northwest.

Use it or lose it. Guess that applies to remembering how to post a blog. 

It has been a month or more since our last post primarily because our Nekst Projekt (s) were either so big (and still ongoing) or complete surprises (not the fun kind).  Fortunately we've had good friends and family help and humor us through the various debacles. 

It all comes down to being the owned by a house with "character". In this case, character took the multi-headed form of a complete refitting of the house electrical systems, doubling the usable square footage of the house by exposing a hidden stair case, and digging up the septic system for kicks! 

In this last few months we have been reminded that every house projekt will handsomely exceed even the most carefully planned budget and timeline. Budgets and timelines are for fooling yourself into a projekt and believing that it will be complete before the next pumpkin is carved.

Lilly

We've been spending these long winter evenings curled up with good books or magazines in front of the fire.  Lilly loves crashing in front of the fire and then when she gets too hot she'll get up and move to the cool slate floor.  It's back and forth all evening for her.  Here she came back to the fire and fell asleep on my magazine.  She's got a rough life!

Special Guest

Thank you Uncle Mark for coming and reading The Wind in the Willows with me at school this morning!   Since Dad couldn't come to "Donuts with Dads" I'm glad that you came!

Térèse

The Perfect Lunch Spot

I  found a paddling partner today and we put in for a beautiful little trip off Dash Point.  We had lunch floating in the sunshine between Dash Point and Brown's Point.  It was perfect.   Thanks Michelle for being fun and spontaneous!  Thanks Saige for helping fill up that big canoe.  You're a great passenger and a good paddler too.   

Lisa

Bozeman Christmas Project 2007

Traditionally a jigsaw puzzle fills the time between Christmas meals, but Dave and Krissy had to up the ante with a vintage sleigh restoration project. Puzzles are easier, but the sleigh has much more class. 

I think Dave is looking for a decrepit stage coach or Conestoga wagon for Mark and Bebeth's visit in February.