The Fish and Game biologist reported there were large numbers of Herring in Crescent Bay even after the opening there last week. They have now been spawning for 2 or 3 days along the shoreline – coloring the water a pale green.
Month: April 2011
Sit Spot Challenge Day 7
See Sit Spot Challenge at Kamana.org for more about the challenge. Time of sit: 10:45-11:05pm A quiet sit tonight – the most notable thing was an unexpected bit of traffic up here on the hill. A couple of vehicles drove through and seemed associated with the duplex at the end of the street. Not sure … Read more
Sit Spot Challenge Day 6
See Sit Spot Challenge at Kamana.org for more about the challenge. Time of sit: 10:15-10:37pm I started my sit with a barefoot walk around the house. The ground was cool and moist – a bit of rain must have fallen earlier in the evening, though I noticed none while I walked. There were periodic light … Read more
The Channel
Grabbed this photo on the way to UAS this afternoon. Boats in town for the herring fishery continue to be tied up several deep along the transient floats of the local harbors.
Sit Spot Challenge Day 5
Time of sit: 7:45-8:05pm Spent another evening just post sunset. Birds were a bit more vocal this evening. I could easily hear many gulls south of me on the beach near Totem Park. They were more vocal than yesterday and I wondered if perhaps some herring were getting stranded on the outgoing tide. A robin … Read more
Sit Spot Challenge Day 4
See Sit Spot Challenge at Kamana.org for more about the challenge. Time of sit: 7:45-8:10pm The sun had set shortly before I began my sit on the front step. Skies had cleared a bit after overcast conditions earlier, so there was still plenty of light left in the day. It started out fairly quiet around … Read more