Thursday, August 24, 2023 Today at the lake, I swam with the jellyfish. And I rocked. And I think they might have, too. It’s about a mile or more to bike there, and the bike is too small for me, so it’s a bit tricky because my feet sometimes hit the front wheel. But I READ MORE
Category: Ducks & Other Wildlife
creatures, weather, seasons, the wild world around me
Hammarsbadet
August 23, 2023 Weds, 5:22pm Today at the lake, I swam in the Baltic Sea for the first time. I’ve been so antsy to swim the past 10 days, while also knowing it would be a wait because of traveling and because of jet lag. Now that I’m at my residency I can swim whenever READ MORE
Today, I was more lake bitch than lake witch
Temp 70 F, water Temp 67 F.
Today at the lake it was sunny but not too hot, and the water was perfect. I’ve had two horrible…
Floaty McBloaty
65 F temp. 51 F water temp.
Today at the lake it was gloriously warm and sunny. I got to swim with L, who I have not…
Dragging My Feet
Today at the lake…it’s been a week since my last swim. To be honest, it’s been hard to get back into swimming. I’m just not feeling it, and I’m not sure why. Could be the heat. We had a crazy hot summer, and I melt in the heat. I get so dizzy that I don’t READ MORE
Not Bad for a Tuesday
May 17 6:35pm Today at the lake, the water was flat, refreshing, and full of sunbeams. There were several paddle boarders on the lake, a few motor boats, one fishing boat, a sail boat in the distance, and a floaty plane. Cuidado! Why the F floaty planes come to my lake to practice landings and READ MORE
Two Ducks and a Swim Buddy
April 13, 2022 | Water Temp 46 F Today at the lake it was cold outside, but the lake was nice and flat. I was happy to meet up with a swim buddy. I was tired after my zapping treatment, but always happy to be at the beach, chatting with my swim buddy, getting ready READ MORE
100 Shades of Grey
Today at the lake, we swam in the rain, we saw two herons (or the same once twice) and an eagle, and guess what else? I found my swim buoy belt that I lost yesterday! It was lying in the parking lot, right where I dropped it. Yea. I had a long doctor’s appointment this READ MORE
Skin Like a Seal
Yesterday at the lake, a bald eagle flew above me, looking for food. I didn’t see it, but my swim buddy, K, did. I’m bummed I missed it, but really glad it didn’t attack me. I see a lot of bald eagles around the lake. So fancy. My new wetsuit is working out really well. READ MORE
Bunnies
Only saw two bunnies today on my walk. I think they know that I have fallen in love with the lake. I don’t need them as much anymore. But they are wrong; I still need them. Lots of them.
Poetry Swim Club
Today in the lake, it was cold when I got to tit-level, but I dove in and started swimming anyway. “Cause that’s the kind of woman I am.” I warmed up very quickly. I saw a couple small schools of fish….about 6″ long. Are they the 4-5″ fish from a couple weeks ago? If they READ MORE
Fish and the Precious
So much to report. I have solved the fish mystery. I saw two of them together today. So even if one of them is my guy, he has a friend or sibling or whatever. I also saw a HUGE fish that scared the crap out of me. thick, tall, maybe 18″ long. And, I found READ MORE
One Fish, Two Fish?
It’s driving me a little nuts. I can’t tell if the fish I see every day in the lake (about 4″ long) is the same fish and we’re …like…friends. or if there are several of him/her. I see little inch-long fish, too, but I don’t really care so much about them. Is it weird that READ MORE
We Share This Space With the Ducks
My job at the lake is to stop little boys from tormenting the ducks. They throw rocks at them, they chase them, and today a little boy was whacking the water with a huge stick. I didn’t know if he wasn’t able to hit them or was just trying to hit the water near them. READ MORE
Sometimes I Fall on my Butt
Today, I swam in my lake. It’s a huge lake. I look south and see Mt. Rainier. I look north and see other mountains in the Cascade Range, and I see hot air balloons. I am blissfully happy as I breast stroke through the lake (bum shoulder=can’t do crawl), my orange float bag trailing behind READ MORE
Old Shark
Check out this 400-year-old shark. Ripped from the Headlines: https://earthlymission.com/400-year-old-greenland-shark-science-discovery/?fbclid=IwAR2tgWOPHsgWrIZgUem-P9yMFmb9do5LfxGLmsqu00a5zZrTinjFKG3Nb-M
Today at the Lake: JAWS
Happy Birthday, Jaws.
Ocean Animal LOVE
Check out sweetest embrace of seal and beluga whale. Ripped from the Headlines: https://www.instagram.com/vizerskaya/
Cape Cod
Close the beaches! Great white sighting. And here we are just a few days from 4th of July. Ripped from the Headlines: https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/26/us/race-point-beach-white-shark-no-swimming-order/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2USRDnh4rMu11DsyIadx0qdgbvOkKVnWl1uU_ZBDYicBv-M_21WJ-hBtU
Beluga Crashes Wedding
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