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
A New Lake
On vacay at a secret lakeside location. I’ve never seen such clean, pure water. Even when it’s 6′ deep, I can see the sand. The water is often so calm that it looks flat. It is perfect for swimming. Nothing on the lake bottom but sand, rocks, some random green lake plants. Lakeweed? It is READ MORE
Unicorn Floaty
Before I arrived, I thought my friends kids would love the unicorn and think it was cool. But they didn’t. Or, they didn’t let it show for days. Fine with me. I spent a good part of every afternoon pulling the little ones around on the unicorn and on my donut float (a round inner-tube READ MORE
How Good is Swimming for Me?
Just in time from CNN, another Ripped from the Headlines article: https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/16/health/swimming-covid-blues-weight-loss-wellness/?hpt=ob_blogfooterold&fbclid=IwAR04NfYLHc2KazQO4XCKOMvh7t0EqDRywVm1td_d4TosbvylOQnr13Qjd4o
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/
I have a huge unicorn floaty!
I haven’t even taken it/her out of the box. Well, I have, and I dragged it to the lake, but I didn’t know that need a pump, like a battery-powered pump, to fill it up. The ten-year-olds said I was still cool for having a unicorn, so I’m good.
Choppy Water
Am I gonna get sick from all the water I’ve been swallowing. Have not figured out how to swim with the waves and movement of the lake water. And then boats go by, and the water gets all messy again.
108 Degrees F
I survived. Went to the lake with Peter.
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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Totes to Be a Dolphin
I would swim and jump and roll along with my friends. Every minute. Every day.
“Don’t throw rocks at the ducks.”
Finally got in the water today. it has been years, and it’s been all I’ve wanted. It was amazing. I almost felt normal. Then I had to wag my finger at some kids and tell them not to throw rocks at the ducks.