Once again, the wind blew all day, and then shut off around 1700 hrs.  Today I decided to venture outside the harbor.  Currents can get pretty strong outside, but there isn’t a spring tide, and the wind is almost non-existent.

Paddling along the shore, I found interesting rock formations.  

And, a beautiful succulent in full bloom.  I found out later that it is a sedum, called Broad Leaved Stone Crop.

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While I took shot after shot of the beautiful sedum, I noticed a lone Canadian Honker just sort of floating around, not headed anywhere, just hanging out in the area.  I thought that was odd, but I was so intent on getting some good shots of the colorful sedum, that I put it out of my mind.  

Well…..while looking for more patches of sedum, my eye caught a flash of white, just above the sedum.  When I zoomed in on the white, I discovered a female Honker sitting just below the top of the bluff.  I’d bet money that she was sitting on eggs, and I’d bet that lone Honker hanging around is the daddy.

There was still light, and so inside,  looking for photo ops.  I didn’t have far to go before I spotted a raccoon working the shore.  Low tide is a veritable shellfish buffet for the raccoon.

What a feast this raccoon had enjoyed this evening.  And, I felt so fortunate that he had allowed me to record his evening repast.