I was tired and sore this morning. Yesterday’s paddle had really taken its toll. But, by late afternoon, the wind was calm and the light was beautiful… perfect conditions for a relaxing paddle.
First, I headed over to the lagoon to see what it looked like at almost slack tide. Remember how the lagoon looked when it wasn’t slack tide? Here’s the photo from the other day when it wasn’t slack tide.

And, here it is today, at almost slack tide.



I spotted an eagle being harassed by a couple of crows. They were dogging him from one tree to another, cawing ceaselessly. He was hating it.


I continued on around the shore and discovered a pretty little cove where someone had built a dock and house many years ago. By the looks of it, things didn’t turn out as planned, and they eventually up and deserted the whole operation. What remained of the house was underwater. This piece of equipment, whatever it is, was left on the beach.

They even left a boat behind.

It wound be interesting to know the story here.
There were beautiful wildflowers along the shore.




The prickly rose was in full bloom.

When I spotted something bright red up on the hill, I thought it was a wildflower, but it turned out to be bright red leaves.

I was almost back to the boat when I spotted this pair of Common Mergansers. They didn’t stick around long once they spotted me, so I didn’t have a whole lot of time to focus.
