Freeze Warning
Daylong rain, along with BIG drop in temperature.
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Falls and Bay
Walk up the river to the falls. Lunch in Gore Bay followed by many hands stripping the sails off Heliotrope. Light NW wind--warm in the sun, cool in the shade.
The Finest Weather
And our early Canadian Thanksgiving.
Perfect for Windriding
Picture perfect day. Flat calm in the morning, perfect for a bike ride down to the marina and back. And then a few hours of brisk south wind giving us a fine ride on the 'Rider.
More Friends
The Caves are here for a few days.
High Seas
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Rain late last night into late morning. Then clearing to beautiful. Wild north wind and huge seas rolling into Kagawong harbor before noon, but the Windrider rode out the disturbance with no trouble.
Last Bit of the Season
Back in Kagawong, after what some of the kids might describe as a long, poopy drive. Still, good to be here for the last stretch of 2015. Brought along an Oregon Sweet Meat squash which we will have for our faux Canadian thanksgiving. Of course, having never actually tasted an Oregon Sweet Meat, we are only assuming delectable perfection.
Thunderstorms
Pray hard to weather, that lone surviving god,
that in some sudden wisdom we surrender.
—Richard Hugo
It seems to me that I have experienced few significant thunderstorms this season, certainly none of the violent variety. And, once again, no violent hurricanes coming ashore, or on the radar. Is Mother Nature pulling her punches or saving up for a wallop?
Anyway, here, some nice thunder and some nice rain, and who could ask for anything more?
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Not too bad an example of an Oregon Sweet Meat.
Big Loop
First big loop walk in a long time. Hot by the last leg, under a cloudless sky, even with a brisk breeze. Pax likes revisiting all the familiar places.
One such, our sturdy young swamp white oak on the creekside trail, was lightly decorated with acorns, and after debating a while I picked some. They may not be quite ripe, but but it is certain that on my next trip by, nearly a month from now, they will not be there. The strange thing is that, with all the squirrels in Whitewater, these few have survived this long.
