It Has Been Busy


Last week I went back to Kansas to see my middle daughter, Chelsea, graduate from nursing school. It was a good trip. As always I was dreading the weather there. I do not do well in hot weather. In fact, I hate it. I never have liked it, and living in the mountains in Colorado … Continue reading It Has Been Busy

It is Probably Time For an Update


I have been a bit busy since the last post so I figure I should post an update. Last week when I was on my days off I went in to the mainland. I needed to get to the store and do some other errands. My backup motor on the boat needed to get a … Continue reading It is Probably Time For an Update

Another Amazing Day


Ahh, life... It just never ceases to amaze. Today I was down by my boat doing some bird watching after washing the dock off - the wind was too much and I did not want to get blown off of the dock into the water. I got in the boat and using it as a … Continue reading Another Amazing Day

All is Well!


My new adventure as the caretaker here on Protection Island is shaping up quite nicely. Yes, it has been quite a change going from being the caretaker on the spit. There, they have approximately 80,000 to 100,000 visitors a year. Here, it is just me. I would say that is quite a change. I went … Continue reading All is Well!

I Had a Staredown With a Hummingbird


Yesterday I took the day off. Well, for the most part I did (I thought it would be wise to go check on my boat). I got some things done - pictures set out, things put away, tossed a few things away - that I had not gotten done yet but needed to do. At … Continue reading I Had a Staredown With a Hummingbird