Joggers and kayakers were already circling Lake Padden when I arrived to wait for sunrise.
Showing posts with label lake padden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lake padden. Show all posts
Friday, October 5, 2012
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
The Wall
A post is the perfect place to perch and watch the kayaks, feed the ducks, or just enjoy the early morning air.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Polar Dip
Hundreds of adventuresome people, including Lizzi, my husband and our daughters, ran into and out of Lake Padden very quickly for the annual Polar Dip. Once most of chaos was over this brave bunch of hardy ducks took a full dunk into the 42 degree lake to celebrate New Year's Day.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Where Summer Feet Stepped
the ground flutters orange and yellow
the sweet, musky scent of finished lives
rising from the leaves
the sweet, musky scent of finished lives
rising from the leaves
Friday, September 30, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
Lake Padden Polar Bear Plunge 2011
A discarded bottle lay serenely on the thin layer of ice covering Lake Padden the morning of January 1, 2011. The calm of the morning, and the ice, was shattered by what came next.
POLAR BEAR PLUNGE!!!
My brother-in-law and I, and a couple hundred other crazy people, discarded our clothes in the 28-degree air and plunged into the ice-covered lake on New Year's Day. An exhilarating way to kick off 2011!
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Quack Quack! We're Back!
Back online, that is. After four torturous internet-free days (in which I inexplicably had lots more free time on my hands) the Comcast guy came out and replaced our busted modem. Now I can get back to life as usual-- perusing headlines about celebrities I don't care about, cackling at tacky forwarded e-mails, checking Facebook every five minutes to see if anything's changed... wait a minute. Where did all that free time go?
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Lake Padden Cormorant
"Cormorant," according to Wikipedia, is a contraction of "corvus marinus," or "sea raven." Despite its name, this cormorant apparently likes fresh water just fine.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Theme Day: Reflections
Shoot, I always forget about theme days! So now that I've belatedly caught on, here's my second post of the day for the July theme day: Reflections. Has your heart fallen sideways lately? Or perhaps turned green with jealousy? Well, even a sideways heart is still a heart.Sunday, June 27, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Early Morning Fisherwoman
the only sounds are
the fish jumping
the birds singing
and the click behind her
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Tree Swallow
This pretty little tree swallow had a nest in the rafters of one of the shelters at Lake Padden. The eggs weren't hatched yet, but I took this before our vacation so I'll have to return to see if there are babies now.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Floating Over Lake Padden
Some fisherman left a decoration hanging from a branch over Lake Padden, making an ideal foreground for the fishermen in the boat.
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