Water Photo: The Colors of a Weathered Dock

ByNancy July 14, 2012March 23, 2016

Algae, lichen and rust color the soft gray boards of a weathered dock.

Beach & Shore

Stringy South Jetty Plant Life
July 8, 2011January 18, 2019

Biologically speaking, life is all about the next generation. And that’s what appears to be going on with this orange, stringy plant life I found at the South Jetty of the Columbia River. The plant is working hard to ensure its young take root and prosper by sending out extraordinarily long, tough, seed carrying orange…

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Marine Biology & Oceanography

Puget Sound and Chesapeake Bay – lets try this
June 1, 2009January 25, 2019

June-September ban on certain fertilizers benefits waterways (Sarasota, FL, USA) 31 May 2009, Sarasota Herald-Tribune What season starts tomorrow? Hurricane season, of course. Its arrival will be appropriately accompanied by media coverage, predictions and government warnings. But what other season begins tomorrow, at least in Sarasota and Charlotte counties? It’s “don’t fertilize with nitrogen and…

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Wildlife & Conservation

Do-it-yourself enlightenment, help wildlife survive
February 24, 2011January 31, 2019

Why did the frog swallow the light bulb? To achieve enlightenment of course. Just one of the amazing photographs from National Wildlife’s photography contest.

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Marine Biology & Oceanography

Wading off into the dark
December 31, 2009February 1, 2019

Winter beach projects It’s time for the Beach Watchers Eelgrass Monitors to brave the winter chill for eelgrass sample collection. The work isn’t hard, but the night is dark and cold and there’s an awful lot of knee deep water to wade through, so project lead Jan Holmes has wisely rounded up a couple of…

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Marine Biology & Oceanography

Pre-fourth Fireworks
July 2, 2009January 25, 2019

In the true spirit of Independence and the preemptive strike, South Whidbey’s patriots ignore the calendar and shoots off their fireworks on July 3rd. They do it right outside my back door. Here’s a picture I took of the festivities a couple of years ago. And here’s a shot of the preparations for this year’s…

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Boats

Announcing Tidal Life Afloat
January 11, 2012January 27, 2019

Regarding Launch Dates One of the categories for the new improved Tidal Life will be Tidal Life Afloat, lots more stuff about boats, boating, sails, sailing and getting places via the water. Above is a shot of where I’ll be writing from … though I hope she’ll be in the water at some point. Which…

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