Simplifying Your Life
A small island is not just a place on the map; it’s a psychological destination; a model of simplifying your life and making do with what is immediately to hand. You may not even have to take a plane or a boat to get there.
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The Coastal Path
Hiking – One or the many ways you can take the coastal path. Former Whidbey Islander Leah Claire, who now lives in Cornwall, sent this shot taken from the South West Coast Path. Being rather new to the British Isles, Leah couldn’t pin-point the exact spot where she took this. “We were somewhere north of Newquay….
All I Want for Christmas is Beach Access on Earth
On a sunny afternoon in mid-December the woods at South Whidbey State Park – where huge, old growth firs allow only filtered light to reach the forest floor – were chilly and damp. But beyond the trees I could see that the beach, on this almost Christmas day, was merry and bright. On a sunny…
San Juan Island Mini Vac – Part One
San Juan County Park We’re staying home for Memorial Day, so we took off last weekend instead, for a short break on San Juan Island. This is where we stayed. Except – here’s how it looks now. Curious as to what happened to that beautiful house? Hollywood happened. The house in the picture above was…
On a Boat and Sailing
Sailing at Last We finally made it out onto the water. No, that doesn’t mean we launched our boat. What it means is our new friends Stacey and Jessie took pity on us and took us sailing on Smitty, their Catalina 310. It was a beautiful morning, nice and warm, with winds of about 12…
An Embarrassment of Riches: Respecting our assets
That old saying “April Showers Bring May Flowers” has me a little nervous. It’s not that there’s anything wrong with May flowers. May flowers are great. But after showers and then some throughout all of February and March, Whidbey is already looking like the land of 1000 lakes. We’re easing toward spring though. There are…
Clouds Over Two Islands
As I was driving home from work tonight a strand of frothy cloud stretched the length of Whidbey Island. At either end it joined into a massive cloud bank. Watching these clouds I flashed back to another atmospheric display over Stonehenge last month. A rainstorm had chased us all the way from Montacute to Stonehenge….
