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Category Archives: The Beach
Fishing as Meditation
I went surf fishing for the first time in 2020 this morning. The weather report promised very mild conditions, temp rising to around 80, with a light wind out of the southwest, and on our morning walk it appeared to … Continue reading
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Final Dorian Update
It’s gone! It’s up east of Jacksonville late this afternoon. And we got off easy. We had a brief period of intense rain and wind last night, less than an hour, the wind sustained at maybe 45 mph, driving the … Continue reading
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August
We love August here on Skinny Island. Maybe it’s the native in us. Pretty much everybody else has had enough of summer by now, although for the second year running it’s been mild in these parts. It’s been much worse … Continue reading
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The Governor of Skinny Island
With nary a drop of blood spilled, we have declared ourself Governor of Skinny Island. Pictured here in complete ceremonial attire, we assumed office on July 29, 2019, before a small but enthusiastic crowd. We accept this honor and responsibility … Continue reading
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Wave to the Camera
We did some maintenance around The Little Hacienda this morning, and then, as is our habit, took a dip in the ocean to cool off. Air temp 83; water temp 78. There was a decent little waist-high swell pushing through, … Continue reading
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Reflections on a Sunrise
We are early risers. We’ve had to notify our local newspaper circulation department to please make us first on the delivery route. Having become creatures of habit, we have our coffee and read the paper, while glancing at the weather … Continue reading
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Chiaroscuro
Chiaroscuro: an effect of contrasted light and shadow created by light falling unevenly or from a particular direction on something. We are endlessly entertained and fascinated by the play of light in and about The Little Hacienda. The house, being … Continue reading
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Coming Back
Juan Ponce DeLeon, returning to his university after five years’ imprisonment by the Inquisition, resumed his lectures with the words, “As we were saying yesterday . . .” While we have not been imprisoned by the Inquisition, or anything else … Continue reading
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The Big Blow
Weather was, and remains, the story on Skinny Island this week. For fully five days now we’ve had winds out of the east/northeast in the 20-25 mph range. Constantly. And over the past three days, rain, in squalls driven in … Continue reading
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Scorcher
A real scorcher on Skinny Island today, 92 degrees by 11 a.m. and inching up through early afternoon, humidity close to that, just little zephyr winds. Too hot for the beach even, a day to move very little. Just sit under … Continue reading
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