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Tag Archives: Total Immersion
Egrets, Starfish, and Summer Squash
Love to see this in the morning. A Great Egret (Common Egret) stalking small fish in the shallows. This one took off when I asked him to pose. They are never on the beach in great numbers, but we see … Continue reading
Sea Snails, Sand Dollars, and Ukuleles
Pretty hot here on Skinny Island today until a nice sea breeze kicked in around mid-day. Substantial humidity accompanying. Not complaining, mind you, just reporting. We’re thinking summer weather is officially here. Slow start to turtle season. I spoke with … Continue reading
Koras, Portuguese, and Gulfweed
Been listening a couple of days now to Toumani Diabate play the Kora, an extraordinary West African instrument. The Kora, a kind of cross between a harp and a lute, is a complicated double-bridged thing with 21 strings, made from … Continue reading
Mullet, Paintings, and Peppers
Strong west wind all day. When this occurs it drives a lot of insects from the uninhabited spoil islands of the Tomoka Basin over to the beach, and following them are usually a great many dragonflies, and in the evening, … Continue reading
Dog Days of April
Can’t remember a warmer April here on Skinny Island. We normally would have two or three nice days, say topping out in the mid-seventies, then cool and windy for a week, a little rain, cycling like that. This year we’ve … Continue reading
Dawn Patrol
Something offshore spinning this stuff– I don’t know what– but this morning was the best surf of the spring so far. Just past low tide, sun barely up, no wind, and the whole western Atlantic to myself. Dawn patrol, surfer … Continue reading
A Dolphin Encounter
This should probably be categorized as just too reverential to be discussed, but we have an obligation at The Skinny Island Post to report what happens within our admittedly narrow (skinny) field of vision, so here goes. There’s an update … Continue reading
A Quiet Expansive Stillness
It’s way too soon, but it feels like summer already here on Skinny Island. Eighty degrees at 11:00 a.m., and will hit ninety on the mainland. Our water temperature still hovering at 69, so we’ll have that moderating effect and … Continue reading
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