Short-billed Dowitcher’s Brunch
Displaying their breeding plumage, Short-billed Dowitcher’s pick through thick seaweed berms at low tide.
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Spotted sandpiper and sweet spots
July 08, 2016 We all do it at least once, especially during these early days of July: we make an appearance here on Fishers Island. On a recent early Saturday […]
Spotted Sandpiper and Sweet Spots
We all do it at least once, especially during these early days of July: we make an appearance here on Fishers Island. On a recent early Saturday evening, in my […]
Everybody in East Harbor Loves Raymond!
To me it feels unusually autumnal within some of these June moments; a northerly wind gusts and rustles the lush green leaves that then become silver. Against an utterly blue […]
Slice of Life
“Who- Who- Who- Cooks- for you?” Barred owl’s echo off Silver Eel Cove is muffled with the pillow over my head. Honestly Owl, I cook for me, but not at […]
My Safe Arbor
With supple sway and gracious bend atop crown and canopy so sure Give radiant rest to thoughts in flight; ideas seeking roots secure Await and see! There shines a […]
Naturalist Amazed !
I was just noting our early arrivals on Island this year.Tree Swallows already darting above the Parade Ground and Oyster Catchers claiming their rock clumps off Hungry Point.So I decided […]
My Side of the Island
This past winter has been one of sharing my childhood memories growing up here on Fishers Island. Lots of recollecting between Jen Burns’ 3rd and 4th graders, fellow passengers […]
Ode To Bird
His timing was perfect. Last Jaunuary 19th; I had just about given up wanting to reside on this “God forsaken rock”. Life in those moments was one swirl of blizzard […]
A Remarks Page
I vividly remember the mornings after Hurricane Sandy. I walked about a landscape and seascape whose familiarity I had held onto so tight. For the child in me who grew […]