Entries by fic0n5erv

Nature’s Own

New Year’s Eve Ball From the bow of the Fishers Island ferry I can see the moon rising. Reminiscent of Time’s Square.

Yule Tides

Winter arrived last night with tidal surges pulled and pushed by a nearly full moon. This morning’s beach scapes haven’t looked so clean swept since Hurricane Sandy. Quite a bit […]

Gifting

This week the thought of gifting the Island came to me-literally. Fort Wright generously gifted History from its Quarter Master Dept. Race Point presented me with Gratitude reminding me never […]

Weather Permitting

And it has been. Permitting full sunshine despite shorter passage of daylight Permitting calm seas for safer passage of marine vessels This morning though weather permits whipping rains and wuthering […]

Rock Steady

  Last week on Chocomount I took a photo of one of my favorite childhood picnic spots. The big rock that stands as a sentinel  looking out over the old […]

Lichen Life

I like Lichens-simply for the color which I liken to my favorite old well worn, tough to find sea glass. The delicate formation of the Lichen appears when a fungus […]

Wool Socks & Woolly Bears

Legend has it that the wider the bristly brown band on a Woolly Caterpillar-the milder the winter forecast. Despite its name, this “Isabella” tiger moth in its larval phase was […]

Mapping & Navigating

I am becoming more familiar with beaches up East. I note that Whelks are more commonly found in East Harbor.  There on that beach coyote tracks always head west. Sand […]

A Stellar Day!

It certainly was weather-wise on Island this afternoon. As I left the Community Center with all its Christmas décor and headed out to survey Race Point I stopped in my […]