In honor of the Mars rover landing...

 Another spectacular sandspit sunrise!

Seeding clams in the lagoon

Bruce Klock, who built our house, has sold the surrounding tidelands (which he kept when he sold the house) to the Suquamish Tribe.  Representatives from their fisheries department were out in the lagoon earlier this week, laying down nets and seeding the lagoon with clams.

The nets are designed to protect the clams from predators and humans over the next three years while they grow to adulthood. Tribal reps also told us that if we see people fishing on the sound side at night, especially with scuba gear, they're poaching and we should call 911 and report it.

For more information about this project, contact:
Suquamish Tribe
Fisheries Department
PO Box 498, Suquamish, WA 98392
18490 Suquamish Way, Suquamish, WA 98392

or
Viviane Barry
Shellfish Program Manager
Main: 360-598-3311
Direct: 360-394-8448
vbarry@suquamish.nsn.us

Luke Kelly
Shellfish Coordinator
Main: 360-394-8450
Direct: 360-394-8514
Cell: 360-271-1177
lkelly@suquamish.nsn.us

Two Suns!

Whoa! Two suns over the Sandspit this morning!

Happy New Year!

Sandspit rainbow

This is not a perfect rendition (only God can make a perfect rainbow!)  because I couldn't capture the whole thing in one shot.  But at least, pieced together, it will serve to remind us of a beautiful moment.  Thanks to Colleen Meacham, who called and told me to look outside!

Irresistible...

I'm sorry -- I just couldn't resist posting this one.  It was sent to me by Mary Jacobson, who got it from Sharon Ostenson; that's her dog, Sheila, on the bow of the kayak -- and of course that's our house in the distance.  (Note: Nemo is a BIG fan of Sheila's; they both adore tennis balls...)

If it had been a bigger photo I would DEFINITELY have put it in this year's calendar, but apparently she shot it with her cellphone, so it's too small to print.

Sigh.  What a terrific shot!  Thanks, Sharon, for letting me put it on the blog.

Gorgeous sunset Sunday evening

Wow!  Spectacular sky on Sunday -- hopefully a harbinger of warmer weather and longer days to come.  I hope that we at the North End looked as good to you as you looked to us!