Merry Christmas!

Click to fix the pothole

Wasn't the moon gorgeous this morning?  I thought you might enjoy this shot -- and I wanted to remind you that if you'd like to complain about that glaring pothole down by 15645, you can do so by clicking on the COBI map and voting -- here's the link:

http://www.seeclickfix.com/bainbridge-island/feeds

Don't forget to pick up your calendars at either our house or the Thatchers  ... and a happy holiday season to all!

2011 calendars are in!

Just so you know -- this is the cover for this year's calendar.  Get 'em while they're hot!

$15, paid to either me or the Thatchers, will give you 13 wonderful images to treasure forever...

Baiting for rats

Nope -- we didn't get a new dog; this is a shot I took of a friend's new puppy.  But I'm putting it here to let you know that there was an exterminator on the spit this weekend, who was here baiting for rats.  So we should all be careful not to let our dogs out loose for a while; trust me, that stuff is dangerous (and so are the rats, even dead ones, of course). 

So protect those pups of yours, and if you have any questions, Renee Sears has the details...

Have a good weekend!

Diane

An eagle omen?

I looked out my kitchen window this morning to see this eagle floundering in the lagoon; I presume he went after a fish that was too big for him...  Anyway, I went for my camera and came back just in time to watch him swim to shore, flapping those huge wings in a giant breaststroke.



I was able to get a shot of him safely on shore, looking a bit bemused by the experience.  He then flew to the post at the end of the point and sat there for quite a while, presumably pondering the election... or maybe just recovering!

A close call

As many of you know, we had a rather spectacular boat fire on the spit over the weekend: Randy and Victoria Keller had taken Uncle Bogo over to Seattle for the winter, and some friends had kindly offered to give them a ride back to the spit in their inflatable.

Shortly after the  two couples landed and tied off the boat, it burst into flame for reasons still unknown: fire department, coast guard and harbormaster were contacted, and the blackened hull was dragged up onto the beach and eventually carted away by its owner, who fortunately had insurance.

We are all grateful -- given the southerly breezes we had that day -- that the boat was moored on the sound side; had it been tied to the dock it might have taken a few houses with it.  It's a worrisome reminder of how quickly things can go wrong...