San Juan Islands and Mount Baker. Photos courtesy of planetware.com
I am envious of those people that can sit down and power out a blog entry everyday and have it be different, interesting and engaging. I am finding that as the season grows colder, quieter and slower, I am having difficulty finding the necessary inspiration. Now, I do not want to give the impression that I am bored or that I in some way am not excited to continue to see the orcas every day. What a gift it is to live and work in this beautiful place. Winters are agonizing because I am no longer on the water, even though the less hectic pace is a slice of heaven, believe you me. I just feel like I can not do justice to the wonderful animals that we see here on a regular basis. So, tonight I am going with bullet points and that is all there is to it. This is what we saw today:
- Resident orcas
- Dall's porpoises
- Steller's sea lions
- harbor seals
- fallow deer
- mouflon sheep
- many, many seabirds, including grebes
So, from all of us at San Juan Safaris, to all of you list makers out there (bucket or otherwise), thank you and we will...
See You In The Islands!
~Tristen, Naturalist