Author: frabl
June 1st 2026: The Beginning of Cruising Season
It began as it always does. Hours of groundwork, planning, list formulation, developing operational schemes that unfold over time and … Continue reading June 1st 2026: The Beginning of Cruising Season
The Marbled Murrelets Have Moved On. In the Space They Vacated… We Now Have Rafts of Eared Grebes…
The Murrelets have vacated the Bay and are off to start their breeding and nesting soirees. There are a few … Continue reading The Marbled Murrelets Have Moved On. In the Space They Vacated… We Now Have Rafts of Eared Grebes…
Marbled Murrelets. An Aqua-Centric Forrest Dweller
From early winter through mid-spring, we moor in a bay nestled against the remnants of a temperate rain forest. These … Continue reading Marbled Murrelets. An Aqua-Centric Forrest Dweller
It’s Happening at the University of Washington’s Quad…
The UW Quad hosts 29 Yoshino cherry Trees estimated to be around 90 years old. They appear older than that. … Continue reading It’s Happening at the University of Washington’s Quad…
A Mid-Winter Sighting…
According to Google and other completely reliable sources… spring officially begins on March 1st. That is the meteorological definition. Looking … Continue reading A Mid-Winter Sighting…
A Narrative From the Kingdom of Woe: A Story Of An Electrical Failure…
There usually are upstream causal factors or circumstances that contribute to most failures. In the science of failure analysis, they … Continue reading A Narrative From the Kingdom of Woe: A Story Of An Electrical Failure…
An End of Year Jaunt in the Local Woods
In just a short while it will be 2026. Since it was another sunnyish day in the Great Northland… We … Continue reading An End of Year Jaunt in the Local Woods
Images of Our 2025 Timeline
And… Les has been knitting: Continue reading Images of Our 2025 Timeline
Compelling Images…
I would like to share… No. It is more than a mere like. Like is so… worn-out, hackneyed, unimaginative and … Continue reading Compelling Images…
Salish Sea Cruising With Blair, Les, Leo, and Bliss 