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Coffee With The Birds

By Laurel (AKA chickadee)
Friday, September 12th, 2014

Most mornings, Eric sits outside and drinks his coffee while observing the birds in our campsite at Spencer Spit State Park. Chestnut-backed Chickadees, Spotted Towhees, and Pacific Wrens are daily visitors to our site, along with frequent appearances by various woodpeckers, including the big beautiful Pileated. Overhead, ravens cavort in the tree canopy. We walk […]

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Categories : San Juan Islands, Travel, Washington

Island Time

By Laurel (AKA chickadee)
Sunday, September 13th, 2015

The pumpkins are ripening in the fields at Horse Drawn farm, and rose hips are plump on the beach roses on Spencer Spit. There’s a distinct shift in the angle of the sun, casting everything in a golden glow come late afternoon. It’s a lovely, and yet bittersweet time of year. The dawning of September […]

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Categories : San Juan Islands, Travel, Washington
Tags : Crowfoot farm, Horse Drawn farm, Junior Rangers Spencer Spit, Lopez farmers' market, Lopez Island, Spencer Spit State Park, Vita's

The Florida Keys

By Laurel (AKA chickadee)
Sunday, December 15th, 2013

The Florida Keys are a tropical paradise—turquoise waters, endless blue skies, palm trees swaying gently in the breeze, abundant fresh seafood, and a laid-back island lifestyle. The motto of the Keys is “Come As You Are,” and they mean it. We planned our visit for mid-November, when it’s still warm enough for swimming but the […]

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Categories : Florida, Travel
Tags : Bahia Honda, Curry Hammock, Florida Keys, John Pennekamp, Lignumvitae Key

Junior Rangers

By Laurel (AKA chickadee)
Sunday, August 11th, 2013

Three mornings a week, we teach programs at the Nature Center at Spencer Spit State Park. The Nature Center is conveniently located right next door to our campsite; as a result, we have kids screeching to a halt on their bikes throughout the day to investigate. A sign out front advertises our programs: Plants and […]

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Categories : San Juan Islands, Washington
Tags : Jr. Rangers, Lopez Island, Spencer Spit State Park

Relaxing In Cedar Key, Florida

By Laurel (AKA chickadee)
Tuesday, March 28th, 2023

We’ve been to Cedar Key many times in our travels. It’s one of our favorite low-key Florida towns, with a “come as you are” vibe that we find immensely appealing. Low-key and relaxing was just what we needed after our marathon five weeks of downsizing in Gainesville. As I’ve said before, simplifying is not a […]

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Categories : Florida, Travel
Tags : 29 North, Cedar Key, Pirate's Cove

Good Times In Gainesville

By Laurel (AKA chickadee)
Sunday, March 19th, 2023

I am delighted to report that our five-week stay Gainesville turned out to be all that we had hoped for, and more. From enjoying the historic neighborhoods, cultural offerings, springs, and wildlife of North Central Florida to reveling in the incredible array of delicious food offerings, we had a blast. Best of all, we even […]

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Categories : Florida, Travel
Tags : Gainesville, Sweetwater Wetlands

A Brand New Adventure (And The Challenge Of Leaving Home)

By Laurel (AKA chickadee)
Saturday, June 18th, 2022

As of last Sunday, we’re on the road again. We’re heading north to Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, which is pretty much all-new territory for us. As always, it required supreme effort to break free of the gravitational pull of home. It doesn’t matter how much planning we do, or how far ahead we start the […]

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Categories : Adventures With The Kitty, Musings, Reality RV
Tags : Three Rivers State Park

A Birder’s Mecca And More: Ithaca, NY

By Laurel (AKA chickadee)
Saturday, October 12th, 2019

Thank you, dear friends, for your supportive comments and emails. Apparently, there are a lot of us dealing with similar issues related to aging parents. I must admit, I feel better with companions in this leaky boat. And although I don’t wish this adventure upon anyone, I’m happy if our experience can benefit others. So…back […]

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Categories : New York, Travel
Tags : Bickering Twins, Cornell, Cornell Botanic Gardens, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, Johnson Museum of Art, Myers Lake Campground, Salt Point Brewing, Sapsucker Woods

A Postcard From West Texas: Fort Davis, Marfa, & Alpine

By Laurel (AKA chickadee)
Monday, March 12th, 2018

There was a time when we dreaded the 800-mile slog across Texas, especially the desolate 550-mile stretch between El Paso and someplace we considered worth visiting—say, Austin or San Antonio. But that was before we unearthed the gems of West Texas. There is beauty and peace in these wide-open spaces, quirky towns scattered about, and interesting […]

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Categories : Texas, Travel
Tags : Alpine, Davis Mountains State Park, Food Shark Marfa, Fort Davis, hiking Davis Mountains State Park, Marfa, McDonald Observatory, Museum of the Big Bend, Reata Alpine

Cape Disappointment And The Long Beach Peninsula

By Laurel (AKA chickadee)
Saturday, July 8th, 2017

Leaving Fort Stevens and the delightful town of Astoria, we bid farewell to the Oregon Coast and drove a short 25 miles to Cape Disappointment. Located at the tip of the Long Beach Peninsula in the extreme southwestern corner of Washington, we arrived to gray skies, wind, rain, and a state park with zero internet connection. […]

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Categories : Washington
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