the island fox, endemic to the channel islands, SO much fun to watch. these little foxes are smaller than the average house cat, and cheeky, they get into everything!
while chuck worked i watched the foxes and the birds and i knit. enjoying the quiet for the time being, there were many children on the island this trip. chuck was guiding a group of waldorf students kayaking in the above photo. the boat i came over on had sixty five schoolchildren day tripper's (the waldorf group was camping).
a pacific-slope fly-catcher (the cutest bird i've ever seen!)
do you see who's coming to visit?
those foxes!
playful foxes and children, coming and going all day
and look who's sleeping! now this may be the cutest thing i've ever seen
at the office
going to welcome new paddling clients arriving to the island
giving the kayak briefing and demonstration
although it was very windy and the current strong, this group made it into five caves today!
while i sat on the wind whipped shore i saw some things. a curious harbor seal...
and hee hee,
a fox. a fox on rocks.
have you ever seen a fox on rocks on the beach? me neither!
i saw the waldorf group going on a hike
a cairn builder
and i saw a friend kayaking away, surfboard strapped to his boat, heading to the closest surf spot on the island, four miles away (one way!)
and i saw more silly foxes run past me, then across, first one way, then the other, a wild chase
this is conifer, a bottom up, reverse fair isle yoke with optional wristwarmers. it's a bit big on me, i know the fault is mine, always opting for a larger size, not paying enough attention to measurements. i omitted the buttonholes and instead have sort of wrapped it closed with an antler pin to fasten it. makes it that much warmer, the fair isle hugging the shoulders
this is my favorite design feature, the wrist warmers, which could easily be adapted to any sweater/jumper pattern. it's cozy warm, the shetland wool softened beautifully after a soak, maybe the foxes and ravens had something to do with that ;)
this is dudleya nesiotica, a rare and endangered plant from the stonecrop family, the santa cruz island live forever
the inside, looks like the right side, but is really the wrong side
i'm on the boat now, it's time to leave...
i watched as chuck raced back to camp for his surfboard. remember the friend with the board tied to the back of his kayak? paddling over four miles for surf? chuck was on his way now too (have fun, be careful!)