For years, I wished I could get a permit into Cascade Head before the official opening so I could monitor Black Oystercatcher nests I was sure must be on the offshore rocks. Well, this year, I got the permit. Um, there are no "trails" to viewpoints for those rocks. I found my nests, 3 of them, but bushwhacking through the salal and downed trees is a mite exhausting. Then there's my regular 3 nests at Road's End with a lengthy hike... and the occasional jaunts to Cape Kiwanda, Short Beach and Cape Meares. I'm to the point where I'm relieved rather than saddened when a nest fails so I don't have to make that hike again.
But the scenery is lovely.
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| Road's End |
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| Short Beach |
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| Cascade Head |
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| Cape Kiwanda |
And the company delightful...
Between trips to the coast I work like crazy on getting the garden planted. Well, first there was the problem of bindweed and thistles... but that story in another blog.
I also take time to enjoy the roses, which seem to thrive in spite of neglect.
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| Gebruder Grimm |
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| Paul's Himalayan Musk |
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| Paul's Himalayan Musk |
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| Playboy |
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| Morning Has Broken |
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| Burgundy Iceberg |
And the butterflies... they love the urine-soaked soil in the horse paddock. Apparently, horse urine has minerals that attract butterflies. My daily manure cleaning in the paddock becomes a delight when the butterflies are around.
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| Western Tiger Swallowtail |
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| Pale Swallowtail |
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| Lorquin's Admiral underwing |
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| Lorquin's Admiral |
And so I haven't much more to wish for in my life... and I'll be careful before I do.
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I do read every time that you post. Your photos are beautiful! Who knew that about butterflies.....
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