October 29

October 29, 2008 by OrientSee.

Simple pleasures. Today was near cold, blustery and filled with sharp tasting air. I was prepared and all wrapped up in layers. The wind was noisy as it rushed past me but I was warm and cozy.

Today I offer a definition of gold. Rosie’s Pond is just in back.

I was down in the flats and found this cormorant paddling about in one of the narrow drainage ditches.

There really wasn’t much about. A few gulls and a crowd of starlings. Everyone was gone or out of sight until this loud Robin made his presence known in the Long Thicket.

At the Overlook, this Great Blue Heron was hunkered down as if he was going to wait for May before he moved again.

The Boardwalk and the park were very quiet. By the Bennington St. bridge, a Great  Egret was all hunched up as well. I’m a little surprised that they are still about.

Walking back home along Bennington St. I watched a lone crow harass a RedTail Hawk. I did get to see the RedTail turn on his tormentor at one point. The crow backed off for a moment and then started in again. The pair moved off to the south with crow relentlesly pursuing the hawk.

Today was the sort of fall day that makes me glad to live here rather than in some warm place. The weather is in your face and has attitude.

Ciao!

-Jorge

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