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Archive for March 8, 2009
March 8
March 8, 2009 by OrientSee.
It’s been a while since I visited the Key. It’s a part of Belle Isle Marsh in Revere. It’s the site of an old long forgotten WW II radio installation. Since it is little visited, it is very quiet and quite pretty. No blowing trash or litter - the neighbors are very good neighbors. I enjoy it most for the contemplative nature of the place. That’s a strange concept for a place that lies beneath a busy approach to Logan but it is nonetheless very soothing to walk there.
The Boardwalk is directly across the creek in this photo. In the center is a small flotilla of Brant. Brant are a sort of sleeker smaller Canada Geese who never make as much noise or mess.
The gulls were resting in the marsh grass while a few ducks and crows were feeding in their midst. Two Red Breasted Mergansers cruised by.
Further along the creek, a small flock of Buffleheads took to the air. These small ducks are strong fliers who will barely skim the water’s surface as they fly from one feeding place to another.
The Key offers some gorgeous views of downtown Boston over the marsh and Logan.
People leave things in strange places. As I walked back to my trusty Corolla, you have to pass a corrugated steel traffic barrier. The sun caught the intense green of a spoon that some one had jammed into an empty bolt hole. I first thought that it was a strange place to leave a piece of Navajo jewelery. I was wrong. Unfortunately, it was just a spoon but still it was very beautiful spoon.
Today was cooler than yesterday and the wind was nearly intolerable. I lost my hat in the creek. The wind simply ripped it off my head. I was hoping to see some Great Blue Herons and/or Kildeer, some further evidence of Spring but no luck today. Earlier I did notice a few Grackles in Chelsea on my Sunday morning run for bagels from Katz’s (arguably the best bagels in the world). I was disappointed because we are promised a March special tomorrow. Rain, sleet, snow, and wind. Which will all vanish the following day. Pure nastiness that far surpasses anything that November can ever manage. Tonight I’m going into a deep burrow beneath the blankets and not coming out until Tuesday or Wednesday.
Ciao!
-Jorge
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