Kinda good news: I have a warranty
Also kinda good news: I managed to take a few semi-focused pics with the broken camera
Can you find the bird in this picture? Yeah, it's pretty hard in the wind, with the sun shining, through binoculars to spot these little camouflaged guys on the beach. I've seen many plover rocks, plover bags, and plover leaves.
THIS is the famed (perhaps infamous) Piping Plover. The species is federally and state threatened here in Massachusetts. These shorebirds nest along the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and some in the Great Plains. Piping Plovers are classified endangered or threatened in all areas because of human disturbance. Unfortunately, plovers pick beautiful beach locations to lay their eggs- the same beaches humans love. My job is to help these guys continue their species by monitoring them and roping off their nesting areas (among a lot of other things).
Girls night, raw. We both had long days in the field and were feeling worn down, so a bake at home pizza, salad, and Highland Winter Ale from Byron from Asheville were the perfect cure.
Bliss, pure bliss.
Chicken and dumplings with orzo, tricolored carrots, celery, and asparagus with a spinach salad with strawberries, feta, and cranberry vinaigrette (eaten during our nightly ritual of watching Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune).
Chicken salad with bell peppers
One of my favorite things to make, quiche. This one is bacon, spinach, and cheddar.
Bacon, feta, and poached egg with chalula.
It has felt like all 4 seasons this week! Yesterday was 65 and sunny while today was gray, foggy, drizzly, and 50. I spent Wednesday on the beach freezing my butt off in wool socks, a vest, a coat, and ear warmers. Meanwhile, daffodils are in full swing with tulip poplars budding out. The birders are anxiously awaiting the arrival of orioles and hummingbirds.
Emily and I had our FIRST ROMANTIC BEACH PICNIC at our local beach. Emily made homemade black bean burgers and we topped them with bacon, swiss, and avocado. This will definitely be an ongoing outing for us.
I drive by this truck on the way to one of my sites and had to take a picture from the car. For me this represents the pace of the island. I'm not sure if the red tractor is decoration or functional, but it doesn't matter on the Vineyard. There aren't stop lights, but just a lot of confusing triangular intersections that the locals and GPS tell you to "stay straight" on when that's not exactly an option.
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