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Emu update

Last September I posted photos here of new young birds that had shown up on a small farm near Sunny Farms store.

They’ve grown fast. They’re tall enough now that they stand almost eye-to-eye with me, not surprising since they are the second tallest birds in the world (after the ostrich).

Emus are native to Australia, which helps explain why they’re such a curiosity to locals. On a breezy day you can see their soft, downy feathers blow about. Click here for more information about these flightless birds.

Welded

This is one of those mailboxes I’ve passed so many times I barely notice it. But it has a unique welded base and someone made an effort to give it a distinctive look. It certainly beats the wooden post mine lives on.

Found!

That is a lens cap you see, lying on a bench in Dungeness Recreation Area. You might make out a loop of elastic strap dangling below the bench. Or not. The strap has an elastic loop that fits around a lens and then is glued to the cap. In theory, it keeps the cap from being dropped and lost. In practice, this lens leash got fatigued during the first day of our February snows. I was distracted as I took pictures. The falling snow was wet and I struggled to keep my camera dry.

The leash and cap slipped off my camera. I had an idea of where it happened, retraced my steps, walked in circles but it had disappeared into the soft drifts.

I got a new lens, of course. And a new leash which I now affix securely, differently. And, of course, look what I found on my first walk after the snow abated.

Planning

We followed a woman yesterday at Costco. She had a cart filled with a nascent orchard of bare root trees.

I’m having fantasies about sweet pea blossoms cascading over garden fencing and holding mental vegetable plant auditions.

This winter dormant season is anything but.

Meet the Beatles

Sequim’s local radio station, KSQM-FM, has an enviable collection of Beatles memorabilia. Though I loved ’em (yeah, yeah, yeah), I never accumulated these kinds of souvenirs. The display here includes small posters, magazines, buttons, music, and movies.

There were Beatles dolls.

And this is curious: a Beatles official tie tack pin. I didn’t know any Beatles fan friends who wore ties in those days, much less a tie tack.

Regardless of practicalities, I’m sure KSQM’s collection is a worthy one by any measure.

Lunch at last

After nine days of snow cover, birds were out in force after the rain finally cleared patches of grass. A small flock of robins bounced through our yard looking for meals.

The poor half frozen worms didn’t know what hit them.

Rhythm of the Dance

I was treated to a performance by the National Dance Company of Ireland on Sunday. In addition to a fabulous four day festival in May, our Juan de Fuca Foundation offers a season of concerts, music, dance, and performance. A friend had a spare ticket and I got lucky. A front row seat to Irish dancing.

It was a blur of high energy step dancing accompanied by lively music. Check their website here for a video and more information about the company. They have traveled the world and are touring the U.S. over the next month with a schedule that looks exhausting.