Sincerely, Denise

Saturday, June 21, 2025

Would somebody please inform the universe that today is the first day of summer? BRRRR…it is just plain cold here unless the sun is out. Add a little bit of wind and it’s like October. But if the sun peeks out, the temperature goes up 15 degrees immediately. It’s just that cold breeze that is a buzz kill. Regardless, Shannon and I bundled up and went in her dinghy for a nice long putt through all the bays and harbors around us. We saw some darling oyster catchers perched on the rocks (by the oyster beds, go figure) and another group of birds gathered by a small stream that feeds into the bay seemingly bathing. Will have to look them up as I didn’t recognize the species. As we rounded the corner to pull back into our bay a gorgeous wood sailboat was under full sail in our small harbor headed for the narrow entrance, which we thought was gutsy, but they clearly knew what they were doing. We went for a second cruise around the bay with beers and the boys for our daily tradition of “cocktail cruise” and this time the weather gods cooperated. Sunshine and no wind – it was perfect. Shared dinner again topside, grilled steak, prawns from the freezer that I caught last summer, cucumber/avocado salad, and cornbread muffins that Shannon made, which she was making fun of because they were somewhat firm. I can attest they were actually delicious. After dinner there were a couple muffins remaining so Shannon tossed them overboard. A seagull appeared out of nowhere and swallowed an entire muffin whole! Many jokes ensued. Sorry once again to not have anything more interesting to report. We are just coasting right now.