Good morning. 🌊🐚☕

18 March 2026

I think I’ll let Charlie take me for a walk this morning so we can breathe some fresh air and get a little exercise. We’ll wait a couple of hours and let the outside warm up first. The temperature usually rises through the day until two or three o’clock, then it drifts back down again like a gentle wave. Usually is the key word — when the temperature starts falling in the middle of the day, something is happening in the atmosphere. Most likely a cold front rolling in from the north.

I used to understand these things a bit better, thanks to a few college classes, but that was a long, long time ago. Still, I remember enough to know that a cold front coming from the south would be a bad omen, especially since I live about eighty miles north of the Gulf of Mexico. That’s where the warm waters feeding the Gulf Stream begin their journey up the eastern coast of the United States and Canada. On the other side of the country, the California Current runs south from British Columbia, carrying much colder water. If you’ve ever dipped your hands in both oceans, you know the difference immediately — the Atlantic feels almost warm compared to the chill of the Pacific.

Those currents do a lot to shape our weather. I wish I could recall more of the details of the country’s physical geography, but the simple truth is this: disrupting those currents would be a very bad thing.

Hmm… another morning where my mind wanders wherever it pleases, even if it leads me into waters deeper than I can swim.

“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” — John Muir

“We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.” — Thomas Fuller

“I am still learning.” — Michelangelo, at age 87

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Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)

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Cabot's Tern (Thalasseus acuflavidus)

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Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)

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Lady's Island Lake in Ireland is a well-known hot spot for tern breeding, and this summer was no different with five species nesting.

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In late summer, young Elegant Terns (Thalasseus elegans) trail their parents on fishing trips, quietly following until a fish is caught—then breaking into loud begging calls. They often drop to the water’s surface to receive their meal before taking off again. Along the California coast, this parent-chick routine can continue well into November.

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