6/08/08: PEAR TREES AND LOONS

Sunday, 7:00 AM. 53 degrees, wind NNE, calm. The channel is smooth as glass, the Island trees casting their reflections far out over the channel waters. The sky is overcast but the barometer predicts sun. Pear trees are in full bloom. They are hardy here, quite decorative, and generally trouble-free. Both wild and domestic strawberries and also blueberries are in full bloom.
Our back porch wren sings constantly, and there must be a thousand robins in the neighborhood. And, just now, the wild, lonely song of a loon wafts up the hill from Seagull Bay.