tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63121132011-04-21T16:37:45.679-07:00Commentary about anything that interests me. Especially the natural world in and around Winchester Bay, Oregon. Billnoreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312113.post-1144721768875628832006-04-10T18:41:00.000-07:002006-04-10T19:16:08.926-07:00

Hello folks...sorry about the long delay. Spring break is the current theme, and weare blessed. The storm which is bringing floods to Northern Californis has largelymoved south of us. Our seas are calm enough that sports fishing boats have gone outside today--for what results I have yet to learn. Taking advantage of the bright sun I captured some photos of the ocean, including a neighbor's new

Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312113.post-1126299750644872242005-09-09T13:10:00.000-07:002005-09-09T14:02:30.663-07:00

Welcome to Winchester Bay, Oregon as we begin enjoying our best season: Indian Summer.Morning fogs signal the ending of brisk northwesterlies, and commencement of luscious sunny days. Tidal variation invites locals to inspect the jetty rocks at low water. We can determine the success of matings by starfish, and the overwhelming fecundity of the blue mussel population. A feature of this latter

Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312113.post-1073775694466105692003-06-05T17:18:00.000-07:002004-01-10T15:03:53.553-08:00

Welcome to The World Around Winchester Bay. It's 4 pm. on Thursday, June 5, 2003. We are enjoying 70 degree weather here on the harbor while Reedsport is sweltering with 100 degrees. The wind is variable, often from the East, which makes for lesser swells on the ocean, and calm waters in the harbor. If we choose to fish today it will be comfortable. It might even be possible to mooch along the

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