Weather schizophrenia

The last storm was a corker! Snow blowing sideways; house shaking; nasty cold. The little tidal stream in front was refuge from the wind for the geese and ducks. All day long we heard honking as the troops passed back and forth.

We hadn't seen the geese here before, so it was kind of nice.

This little guy landed on the deck, tucking himself into the corners out of the wind. We felt kind of sorry for him. Yes, this is kind of sexist. I never lifted the tail and checked his sex. I know, I know, you can't check that way.

Then came the sun of the last couple of days. Hopefully we have seen the last of the big storms for a while. We walked the woodland trail on Assateague, meeting up with someone from Rehoboth, Delaware who left 30 inches of snow to come down for a walk.

Today we needed to stir ourselves a bit, so we jumped off for Janes Island State Park, up near Crisfield. It is over on the Chesapeake Bay side. There is a set of canoe trails over there. You can rent theirs or put in for yourself.

There is a ramp for motor boats, and a bit of a marina. Today, it was mostly filled with ice.

The ice patterns were kind of interesting.

There were no trails suitable for a walk, so we took off for Crisfield. There we found a flock of gulls enjoying leftover juicy bits on oyster shells.