Archive for the ‘Marine’ Category

High Tide in Clarks Cove

Friday, December 4th, 2009

Those of you who have been here for classes or sessions know that we have 9-12′ of tide in Clarks Cove depending on the phase of the moon. Yesterday, the full moon tides combined with a 40mph south wind to drive the water up the river so high that the at the full flood the runways were going up from the pier to the dock, and the waves were coming up through the deck on the small cottage. The wind-driven waves on the top of the tide clawed at the banks, and the cove had a large brown streak where the eroded soil entered the ocean’s grip, where it will stay for a long time.

I am glad to say Kenny Lincoln’s repair job has strengthened the pier and it did not shake in the keening wind and curling chop.

The Gathering

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

The night before: The last of the heat lightning flickers in the nacreous clouds above; the lightning bugs echo in the gathering mist covering the cut hay below. Around me are the middle-size flickers of the cold LED flashlights everyone is using now: the campers have started to set up their tents as the KMI clan gathers for our summer event.

Noemi shows up with bagels from Montreal, Christoph with bottles of wine from Germany, Pilar from Mallorca via Santa Cruz. The next few days of Christoph’s perineurial class, with 26 students from all over will be followed by at least twice that for the weekend celebration. The gathering.

The next day: Took the kids out for an evening sail. Larissa jumped in and held on to a docking line, being towed behind the boat – very brave and gung ho! Ella stayed on the bow texting with her friend Amber, who is as full and open and kid-like as Ella is angular and mysterious – what a quick and strange transition from kid to teen! Ron Floyd is in, literally ‘learning the ropes’ on the boat as we maneuvered around the cove and river.