This weekend marked the start of the Elkhorn Project for me. Officially that is. Saturday I took the new kayak out for a paddle to get a feel for it before bringing my camera on board. Started at Kirby Park and paddle to Moss Landing where I picked up a couple of items. Now, this is the first time I have been able to get on the water before 9:15 or so having been renting solely for the past two months. Wow. It is always nice at the slough, even in winds, but the early morning (8ish or so) makes a huge difference. The water was like glass with not wind and no others on the water. When you do this kind of paddle you start to understand, of all things, how out of touch we are with the rhythms of our world. We spend so much time now in cars, in front of computers, inside, that most of us I believe have lost touch with how the natural world works. I include myself in this group, as much as I love being outside. So here lies another challenge of the Elkhorn Project, to fall into Nature’s rhythm. I know this may not make sense at the moment, but I hope to explain it more as the blog progresses.
On Sunday, I paddled out once more, from Moss Landing this time, with my camera on board. I have always found that looking through the lens can help you experience the world around you in a much more intense way. It forces you to focus on the shape and movement and behavior of a subject in order to create a decent photo. I believe this project is going to be good for me, in all aspects of my life.
Notable Sightings: Sea lions hunting near the dairy, leaping from the water. A mass migration of pelicans from one side of the slough to the other. And of course, oodles of otters.
2 comments:
How many is an "oodle" again? Just kidding. Can't wait to see the pictures. I'm sure there'll be some great ones.
jill Maybe a good for you project, but for sure a good for us too. keep up the writing it is amazing and the photographs as usual good too.
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