slabtown – Page 22 – Black and White

Corrotoman River clouds

Looking toward Weems, Virginia

four days late- Chelydra serpentina

Chelydra serpentina — Chelydra serpentina, four days late to the party, world turtle day, May 23. Organizers were not surprised.
“Timeliness is not a concern, we are an association of Turtles.”

caterpillar and oak

midway through the pas de deu starring a Caterpillar 315CL Trackhoe, and a Takeuchi TL130 multi-terrain loader. Fortunately caterpillars love oaks. — Midway through the pas de deu starring a Caterpillar 315CL Trackhoe, and a Takeuchi TL130 multi-terrain loader. Fortunately caterpillars love oaks.

thunderstorm

grayed out — First rollicking thunderstorm of 2015. Trees stayed connected to the ground but the world more than 15 yards away disappeared behind the rain.
Electricity went away for twelve hours. Can of tuna for dinner.

electric danger sign — Walked the power line for a distance, couldn’t find where it was downed.

Keysers Cove

stream in winter — Bernard had the cove dredged in the 60’s, built a little boathouse for his similarly sized dead rise. Years passed. The cove got shallower, Bernard got older. Geese took over, Bernard died. Wind blew all the water away. A polite snow fell. Tomorrow it all starts over.

Town Creek

Town Creek frozen — two days maintaining power company connection, white pine v utility pole, white pine won

Town Creek

hpe on the Callis oyster bar — Could I swim to Weems? To the far shore. Water temperature 42 degrees Farenheit. Didn’t try.

jimmies and sooks

outdoor bathroom sign
Jimmies and sooks, Chesapeake waterman lingo for the male and female blue crabs Callinectes sapidus

east china sea + town creek

west view toward china
Anna, Emma and Helen on the East China Sea side of Okinawa.

High high tide yesterday in Virginia, harvest moon. Coastal flooding in Slabtown.Town Creek rising up around the eastern elevation of Callis oyster house

Myer Creek Road

clouds treeline soybeans
Away from pestilence, brutality and overcrowding, for the moment.