Cape Meares residents Kevin and Sarah Scaldeferri had been two of twenty-some people who participated within the Tillamook Bay Christmas Fowl Depend (CBC) on Dec. 18. What’s it? Properly, simply our county’s contribution to one of many longest operating neighborhood science initiatives round, says Kevin. He referenced an outdated article from the Tillamook Pioneer that acknowledged bird-count data for Tillamook Bay date from 1914. The information collected is utilized by the Audubon Society to check chicken inhabitants traits. Kevin and Sarah counted birds in Cape Meares village, on/over Cape Meares Lake, and on/over Bayocean Street. They stated the spotlight of this 12 months’s Christmas chicken depend was seeing a Black-headed Grosbeak, which has by no means earlier than been seen in the course of the Tillamook Bay CBC. Whereas these birds breed right here in Oregon, they sometimes winter in Mexico and Central America. Thanks, Kevin and Sarah, to your contribution as citizen scientists!
Kathy and Kevin Burke held a beautiful ceremonial dinner the opposite night for a bunch of neighbors. The dinner featured fall Chinook they’d caught themselves, a crisp salad of greens that included kale and chard, and scrumptious scalloped potatoes that had been made utilizing a gluten-free recipe. Hors d’oeuvres of smoked salmon on cucumbers and crab muffins (the latter contributed by next-door neighbor BJ Byron) and desserts of blueberry pie and low cake rounded out the menu. Between the principle course and dessert, the group of 12 performed a guys vs. women recreation of “fishbowl.” Haven’t heard of that recreation? Let me let you know about it…
Every particular person on the desk takes three squares of paper and writes down an individual, a spot and a factor. All of the entries go in a bowl: the “fishbowl.” Then three competitions ensue. First, a member from one workforce takes a slip of paper from the fishbowl and provides clues as to what’s written, with out naming the precise phrase. For example, “North Pole” was a spot somebody in our group had written down. The clues had been “The place Santa lives” and “The place Santa’s workshop is.” If members of the workforce guess appropriately, the clue-giver strikes on to a different slip of paper. This goes on for one minute earlier than that workforce’s rating is tallied, then the opposite workforce will get an opportunity. The groups travel till all of the phrases within the fishbowl have been guessed. The second competitors includes those self same slips of paper, returned to the fishbowl, however this time the clue-giver pantomimes the phrase; no speech is allowed. The ultimate spherical of the sport permits the clue-giver to talk just one phrase (no pantomime) in getting his or her workforce to guess the written phrase or phrase. It was a enjoyable recreation to play. Within the curiosity of correct reporting, I need to say the women received. Thanks, Kathy and Kevin, for a enjoyable night of meals, video games and good cheer.
There was a small rockslide on Bayocean Street the opposite day, close to a blind nook. Watch out rounding these corners, neighbors; you would possibly discover a landslide, a rockslide or an elk! Keep secure and have a Pleased New Yr.
