Only one day for mothers?

In a just world every day would be mothers' day. We went to Captain Pattie's on the Spit for a late lunch. Holy cow, the prices are sky high. The clam chowder was very good though and all the mothers were given a rose and a raspberry chocolate mousse heart for dessert. Yummy! We also had halibut, red salmon, white King salmon, Kodiak scallops and shrimp for a high protein main course.

The tide was coming in when we left Pattie's and zillions of shorebirds hugged the beach along the spit. I recognized dunlins, but didn't have good binoculars to spend more time watching. We must go back prepared tomorrow!

Dogs at play on the Spit. Tux, feeling full of piss and vinegar, grabs the biggest stick around. I wonder if the steroidal eye drops are making her so crazy.

There must be three or four cow moose hanging around our place. I'll call this one Belle because she has a nice full bell, for a female, hanging from her throat. She stopped by to strip the bark off one of the trees. The browse really needs to get growing. These moose are hungry.

A moose eats 40 - 50 pounds of vegetation a day!

Function of the bell is unknown

Moose have a velvety soft upper lip and no upper incisors