Summer's over
Oct. 7th, 2007 02:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
otterfamilyThe dock is gone as of today, so my 25th summer season here is now officially over. It wasn't so bad overall, despite the fact that I saw otters only 33 times - my least number of sightings in the past 21 summers. We did lose one otter - Chirper/Mystery Male - but as I said here previously, I don't think he died, I think he just quit Trinidad and went back where he came from. Chirper's vanished before and returned, so this is not out of the ordinary for him.
The high point of the summer, of course, was Mother's sudden and totally unexpected appearance. Her presence filled me with a sense of anticipation I hadn't felt in a long while. I only saw the new family on 7 occasions, but every time was a tremendous thrill for me. And fortunately, not once did I see Mother bring her pup anywhere near the pier. That's bad for me as an observer, but staying away from Man is definitely good for them. I hope for their sakes that they maintain that wary distance in the years to come.
The high point of the summer, of course, was Mother's sudden and totally unexpected appearance. Her presence filled me with a sense of anticipation I hadn't felt in a long while. I only saw the new family on 7 occasions, but every time was a tremendous thrill for me. And fortunately, not once did I see Mother bring her pup anywhere near the pier. That's bad for me as an observer, but staying away from Man is definitely good for them. I hope for their sakes that they maintain that wary distance in the years to come.
