Our happy troop of 10 WOWers pushed off the dock during mid tide for a lovely row on Monday
and with a few sets of power strokes and we were around Felicity.
Fortunately the smoke wasn't too overwhelming.
This is the second week of thick haze and smoke from the fires in British Columbia.
I wish I has taken a picture of the stuffed figs wrapped in bacon. Talk about spoiled!
Yes, yes we are!
Later that night... the sun was a glorious pink. Or should I say red?
The Sturgeon Moon of August is sometimes referred to as the Red Moon because, as the Moon rises in August, it appears reddish through any sultry haze. August’s full moon has also been called the Green Corn Moon and the Grain Moon.
According to one of our WOWers she saw sturgeon while kayaking over by Key Peninsula on Sunday. She said they were amazing and huge as they traveled under their kayak and on up the river. We peppered her with questions.
Of course this could be one of "those" fish stories you hear about. Or it could be the effect of the full "sturgeon" moon - you know how the moon affects some people.
It is interesting to know that Sturgeons are long-lived, late maturing fishes. Their average lifespan is 50 to 60 years, and their first spawn does not occur until they are around 15 to 20 years old. Sturgeons are broadcast spawners, and do not spawn every year because they require specific conditions.
The ecology and life history of green sturgeon have received little study, evidently because of the generally low abundance, limited spawning distribution, and low commercial and sport fishing value of the species (Moyle 2002). Green sturgeon is the most marine species of sturgeon, coming into rivers mainly to spawn (Moyle 2002). Green sturgeons do not spawn every year, and it is believed that the majority of adult green sturgeons are in the ocean at any given time.
Next big event - the Solar Eclipse on August 21! We can't wait.
