Unfortunately, we had misread the tide tables and went to Semiahmoo Spit at low tide rather than high. Not many birds at all but a day with time to watch the water sparkle and smell the sea air is a good day.
We then decided to go check out the heronry in Fairhaven with a stop at the always fabulous Colophon Cafe for lunch first. The herons are active, apparently trying to teach the babies to flap their wings. The young are still fluff balls so it will likely be a bit longer before the kiddies try to fly down to the water on the other side of the walking trail. We did find several small birds along the train, including the singing Bewick's Wren above. This was a new bird for Mischa and the First of the Year sighting for me so that was nice.
We ended the day visiting the rose garden at the corner of Cornwall & Illinois. The roses are all in bloom and we took some nice pics of some of the most glorious.
Mischa was looking for a multi-colored rose similar to Tropicana and this was a nice grandiflora showing some of the same color blending. This is also on my list of roses to put in the front yard when I get to redoing the yard.
I hope you all also have a glorious summer weekend. After all the walking yesterday, I'm spending today reading and enjoying our airconditioning.
