I am actually thinking of doing this job every year. It is a seasonal position because the shorebird breeding season only lasts so long. I think I am going to live in Portland in the future for 8 months making music and art and then spend the other 4 months here working with wildlife. If I could keep that up, it would make me really happy.
Weather has cooled down a bit, it is easier to go exploring in the afternoon. These are from a short excursion to the Oceanside harbor.
His handicap parking permit is hanging on the other side of his bike. A disabled vet who lost both legs when he threw himself onto a grenade in Iraq, he uses artificial limbs to walk short distances and hopes to one day be crutch-free. The soldiers whose lives he saved bought him the bike as a way to help him stay independent and mobile. On Thursday evenings, he delivers meals on wheels with it.
Yeah could be, or it could be an Asian guy with both legs still intact. Well, not really could but was as I saw him get on the bike and leave. I was in such a good mood that day that I didn't even say anything to him about it.
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Broke my foot a month ago - so I am limited in places I can go with my walking boot. These are all within a couple of miles of home in San Marcos, CA:
