sightings

it turns out the ubiquitous giant bunnies (there is even a nest under the shed by our cottage) are domestic meat rabbits gone feral. on the last walk tonight we also saw a deer and an owl.

there's a small orchard of heritage apples nearby. it turns out that this used to be apple country before irrigation arrived in Yakima; the apple trees are all grafts from old homesteads on the island. origins mostly in New York and New Jersey, plus Connecticut, England, and (of course) Denmark.