fledge capable of flying, from Middle English flegge, from Old English -flycge; akin to Old High German flucki capable of flying,
Old English flEogan to fly -- more at FLY
intransitive verb, of a young bird : to acquire the feathers necessary for flight or independent activity

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Carpe'd the heck out of that diem


Recently spent a day on the Channel Islands!

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This day happened, by coincidence, be the day the Chumash people, the original inhabitants of the islands, were celebrating their heritage by welcoming a tomol, a traditional wooden plank canoe paddled by a team of about ten men and boys from the mainland. This canoe is heavy and rather difficult to maneuver in the very choppy waters. The trip from the mainland can take 12 to twenty hours.

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Finished the day with the best fish tacos, evah, in Ventura.

4 comments:

Nikki said...
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Nikki said...

Wow - great shots of an enviably great day(I spent the day sorting fabric for an impending house move... ). You've reminded me to carpe those diems.... thank you! (and I deleted previous typo-filled comments!)

Lola Nova said...

Yeah you did!

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