About the Author
Ian Byington

I’ve been writing this & adding to it since 1997, and it has morphed into what you see now during that time – a collaborative effort between our community and me to tell the story of what makes an island tick, and to celebrate the cool things that happen.

Recent Posts by Ian

Volunteers needed at the Visitor Center….

April 9, 2009 at 10:11 pm

Sandy from the VC tells me: Volunteers are needed for the San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce Visitor Information Center, which is run mostly by volunteers to provide information to visitors visiting the San Juan Islands. New volunteers are always welcome! Training is offered to familiarize new volunteers with the Visitor Center’s operations. If you  Continue Reading

The gallery is open for the season….

April 9, 2009 at 8:34 pm

Have you seen the nice paint job that Ruth did at waterworks gallery? Drop by & check it out! Here’s more: waterworks gallery opens for the spring, freshly repainted, and rehung with new artworks from gallery artists including Anne Belov, Kathleen Hooks,  Michael Dickter, Kathryn Trigg and Joan Stuart Ross. The gallery is pleased to  Continue Reading

Quote

April 9, 2009 at 8:09 pm

There is a constant and intimate contact among the things that coexist and co-evolve in the universe – a sharing of bonds and messages that makes reality into a stupendous network of interaction and communication. It is this ‘sharing of messages’ in Nature that keeps it in balance. Ervin Laslo

Street update….

April 9, 2009 at 7:26 pm

The Chamber of Commerce tells me: Sewer Project Update: The paving project that was scheduled for March 23-27 was delayed, initially due to weather, then, when one of the ferries broke down and was temporarily replaced with a smaller one, due to not wanting to use up space on the smaller ferry with equipment. Weather  Continue Reading

Update: SONAR Recorded off of San Juan Island

April 9, 2009 at 3:31 pm

Jenny Atkinson is the director of the Whale Museum, and she files this update to Jeanne’s report from yesterday: Beginning at 7 p.m. on April 7, hydrophones operated by The Whale Museum and Beam Reach Marine Science and Sustainability School started picking up unusual sounds.  Hydrophones off the coastline of Lime Kiln State Park and  Continue Reading

How long?

April 9, 2009 at 6:34 am

On Steve Brandli’s website, he has a jokes section…. I think my favorite was this one: Q: Have you lived here all your life? A: Not yet. -ooo-

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April 8, 2009 at 8:08 pm

Our abstract thinking is no more reasonable or discriminating, logical and consistent than are our feelings. Carl Jung

Having trouble juggling the different parts of your day?

April 8, 2009 at 5:01 pm

You’ll love this video of Chris Bliss, master juggler….watch it all the way through, and then let me know if you don’t say, “Wow!”

Wendy's got the tuna….

April 8, 2009 at 4:52 pm

I ran into Wendy at the Farmers’ Market last weekend where she was selling her tuna…it is troll caught, dolphin-safe, high in omega-3 oil, and you’d love it. She says she’ll have crab later in the season…. You can find out more at her website (click here) for www.highseastuna.com or call her at 360-378-4810. You’ll  Continue Reading

Wendy’s got the tuna….

April 8, 2009 at 4:52 pm

I ran into Wendy at the Farmers’ Market last weekend where she was selling her tuna…it is troll caught, dolphin-safe, high in omega-3 oil, and you’d love it. She says she’ll have crab later in the season…. You can find out more at her website (click here) for www.highseastuna.com or call her at 360-378-4810. You’ll  Continue Reading

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