Spring Work Party 2010 Pictures

We can see clearly now that the new mirror is up - Thanks Chris! Our newest community member jumps right in to help pull weeds and rake at the beach.

Thanks for coming and helping at the work party Jeff! Welcome to the community. Judy, Karen and Brooke work hard to clear winter weeds from the entryway.

The girls put a fresh coat of paint on the bathroom doors

(With just a little help from their assistants Bill, Ron, Pete and Corrine)

WOW, what a difference you made!

Karen and Gayle strategize - The hands say it all!

Pete enjoys a well deserved cup of coffee after pressure washing the beach house while

Corrine works hard at getting rid of clover in the grass.
Sally and Nancy catch up on news while also working on the clover

IT'S SPRING ON HOOD CANAL!

Haven't been out to the canal for a while?????

Look what you're missing.

Amazing photograph shared with all of us by Callie Bendickson.

Absolutely beautiful!!!! Thanks Callie!!!!!!

SPRING WORKPARTY &

COMMUNITY MEETING

Saturday May 1st

Workparty 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Potluck & meeting beginning @ 5:00 pm at the beach

Spring Work Party & Community Meeting - MAY 1st

SAVE THE DATE on your calendar now for the Spring Work Party and Community Meeting.
We will have plenty of work to keep everyone busy. Projects will include:

• Roofing the pump house
• Repairing the drain pipe at the water reservoir
• Cleaning/repairing drainage ditches
• Road maintenance
• Vegetation removal from roadways
• Beach cleanup

HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!!!!!!!

It was sooooo cold!

I found this video on YouTube.com -- taken on December 13, 2009 from an unknown location, but it looks like it's not too far from Shorehill -- does anyone recognize the spot?

It you enlarge the video to full screen and watch carefully you can actually see the piling move as it struggles against the ice flow.

Good illustration of both the sustained cold temperature and the power of the combination of ice and tidal flow, which also damaged our pilings (see photos in the post below).

How Cold Was It?

December's cold weather was so cold that Hood Canal was covered in a layer of ice. Some Shorehill residents said it looked like the layer of ice went from North Shore to South Shore.

The ice further damaged our dock, one resident's water pump (and many other facilities on the canal); note the leaning piling.

And the ice was still around on the weekend after Christmas.

The cold weather had it scenic moments, such as in these photos taken near Tahuya.

Hood Canal Through A Winter Web As November Begins

DOCKS ARE OUT FOR THE WINTER

Thanks to an early morning crew of community volunteers, the docks were taken out this morning for winter repair and storage. Thanks so much to everyone who helped. Thanks to Tom and Sally for coordinating and making calls to get volunteers. The docks are being stored on Baja Vista in order that Tom and others can easily access them for desperately needed repairs. Hopefully we can put them back in May. Putting the docks in and out each year is another opportunity for you to offer to help. Between now and May, if you are here and would like to help, ask Tom if there is anything you can do to assist with repairs. Also plan to volunteer to help put them in during the month of May 2010. We'll gladly add you to the list and give you a call to remind you.

Thanks again to everyone who helped today!

Gayle