… seen along the trail. All images, videos, and artistic additions are the work of Sidney Dutton Hoover and may not be reproduced without his permission.

A dog named Quartz looking at migrating Black Turnstones on rocks below a seawall.

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An Itchy river otter relaxing in a bed of wood chips and then returning to the sea.

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The author of suspenseful yet deep literary fiction also publishes and promotes. The future is now.

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Deep Reader meme #1, still shot in a graveyard: “If you are attracted to old cemeteries, you might be a Deep Reader.”

(From the Seattle Times: “George Logg, 87 years old, Washington Territory homesteader and father of seven sons, including Charles P. Logg, nationally-known crew coach,…”)

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Deep Reader meme #2 shows a dog named Quartz looking out from under a Stickley rocking chair: “If you like a classic rocker, you might be a Deep Reader.”

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Deep Reader meme #3 shows a cruise ship and cargo ship off downtown under low, gray sky: “If you can no longer find the place you grew up, you might be a Deep Reader.”

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Hungry Black Turnstones, young and old, make rare, brief August 2023 appearance in Elliott Bay.

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Completing the “Deep Reader” series.

Olympic Mountains at sunset across Puget Sound
Olympic Mountains at sunset across Puget Sound
Close-up of yellow and red blossom
Close-up of yellow and red blossom
End of a rainbow at sunset
If a certain cast of light evokes the Old Masters, you might be a Deep Reader.

Do you know any Deep Readers? Are they always slow? Are they always secretive?

The rising tide has submerged the marine life on the rocks that the Black Turnstones feed upon. Since the temperature is well below 80 F, they have not sought shade, which is only a few hundred yards away. One rests in a nicely fitting depression in the rock.

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Migrating Black Turnstones resting on the shores of Elliott Bay in West Seattle, on September 13, 2024.

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