Heavy overcast with periods of rain. Moderate winds. Temperatures in the 40s. After a dry start to February, today will more than double the total for the month. As I write this late in the evening, the weather observations are showing we’ve seen over 0.4″ at the airport today. Prior to today, only three days … Read more

Overcast to mostly cloudy, with some sun breaking through in the afternoon. Occasional rain, light winds. Temperatures in the 40s. Today’s outing was another neighborhood walk. Rowan told me she had seen stoneflies on the railing of the bridge over Indian River. That was enough to send me in that direction. I did not find … Read more

Mostly sunny early, becoming overcast in the afternoon. Light winds. Frosty overnight, with temperatures into the low 40s this afternoon. I woke up early and saw pink clouds through the window. They were compelling enough to get me to step out on the deck for a couple of documentary photos. I imagine there were some … Read more

Partly sunny with temperatures in the 40s. Light to moderate winds which seemed to be out of the northwest. It is Great Backyard Bird Count weekend, and Kitty wanted to do some counting. We made a loop of the Estuary Life trail at Starrigavan. The tide was rising, but still below the level of the … Read more

Overcast with gusty winds out of the east. Temperatures into the low 40s. A comment about a background lichen showing in one of my observations from Thursday prompted me to head back to the Baranof Street connector for another look. With vague hopes of crossing paths with the Northern Shrike, I decided to walk a … Read more