On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
I did not spend much time outside today. I dropped Connor off at school and picked him up again this afternoon, but did not take any side trips. I went to Kettleson Library to do some tutoring later this afternoon, but again didn’t really make any side trips. Weather: It was rainy with a bit … Read more
This morning after dropping Rowan off at preschool, I went kayaking for a couple of hours. I went out towards Middle Channel, over to the lighthouse and then approached Beardslee Island before heading back to town. Rowan and I went to Swan Lake after I picked her up from preschool. Weather: Winds were calm and … Read more
In August I got a brief look at the sparrow shown above. As best I can figure, it’s a Savannah Sparrow, though it really does look fairly different than the Savannah Sparrows I am used to seeing around here. The pattern of markings seems correct for Savannah Sparrow, it’s just the coloring that appears darker, … Read more
I wanted to try for a better look and maybe some pictures of the Fork-tailed Storm-petrels that have been out in Crescent Bay lately, so I decided to try to get out kayaking while Rowan was in Preschool. After dropping her off, I went by Swan Lake to take a quick look, then went down … Read more
I had an early afternoon basketball game today, and on the way home I stopped by Swan Lake to spend a little time watching. Later in the afternoon, Connor, Rowan and I went for a walk down to Totem Park. Weather: It was a cool day with some rain in the morning. Mostly cloudy skies … Read more
(A more detailed version of events that took place last Saturday and Sunday) I’ve recently been listening to a set of recordings of Jon Young where he talks a lot about nature awareness and tracking. They’re pretty interesting and I suppose a kind of inspiring. As a result, I have been trying to work on … Read more