Month: September 2010
Fall Overcast
After a couple of weeks of exceptionally sunny and warm weather, the clouds, wind, and rain returned just in time for the first day of Fall. Gray (but not uniformly so) skies like this are not unusual sight around Sitka. These cloud formations certainly aren’t as spectacular as some others, but I appreciate the subtle … Read more
Evening on Harbor Mountain
Connor, Rowan, and I picked some apples from a tree on campus this morning. This evening I went up Harbor Mountain with a friend who wanted to pick berries. It was a pleasant evening, and the sunset turned out to be quite colorful.
Fungi and Lichens
I took some pictures of a couple of mushrooms today, then photographed a couple of interesting lichen collections made by folks doing a workshop here in town.
Shoals Point, St. Lazaria and Low Island
I was able to take advantage of a nice fall day to get out with a friend for a visit to Shoals Point, then around St. Lazaria, and finished off with a stop at Low Island. It was interesting to see Sanderling out walking around on the macrocystis kelp – I had never seen that … Read more