March 2011 Archives

Start of Spring Migration

March 24, 2011 by matt goff

Animated .gif of the radar images from 17-18 March. Red/green represent stuff in the atmosphere moving away from/towards the radar station set in the middle of the image. There’s a clear pattern of movement along the outer coast of Baranof Island from south to north. When migration is at its peak, this pattern will show … Read more

Early Morning Walk

December 26, 2011March 21, 2011 by matt goff

I was up before 6 this morning and took a walk down to O’Connell Bridge. It was enjoyable to take some long-exposure photographs in the predawn light.

Herring Cove Trail

April 3, 2011March 19, 2011 by matt goff

This entry is part 54 of 133 in the series 2011 Photojournal

The kids and I went for an afternoon outing up Herring Cove Trail as far as Bear Mountain Waterfall. This picture was of the first small falls near the start of the the trail – I don’t often see it in full sunlight.

Swan Lake

April 3, 2011March 18, 2011 by matt goff

This entry is part 53 of 133 in the series 2011 Photojournal

This time of year gulls start showing up in larger numbers. Many loaf around Swan Lake, accepting hand outs from people there to feed the ducks. It’s been a cool March so far, and the lake remains mostly frozen – concentrating what birds are there to the open area of freshwater at the inflow from … Read more

Sage Beach

April 3, 2011March 17, 2011 by matt goff

Photos from some time spent down at Sage Beach today.

Frozen Earth

March 16, 2015March 16, 2011 by matt goff

Over the past couple of weeks, illness, family, work, and house have to varying degrees made it difficult for me to keep up with my intention to post daily. It’s often the case that I look back on these down times with a certain amount of regret and/or annoyance, since I end up having gaps … Read more