On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
A few days ago I was walking through the park and happened to notice this yellow cedar sapling. I do not know of any (other) cedars growing within the park boundary, though there could be one or more mixed in the forest at the upper end. I don’t know how fast they grow, but I’m … Read more
I woke up this morning hearing the wind blow through the trees. It was only intermittently gusty at the house, but when I was down near the water a couple of different times during the day, I saw that it was a pretty steady strong breeze raising white caps. I was also struck by the … Read more
I took a walk around Totem Park this morning to check on flowers and shorebirds. New for the season was Fern-leaf Goldthread (Coptis asplenifolia) blooming in the spot where they grow behind the maintenance area. It had been a few days since I last checked there, so they probably came up a couple of days … Read more
Enjoying watching a wren work on a nest right by the foot bridge in Totem Park
This year has not been a good one for mountain snow. The warm January and extended periods of dry weather throughout the winter and early spring appear to have resulted relatively low snow pack, as these two shots taken on the same day of the year this year (top) and in 2011 (bottom) show. I … Read more
Constantly shifting clouds and light and a brightly colored Savannah Sparrow highlighted my time on the front beach at Totem Park. The sparrow fed within a few feet of me, catching flies in the piles of washed up seaweed and pausing to look up (presumably scanning for predators).