On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
The weekend and today brought some much needed rain, with Sunday alone more than matching the entire total for May, and the three days combined totally about an inch and a half. I woke up a couple of times early Sunday morning to the sound or rain pounding on the roof. It was a welcome … Read more
On a late May walk around Totem Park, I noticed several small hemlocks (Tsuga heterophylla) with many yellowed needles. They all seemed to be showing a similar pattern of yellowing, with the needles near the ends of the branches remaining green, while those closer to the main stem were yellowed. It seemed that the ones … Read more
Download Radio Show The 8 June 2014 show featured a conversation with Richard Carstensen. We talked about some of his history in Southeast Alaska as well as recent projects. See more from Richard at Juneau Nature. If you have questions or observations you want to share, please feel free to leave a comment here or … Read more
I have the impression that in addition to the timing, the character of sunsets changes throughout the year here in Sitka. Of course seasonal changes have corresponding shifts in prevailing weather patterns. As we watch from town over the months between winter and summer solstices, the changes from mid-afternoon sunsets in the southeast over Sitka … Read more
While on a recent walk around an Indian River valley muskeg, Rowan and I noticed a pupa in a scuff mark along the trail. I thought maybe it had overwintered in the ground and just been turned up by whatever made the mark, but further examination over the next couple of days made me decide … Read more
I awoke this morning somewhat unexpectedly motivated to get out somewhere. I debated going for a longer hike, but ultimately settled on a walk over to Indian River. I hadn’t really expected to stop there, but once to the bridge, I found that it was actually a little quieter than one might expect with a … Read more