On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Looking somewhat like dark brown over-cooked spaghetti draped over the barnacle encrusted rock of the high intertidal on Magic Island, the aptly named rubber threads (Nemalion helminthoides) were new to me. As far as I can tell at this point (still early in my learning about marine algae), there is not really anything else they … Read more
Late Summer at Herring Cove Trailhead I had heard a report of a hen goldeneye with young on Beaver Lake almost two weeks ago, and with my parents’ visit it had slipped my mind. I still wanted to go up there and look, and since it was my parents’ last full day in town and … Read more
Marbled Murrelet a short distance offshore of Magic Island During the July low tide series, the kids and I visited the south beach area of Halibut Point Rec. Shortly after we arrived, Connor noticed Marbled Murrelets on the water not far off the north point of Magic Island and went over there to try and … Read more
Another winter shot from back in 2010. This one was my favorite from an early morning walk (follow link to see more images from that day) in early March.
Normally, when my parents’ early August visit is too early for the blueberries to be ripe on Harbor Mountain. However, with this year’s minimal snow pack and early melt, I thought there was a chance some would be ripe, and had suggested that we go up there an look. After I got back from pick-up … Read more
Download Radio Show The 3 August show featured a conversation with my son Connor and my dad Dick Goff. If you have questions or observations you want to share, please feel free to leave a comment here or on the page I’ve set up for that purpose.