On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
I rose this morning and was somewhat surprised to see blue skies, though unlike yesterday when I ventured out, it was not a soft and subtle transition from blue to gray overcast. Instead, there were intense looking clouds over the Pyramids with showers clearly evident. The blue sky didn’t last long, the wind picked up, … Read more
Last night when I went out for a little bit late, I noticed the stars were shining brightly (I think I notice Mars, as well). At the time it wasn’t really frosty, but I wondered if it might end up becoming so. This morning when I set out to take care of filing my taxes … Read more
Snow squalls were the order of the day. It was warm enough that there was little accumulation, and most of what did stick melted off between showers. Late this afternoon a nice patch of blue sky opened up, letting the bright sun illuminate the snow-covered mountains (at least those that weren’t shrouded in the tattered … Read more
Download Radio Show The 12 April show (which aired a week later than planned) featured a conversation with Jan Straley, who has been researching whales in Southeast Alaska for 30 years. We talked about how she got started, and some of the things that she and other researchers have learned about Humpback Whales since that … Read more
Temperatures remained cool today. Snow level on the trees was down at the bottom of the mountain slopes this morning and did not actually lift much through the day. Heavy clouds made much of the day feel dim and dreary. Showers routinely had snow mixed in, and some were mostly sleet/hail, though I never heard … Read more
Weather today was pretty mixed. The snow level on the mountains (as judged by snow-covered trees) was down quite a bit and Connor told me there was even a bit of wet snow on the ground in town early this morning, but it was melted before I took a look around outside. Yesterday’s rain gave … Read more