On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Winds today were down significantly from yesterday. It did get a bit breezy in the afternoon, but there was nothing going on like had been at Silver Bay yesterday. I went for a walk mid-day, then checked out the sunset. Photos from the walk were all associated with iNaturalist observations for the day. While I … Read more
Download Radio Show The January 8th show featured a conversation with Kitty LaBounty. We spoke about recent weather and other observations, the Sitka Big Year project we are collaborating on, and upcoming seminars in the Natural History Seminar series. If you have questions or observations you want to share, please feel free to leave a … Read more
I was pretty excited to watch the wind and water interact in Silver Bay, so I wanted to get a couple of videos I shot posted sooner rather than later. I’ll write more and post it with the pictures and any additional videos I decide to put up.
The outflow event began today, with blustery winds and chilly temperatures. Fortunately the brunt of the wind does not hit my house, but I did notice there were some strong gusts occasionally. I am not sure what the reason for this is, but I suspect that this location is mostly in a wind shadow from … Read more
Continuing the pattern of recent days, I ventured out after lunch to see what I could find. Today’s hoped for species were Bohemian Waxwings and a White-throated Sparrow. I decided to walk up the Baranof Street connector to the Cross Trail to the Phearson Street trailhead, check out the neighborhoods there, and then head downtown … Read more
The Estuary Life Trail out at Starrigavan can be treacherously slippery during cold weather, but the relatively high humidity and lack of direct sunlight (the valley bottom and most of the estuary is in the shade of Harbor Mountain this time of year) make ideal conditions for delicate frost formations to develop. During my time … Read more