On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Over the past two or three weeks, I’ve been heading out the road to see if I could see the Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches that have been reported periodically. So far I had not had any success, but when I heard from KJ they were out there again late this morning, I didn’t wait too long to … Read more
I took a short break from an otherwise full day to see Pine Grosbeaks KJ had reported near Sealing Cove. Although I got there during a rain shower, it was nice to get a look in better light than I had when I saw some earlier this year. It’s been an exceptional year for Pine … Read more
Gusty winds and heavy showers with temperatures in the 30s did not feel like inviting weather for getting outside. A trip to the grocery store did get me out of the house, and I made a side trip out to Silver Bay. No rosy-finches, but I did spot a deer one of the shorter waterfalls … Read more
Before last week, it had been over a year since I last posted a photojournal (or anything other than radio show recordings). Over this winter, I’ve been working to upload old photos and blogs. I’ve managed to get through everything as a first pass, and I’m now in the process of publishing many back-dated posts. … Read more
As I was getting ready to leave the harbor early this afternoon, I thought I heard a robin make a couple of sharp calls – possibly an alarm. I looked around, I noticed one in the top of a spruce tree by the Russian Bishop’s House (maybe in sentinel position). It stayed there long enough … Read more
Temperatures warmed overnight, and it was raining this morning this morning when I got up. As I left a little before 9:30 to head down to the harbor, a state DOT worker was shoveling a path along the pile of snow on the side of he road. Without a clear path for water to flow, … Read more