On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Overcast this morning, with rain (including some heavy rain) and wind this afternoon. Today was mostly an inside day. A couple of spotted tussock moths (Lophocampa maculata) had been attracted to the lights on the porch. This evening at ultimate, rain was falling at the beginning, though it let up by the end. My iNaturalist … Read more
Download Radio Show The June 20 show featured part of a conversation with Richard Carstensen, Juneau-based naturalist. This was another part of the same conversation featured on the last show. Among other things, we spoke about the distribution nettles and how lidar imaging helps to reveal the past. If you have questions or observations you … Read more
Clear skies and warm, with highs in the upper 60s. The clearing is forecast to be brief, with rain the forecast tomorrow. Connor had things he wanted to do up Indian River this morning, and I wanted to see the nettles he had found on a previous trip, so I tagged along. He set the … Read more
Low clouds and drizzle greeted me this morning, though other than a brief bit the precipitation had ended by midmorning and the clouds began to lift. I walked up Beaver Lake trail to the lake this afternoon. In addition to getting up hill a bit, I also wanted to look for marsh violets (Viola epipsila). … Read more
Mostly cloudy for much of the day with some clearing this evening and mostly clear later in the evening. It felt quite warm this morning when I stepped outside. Temperatures were already near 60, and topped out in the mid 60s. I made it over to the airport this afternoon to see if the Cedar … Read more
Mostly sunny to start, transitioning to mostly cloudy, then partly cloudy, and back to mostly cloudy again. A bit breezy, but not especially so. Perhaps a sea breeze. I decided to take care of the Gavan ibuttons this morning. It was about time them to be done, and I was feeling like I should dedicate … Read more