Month: March 2022

Overcast and breezy, occasional light rain mixing with snow in places. Today’s main outing was a hike up Herring Cove and around Beaver Lake loop. I had been told of a liverwort species found along the trail which I was motivated to look for. Kitty joined me and we started up just after 11am. It … Read more

Mostly cloudy with occasional breaks allowing sun to shine through. Scattered rain showers, sometimes mixing with snow. Temperatures cooled from the low 40s into the upper 30s. After two late nights in a row (though mercifully I was not awake nearly as late last night), I got off to a slow start today. After lunch … Read more

Mostly to partly cloudy skies and some sun through midday becoming cloudy and rainy this afternoon. Breezy with temperatures in the 40s. I laid awake in bed last night for much longer than usual without being able to fall asleep. I was glad to get a message cancelling my 8am call. The extra hour or … Read more

Mostly cloudy with occasional showers. Later in the day breaks between showers including a bit of sun shining through. Winds calmer than yesterday, and temperatures in the 40s. Today was daylight length was 11 hours 59 minutes (as close to 12 and 12 equilux as we’re getting). It’s the last day with more darkness than … Read more

Overcast with rain (primarily in the afternoon). Winds out of the southeast. Continuing the pattern of the past couple of days, my time outside coincided with the rain. I spent a bit more than an hour early in the afternoon watching the many gulls at the channel. I’m guessing there were comfortably over 1000 gulls … Read more

Cloudy with occasional rain and some wind out of the southwest (at least when I was out). I did not make it out until after lunch. Early in the afternoon I noticed a banded junco out in the yard. It stuck around long enough for me to get my binoculars and camera. It’s band combination … Read more