On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Overcast with occasional rain. Temperatures in the 40s. The 0.1 inches of rain yesterday put the year-to-date total at the airport over 100″ inches. This is over 17 inches more than the 30 year normal. The Cape Edgecumbe buoy has stopped transmitting the photos and some of the data. Wave heights are still coming through, … Read more
Overcast and windy with rain at at times. Temperatures in the upper 40s. Despite warm temperatures, there was some ice on my driveway today. I think skies must have cleared a bit last night. The wet snow and water was then able to freeze and hadn’t yet thawed. As of the end of yesterday, the … Read more
Overcast with temperatures in the mid to upper 30s. The tide was trending slightly above predicted today. I went out to Starrigavan for the high tide. Swans were up in the flooded river channel below the foot bridge. When I tossed a snow ball into the water, they rapidly swam over to it. Presumably they … Read more
Overcast and windy with snow, mostly through the middle part of the day. When I got up this morning, I was a little surprised to see no new snow falling. The forecast was still showing a winter storm warning for Sitka, with heaviest snow around midday. Uncertain how the roads would be, I decided to … Read more
Overcast with temperatures near freezing. The forecast wind wasn’t evident where I was. I wanted to check out the falls fork of Indian River for ice before temperatures warmed too much. I expected the trail to be mostly ice free. I was incorrect. The rain prior to this cold snap was sufficient to melt most … Read more
Mostly sunny and continuing cold. Much of my day was devoted to getting the house ready for visiting family who arrived this evening. I did get out for a bit this afternoon. A Hermit Thrush flew across in front of me along Lake Street. It perched in a tree long enough for me to stop … Read more