On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Clear early, becoming overcast. Light winds. Temperatures into the 40s. I was surprised it was getting light when I woke up around 7am. I was expecting cloudy weather, but soon realized it was basically clear. I think the clearing must not have happened too long before sunrise, as the frost was not very heavy on … Read more
Mostly cloudy with light winds. Frosty overnight, but temperatures into the 40s. A closer-to-yellow-shafted Northern Flicker landed on the neighbor’s roof not long after I was up and about this morning. Most of the ones I see here have red shafts (though face/head markings are more consistent with what’s expected on yellow-shafted). Only rarely have … Read more
Overcast through much of the day. Clearing beginning later in the afternoon and into the evening. Calm winds, temperatures in the 40s. Several days of elevated snow levels have resulted in large bare spots on the mountain peaks. Today I noticed a light dusting of snow on the top of Mount Edgecumbe, so it dropped … Read more
Mostly sunny. Temperatures in the 40s during the day. Dropping into the 30s this evening after the sun set. Light winds. I had calls this morning, but did them from my car. I wanted to watch at Pioneer Park in hopes of catching a Townsend’s Solitaire. No luck today. I also spent time watching at … Read more
Overcast with rain late in the day. Temperatures into the lower 50s again. Light winds. Yesterday’s high got to 56F, breaking the previous record for the day (52F in 1989). It looks like today’s high will tie the previous record. I was out at Sawmill Cove before sunrise. Today there was a little pink in … Read more
Overcast and warm. Rain late. Last night when I was out to shuttle a friend from the airport, I was a little surprised to see fog near the lake. I soon noticed there were stars in the sky. After so much rain, I wasn’t really expecting it to clear. I don’t think it lasted long. … Read more