On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Clear skies with frost overnight and temperatures into the 50s. Breezy during the day (though not so much at my house). I spent most of the day at home sorting papers and pulling numbers together in preparation to get my taxes taken care of. After lunch I took a break and relaxed out in the … Read more
Clear skies. Temperatures into the lower 50s, light winds. Connor and I went for a boat ride today. We dropped in at Starrigavan and did a big loop over to Port Krestof, around to St. Lazaria, and back via Vitskari Rocks and the islands between the channel and Starrigavan. At Port Krestof we saw mostly … Read more
Partly cloudy early, becoming overcast late this morning. Light rain later in the afternoon. Light winds. Today was the annual Food Web cruise fund raiser for the Sitka Whale Fest. I’ve been doing this for many years now, and always enjoy getting a chance to visit with folks and see what’s out. On my walk … Read more
Partly cloudy, temperatures into the mid 50s. Moderate breeze. As best I could tell, it wasn’t frosty overnight. Perhaps enough clouds remained to keep temperatures from cooling too much. I decided to go up Verstovia while on calls this morning. Since I planned on going all the way to Picnic Rock and I expected to … Read more
Mostly sunny, becoming mostly cloudy later in the afternoon. Temperatures into the upper 50s, with moderate winds later in the morning. Yesterday’s high of 55F broke the record for the date set in 2019 (I didn’t make much note of the warmth at the time). It looks like today’s high was 59F, breaking the record … Read more
Clear skies. Frosty overnight, but temperatures into the upper 40s during the day. Light winds. I took a short walk to Swan Lake this morning while on a call. I didn’t see the Hooded Mergansers (I had hoped they might be at the peninsula for photos with better light). A Great Blue Heron sat nicely … Read more