On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
I took a walk down to Totem Park this morning. It was pretty quiet bird-wise, but there were a fair number of tourists about. Today marked the first cruise ship of the season. Especially with this year’s warmer than usual weather, the first ship serves as something of a marker for the beginning of summer … Read more
This morning I woke to a nice marine stratus deck the base of which appeared to be around 2500 feet. I didn’t bother to take a picture at the time (though of course now find myself wishing I had). Throughout the day it mostly broke up, and mostly sunny skies prevailed. However, even into this … Read more
It got up to 70 late this afternoon, easily breaking the record for the day. The old record seems to have been 60F set back in 1956. This seems a little surprising, since 60F is definitely warmer than normal for this time of year, but doesn’t seem that extreme, and 1956 is getting to be … Read more
This morning I did a little birding and made a return trip to Starrigavan to look at the rock again. Upon a second look, I thought I could almost discern some grooves that could be from glacial wear (see photo above and maybe use your imagination), but I definitely concluded that the rock out on … Read more
Late this morning, Connor, Rowan and I headed out to Starrigavan to see what might be out there. We managed to time it just about right at high tide, so it wasn’t optimal for seeing things. There were still quite a few ducks out in the bay, and I was surprised to hear a Long-tailed … Read more
This morning I took a brief trip down to Totem Park to check on the duck and shorebird situation. It was mid-tide (headed out), but quiet for shorebirds. I did see a lone Dunlin and 15 Black Oystercatchers were out there as well. Around the time I was leaving, I saw a flock of several … Read more