On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
St. Lazaria as seen from Low Island Today we made a second try for Low Island. We needed to be back in town by 11:30am, so we arranged to meet at the harbor at 7am. I was a few minutes delayed by a singing bird that I didn’t recognize. The ride out was largely uneventful. … Read more
With a -2.2 tide predicted for this morning and the fairly reasonable time of 8:45am, we decided to spend some time at John Brown’s Beach. I imagine there will be additional posts in the coming days about some of the things we saw there. Yesterday’s clear skies continued overnight and into today, though temperatures did … Read more
Two Marbled Godwits – the one in the foreground is distinctly paler than the more typically colored one in the background I got up relatively early (at least compared to my recent rise times) and biked over to the Turnaround in hopes of seeing the godwits that had been reported there. I got a report … Read more
Scurvygrass (Cochlearia groenlandica) in bloom at Magic Island Today was book-ended by walks at local parks. This morning was a walk around Totem Park, and this evening Halibut Point Rec (a state park). Overall, it was an overcast, but not chilly, day. On my way to Totem Park I had a chance to observe a … Read more
This photo from early April was one of the many photos I dealt with today. When I took the shot, I failed to check the settings and ended up with a very over exposed and blurred image. While looking at it today, I was intrigued with it, and did a little processing to bring back … Read more
I opted to stay home and try to catch up on collections and photos rather than head down to the park during my limited time. I did stop at Swan Lake for a little while this afternoon. The 30+ Greater White-fronted Geese are still there. Having cropped down the grass and sedges they can reach … Read more