On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Went on a family hike to Beaver Lake today. The hummingbirds were quite active on the hillside. There seemed to be at least two hanging around near where the trail reaches the top of the hill. On the way up, we only caught a couple of glimpses, but I had difficulty tracking them with my … Read more
Last week I saw the first bumblebees for this year. Herring are spawning (we caught some from shore yesterday at HPR). Salmonberries with good sun exposure are blooming. The blueberries have been blooming for some time. Wild cucumber (twisted stalk) is coming up. Varied thrushes have been actively singing for the last week or two.
Jonathan and I hiked up to the second bridge on Indian River trail then cut into the woods to visit a muskeg I had not previously been to (but had seen while on Gavan Hill). It was raining too much for me to get too excited about taking pictures so I did not take any … Read more
I went for a walk at the beach a couple of days ago. The villous cinquefoil (Potentilla villosa) and black lilies (Fritillaria camschatcensis) are at the end of their blooming, while the coral root orchids (Corallorhiza sp.) seem to be at the height of theirs. A few silverweed (P. answerina) blooms have come and mostly … Read more
I had noticed a clearing in Indian River Valley from the top of Gavan Hill last time I was up there. The clearing looked much greener than the muskegs I could see and I thought it would be interesting to visit it. I had originally planned to try finding it last Monday when I went, … Read more
While hiking to Indian River Falls and back yesterday, I learned what a red breasted sapsucker nest sounds like. On the way up, I had heard what I thought might be young birds begging for food, but I could not seem to locate where the sound was coming from and after a couple of minutes … Read more