On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
We took the birding class over to Alice Island this morning in hopes of finding the Snowy Owl that was seen there yesterday. I went back two other times later in the day, once with Rowan and Connor, the other time by myself a little before sunset. Weather: Clear skies prevailed last night and temperatures … Read more
I’m still working on getting rid of a cold, so I was not too inclined to go for a substantial walk today. Weather: Skies cleared throughout the day. Temperatures in the low 30s. Birds: There were lots of Ravens and a few Eagles around this morning. When I came out of Fraser at one point … Read more
I took a couple of short walks around the neighborhood, but spent most of the day inside. Weather: The warmer temperatures, rain, and high winds that were forecast for last night did not come to pass. Though the temperature started to rise late in the evening, it apparently cooled back off, as it was back … Read more
The snow’s been deep and I’ve been fighting a cold, so I have not spent too much time outside the last couple of days, though Thursday night I did get the chance to tag along looking for screech owls. Weather: The forecast has continually called for rain and snow, but we’ve just been getting snow … Read more
I did not have much time outside today, but did get this picture of the snow blowing off the peak of Mt. Verstovia. Weather: The snow did not fall all day, but there were periods of snow that were quite heavy. The total accumulation of snow appears to be 4 or 5 inches now with … Read more
It’s looking like we might have a more ‘normal’ winter this year, as the temperatures have been around freezing and we’ve already been receiving some snow. This is in contrast to previous years since I have been back, when temperatures were routinely in the 40s into December and January. This morning the two students in … Read more