On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Jonathan, the kids, and I took a short walk to Totem Park today so I could introduce Jonathan to Kitty LaBounty. Jonathan is interested in doing more with plants and Kitty has worked as a botanist for a number of years. Weather: Overcast with light winds. It started raining this evening. Birds: I am still … Read more
Today was my first day as a naturalist on board an Allen Marine Tour. I am working a couple of days a week for the remainder of the summer. As far as I know, I will primarily be working on the Captain’s Choice tour. This is a three hour tour for up to 16 people … Read more
My brother arrived in town today. I was not able to get ahold of anyone to borrow a car, so I biked the trailer over to the airport and he and I walked back to town. Weather: It was sunny today with some breeze. Flora: On the way back from the airport, I stopped to … Read more
I took a couple of other folks out on a hike up the West Fork of Indian River valley today. Our intention was to visit the large hemlock tree my brother showed me a couple of years ago. Weather: It started out cloudy, with the cloud layer at around 2000 feet. By around noon the … Read more
It’s been a fairly busy week. I’m (still) working on getting my home office cleaned/organized, and that is part of the reason I have not updated so much recently. I also recently was hired by Allen Marine, a local tour company, to be a naturalist. Although I do not feel exceptionally qualified for the job, … Read more
I hiked Harbor-Gavan Ridge from Harbor Mountain to town today, so did not spend too much time at home. Weather: This morning it was mostly cloudy, but by noon, heavier clouds moved in and brought rain. Along the trail there was a little bit of wind, but not much. There appeared to be some fresh … Read more