On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Bird Notes and Observations
It was a pleasant partly cloudy morning, with increasing clouds into the afternoon. I took a late morning walk to Totem Park, but did not see anything out of the ordinary. By this afternoon there was a light rain. Weather: Skies were partly cloudy when I went to class this morning. The sun was shining … Read more
This morning between classes I observed the crow seen here. I did not notice it until I had already walked underneath it (how’s that for awareness?) at which point it made a gurgling sound that caught my ear. It was a sound that reminded me of a cross between a laugh and gurgling water. It … Read more
I took a break from working on the consulting project to walk down to Totem Park in the late afternoon. It was a quiet gray day during most of my walk. People and birds both seemed laying low under the flat gray overcast skies. On such a gray day, it seemed that the colors of … Read more
I’ve got a consulting project I need to get done, so did not have much time to get out today. Weather: Mostly to partly cloudy through the day. Sun was shining around the house through the morning hours, but by mid-afternoon is was cloudy. I’ve heard the trees outside the house creaking in the breeze, … Read more
Though it was overcast, temperatures were pleasant and I was able to take advantage and go for a couple of short walks during the day. I noticed several plants that have grown up a fair amount, seemingly overnight. I think it is more the case that it had just been a couple of days since … Read more
Today was the first day in quite some time that there was enough precipitation to make the ground wet. There was not enough to penetrate very deep or form puddles, but it definitely made a difference. The story of the day in the woods was how green everything looked. At first I was uncertain whether … Read more