On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
I went for a walk up Indian River Valley and visited some of the lower valley muskegs. I started in the bench muskeg, went down to the large pine tree clearing, back up to the bench muskeg and then into the larger muskeg up valley from the bench muskeg. Later in the evening I spent … Read more
Rowan and I went for a good walk through Totem Park today. Plants are definitely progressing on toward summer. Weather: The day started sunny, but by noon it was overcast with the clouds moving up out of the south. In the evening there was some partial clearing. Temperatures were in the 60s, so it felt … Read more
Weather: Weather the last couple of days has been mostly cloudy with some rain. Wednesday it rained for much of the day and Thursday the rain started late morning but let up by evening. Birds: The ravens continue to regularly feed on the campus lawn. The Savannah Sparrows are still quite abundant. I hear Orange-crowned … Read more
I have been wanting to get up and try recording some of the dawn chorus, so I made an effort to get out of bed early this morning in order to go for a walk and do some recording. Despite a pre-5am rise time, it had been light for at least an hour already, so … Read more
Weather: Today’s weather reminded me of spring weather I typically associate with March and April. Chilly rain showers moved through with the sun breaking out for short periods of time. The snow level has been down around 2000ft still within the past couple of days, so I suspect the snow pack is still accumulating rather … Read more