On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
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 took a walk down to New Thompson Harbor today with a stop by Swan Lake on the way home. The folks in the harbor seemed especially friendly today, as a number of them stopped to visit for a bit. Weather: It was partly cloudy with winds picking up through the day. Winds were out … Read more
I had been asked to work today, but it was Jonathan’s last full day in town, so I told them I would only do tours if he could come along. We went in this morning to find out that one of the charters that had originally been scheduled was canceled, so I was not actually … 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
Weather: There was a layer of low-level clouds early that cleared off by mid-morning. Fog remained off-shore of town, though it partially encircled Mt. Edgecumbe. There was a pretty good breeze blowing this evening. Birds: I was awakened by a bird calling just outside my window. It was a call that seemed vaguely familliar, but … Read more
(Concerning events from 7 June Hike) Four Spotted Skimmer Perhaps it was because of the weather. The muskeg was bathed in the warm sunlight. It was the first full sun this area had seen in over a week. I noticed a black and yellow dragonfly and saw it land not too far from me, so … Read more