On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Thursdays are days when I have calls, and as a result I spent a good chunk of today occupied with them and did not feel like I spent too much time outside. I did go for a walk this afternoon that lasted maybe a couple of hours. I spent a little time in a muskeg … Read more
After a brief walk around the park this morning, I went with Connor, Rowan, and my dad up Indian River for a while. It started out clear and sunny this morning, but by the time we were coming back, the color of light had shifted towards red, and this evening the sun was barely visible … Read more
In the 2012 checklist of Alaska moths, American angle shades (Euplexia benesimilis) was not treated. Last year, one was captured and photographed from Galankin Island for the first known state record (with the proviso that there is a Eurasian species that requires microscopic examination of genitalia to distinguish, so theoretically that could possibly occur in … Read more
On a recent walk to the park, I was interested to notice at least two different chunks of yellow jacket nests on the ground along the trail. I’m not sure what species was working on them – I’ve seen a couple of different ones here – but I imagine it’s the queens getting things going. … Read more
After weeks of steadily disappearing snow in the high country, I was a little surprised to look out my window this morning and see fresh snow on the Arrowhead Peak of Mt. Verstovia. It appeared that snow levels dropped to around 3000 feet overnight, which was not expected (by me, anyway). A walk through the … Read more
I was tempted to make this a quiz, but anyone who bothered to look at the image filenames could pretty much see the answer, so I’ll go ahead and forgo that approach in this case. I think it was in 2012 that I watched a yellow-jacket doing something on a wooden (probably cedar) lamp post … Read more