On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Animals
Clearly I have not managed to keep up with the updates over the last couple of weeks. I have been spending some time outside, mostly with work, but my attention has been elsewhere. A couple of things I forgot to mention previously were the berries. What few salmonberries there are started get ripe two or … Read more
Yesterday as Jonathan and I were coming down from Picnic Rock on Mt. Verstovia, I happened to spot a ptarmigan right beside the trail. As it turned out, it was a whole Willow Ptarmigan Family. There was both a male and female along with what appeared to be two chicks. The chicks were pretty good … 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
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