On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Animals
A couple of days ago, Rowan found what I took to be a slime mold growing on the end of a cut log. I took the following picture of a part of it: I did not have my macro flash and it was located in a rather shaded part of the park, so I was … Read more
Rowan and I went a couple of different places today. We stopped by Swan Lake briefly to take a look. We also took a walk through the park. Weather: It was overcast for most of the day, with a very light rain that fell for a time. When we were at the park there was … Read more
I spent a good chunk of today working on redoing my Sitka Plants Page and creating a Sitka Bryophytes Page. I did not spend much time out of the house, but Rowan and I did go for a bike ride out to McDonald’s this evening and stopped by Swan Lake on the way. Weather: It … 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
I got up early and recorded some of the morning bird songs. Later in the morning Rowan spent some time with Melissa’s mom this morning and I had the chance to hike up part of Gavan and along the upper cross trail to the viewpoint. After picking her up, we went to Swan Lake and … Read more
Swainson’s Thrush Singing (465kb mp3) Weather: Saturday morning it was foggy, but the fog started to break up in the late morning. Sunday it rained throughout the day with low clouds. Birds: It seemed like the birds were singing more on Sunday. I am not sure if that had something to do with the bird’s … Read more