On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Animals
I took a break from working on the consulting project to walk down to Totem Park in the late afternoon. It was a quiet gray day during most of my walk. People and birds both seemed laying low under the flat gray overcast skies. On such a gray day, it seemed that the colors of … Read more
I’ve got a consulting project I need to get done, so did not have much time to get out today. Weather: Mostly to partly cloudy through the day. Sun was shining around the house through the morning hours, but by mid-afternoon is was cloudy. I’ve heard the trees outside the house creaking in the breeze, … Read more
Though it was overcast, temperatures were pleasant and I was able to take advantage and go for a couple of short walks during the day. I noticed several plants that have grown up a fair amount, seemingly overnight. I think it is more the case that it had just been a couple of days since … Read more
Today was the first day in quite some time that there was enough precipitation to make the ground wet. There was not enough to penetrate very deep or form puddles, but it definitely made a difference. The story of the day in the woods was how green everything looked. At first I was uncertain whether … Read more
There were hundreds of gulls down in and around the mouth of Indian River this afternoon. This is certainly an unremarkable occurance to anyone familiar with this area, but I did notice some strange calls coming from the flocks that I thought were worthy of mention. Unfortunately (for my curiousity) I was engaged in conversation … Read more
It was a busy day with little time to go for a walk or spend time sitting outside. Weather: It was overcast throughout the day. The ceiling varied, it seemed that most of the day the mountain peaks were visible, but on at least one occasion I noticed that Gavan Hill was shrouded in clouds … Read more