On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Plants
Flora:Â Many umbels are blooming, as are the fireweed and yarrow. Â Most other plants are pretty much done blooming. The red huckleberries are ripe, though they are not all that abundant. The deer heart are starting to die back. I saw some ripe raspberries on Etolin Street. Â We have one raspberry getting ripe in the backyard. … Read more
After spending the better part of the day inside, I left for a walk in the late afternoon.  I went up to Indian River near the trail head then followed the river down to Totem Park.  The water was fairly high, so I could not walk the river, but I did try to stay near it. Weather:  There were only a couple of brief rain showers … Read more
Weather: Â There was a little bit of sun yesterday evening, but skies were overcast thoughout the day today. Â Late afternoon the wind was blowing out of the southeast down at Totem Park and there was a light mist. Birds: Â On my walk through the park, I saw three Spotted Sandpipers along the section of Indian … Read more
With three tours, it was a busy day for work. Â We went to Point Brown beach twice and to a beach in Nawkwasina once. Weather: Â The rain was not constant, but when it fell, it seemed to come down in buckets. Â Unfortunately, the time of the squalls seemed to coincide with times I was required … Read more
Slime Molds are something I am not all that familiar with. Â Until this year, I do not think I had noticed slime molds more than a handful of times. This summer I have noticed slime molds growing a few different places while on hikes, but never in the abundance and variety that I saw yesterday … Read more
We went for a picnic with friends out to Starrigavan. Â After eating, a group of us took a hike around Mosquito Cove trail. Â This evening after church, we went to McDonalds with friends. Â On the way home I stopped at Swan Lake to take a look, but I did not have my camera, so I … Read more