On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Plants
Weather: Today’s weather reminded me of spring weather I typically associate with March and April. Chilly rain showers moved through with the sun breaking out for short periods of time. The snow level has been down around 2000ft still within the past couple of days, so I suspect the snow pack is still accumulating rather … Read more
The busy days do not look likely to let up for the next week or two, so I probably will have a hard time keeping up with the updates. Today I managed to get on a short walk to Totem Park a little after noon. Weather: Overcast with light rain this evening. The wind was … Read more
It was a busy day with classes and students coming to get help with end of the semester projects. I did not have time to get out for a walk until this evening near dusk. Weather: The day started mostly clear over town, but in every direction I could see clouds. It was partly to … Read more
I left a little after 6am to get to the harbor and spend the better part of the day on Kruzof Island. On the way, I scared up a pair of Northern Flickers from a willow bush along the Crescent Harbor sidewalk. They flew up to a spruce tree near the parking lot and watched … Read more
It was a busy day, so I’ll just leave it at brief notes. Weather: partly cloudy in the morning, clouds held off until around noon. Rain showers moving through, windy out of the southeast. Thunderstorm, lightning flash a little after 10pm. Birds: yellowlegs (along river), Green-winged Teal (just a few), scattered sandpipers, gulls, cormorants, pair … Read more
Weather: I headed down to class under overcast skies and noticed that it was one of those days where Mt. Edgecumbe seems to glow against the dark gray backdrop of clouds. It did not look like the sun was shining on Mt. Edgecumbe, but it is possible the overcast was thin enough to let a … Read more