On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Plants
Went on a family hike to Beaver Lake today. The hummingbirds were quite active on the hillside. There seemed to be at least two hanging around near where the trail reaches the top of the hill. On the way up, we only caught a couple of glimpses, but I had difficulty tracking them with my … Read more
Jonathan and I hiked up to the second bridge on Indian River trail then cut into the woods to visit a muskeg I had not previously been to (but had seen while on Gavan Hill). It was raining too much for me to get too excited about taking pictures so I did not take any … Read more
I was outside today and noticed a sizable flock of small birds that I was not able to identify moving from alder to alder. They would flit about in the tops of the trees, but I was not sure what they might have been finding there. A little later I happened to walk back toward … Read more
I have noticed that the crows seem to have become especially active around our neighborhood lately. I’m not sure what they are doing, though. The black cottonwood trees are releasing their cotton now. I did not think they were native to the island, but according to the reference books I have, they are. So far, … Read more
It looks like mushroom season is starting. I noticed a number of different mushrooms while I was walking around today. I took a pictures of a couple of different ones and they should be up on my photojournal before too long.
I went for a walk at the beach a couple of days ago. The villous cinquefoil (Potentilla villosa) and black lilies (Fritillaria camschatcensis) are at the end of their blooming, while the coral root orchids (Corallorhiza sp.) seem to be at the height of theirs. A few silverweed (P. answerina) blooms have come and mostly … Read more