Daily Observations
West fork, rain, mallards in muskeg, bog cranberries, river channel with water, lobaria, dipper, hairy woodpecker
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Daily Observations: Alice Island
Connor and I went out this afternoon to get a couple of plant samples to send to Juneau and look for birds. We gathered the plants relatively close to home, then biked over to the airport to include them in a Goldstreak box. After that, we spent some time birding around Alice Island (see Alice … Read more
Daily Observations: Swan Lake and Sage Beach Sunset
This morning after dropping Rowan off at preschool, I went kayaking for a couple of hours. I went out towards Middle Channel, over to the lighthouse and then approached Beardslee Island before heading back to town. Rowan and I went to Swan Lake after I picked her up from preschool. Weather: Winds were calm and … Read more
Daily Observations: Swan Lake and Sage Beach
I had an early afternoon basketball game today, and on the way home I stopped by Swan Lake to spend a little time watching. Later in the afternoon, Connor, Rowan and I went for a walk down to Totem Park. Weather: It was a cool day with some rain in the morning. Mostly cloudy skies … Read more
Daily Observations: Swan Lake and Totem Park
I dropped Rowan off at preschool and picked her up again a couple of hours later (with stops by Swan Lake each time). After taking her around to do some things around town, I dropped her off at home then went for a walk down at the park to catch the high tide. Weather: It … Read more
Daily Observations: Fungi and Gulls
The forecast was for wet and windy weather, but when it hadn’t arrived by late this morning, I decided to get down to the park before it got wet. Connor and Rowan joined me and collected some rather large sticks (cut lumber in Rowan’s case) they were carrying home. Rowan noticed that dragging her 2×2 … Read more