On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Most of the day was spent at home, but Melissa, Connor, Rowan and I went for a walk along Westwood Trail and through the park this evening. Weather: Overcast with a little bit of rain, but not too much. There was a bit of a breeze at various times throughout the day, but it was … Read more
I went for a walk today. The route I took went along the flume pipe, then up to the SJ gravel quarry. From there I cut down through the muskeg to Indian River Trail and walked back home. Weather: Low clouds moved in over the last couple of days. Today it rained a bit and … Read more
The Blue-winged Teal I was able to photograph yesterday was the 7th additional Sitka area bird species I have managed to photograph this year. Last November I wrote an entry listing my first 130 species. I saw and photographed three more species last year, and those, plus the seven this year brings me up to … Read more
I made it out to Swan Lake to look around for a little while today when I dropped Rowan off and later picked her up from preschool. This afternoon I took a walk through the park along Indian River and then around the beach. Weather: Yesterday was sunny. Today started out sunny, but as the … Read more
I went on a multi-hour hike up Indian River today. This evening Melissa, Connor, Rowan, and I flew a kite on the campus lawn. Weather: Contrary to the forecast, it was another clear day. There was a breeze blowing. It seemed to be blowing mostly up-valley when I was hiking. This evening the wind seemed … Read more
It was a nice day today, but I spent most of it working on things around the house. I was able to get out for an evening walk to Totem Park, however. Weather: It was another warm sunny day. At the park this evening, there was a pretty good breeze blowing out of the Northwest. … Read more