On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
I was grateful for a second day without rain and only light breezes, as I had planned a birding cruise. The weather cooperated wonderfully, and we were able to go out beyond St. Lazaria to look for Horned Puffins in fairly light seas. Weather: For a second day in a row it was mostly cloudy. … Read more
I took a short walk around Totem Park this afternoon, taking advantage of the first day without rain this week. Weather: After much rain, the weather finally broke. Today we had mostly cloudy skies, but no rain. Birds There were quite a few birds scattered between the west beach in front of the Visitor’s Center … Read more
It has been incredibly wet the last few days. I do not think it stopped raining between sometime early Thursday and Friday evening. Thursday finished off a damp month of August. There was 12.53 inches of rain in the month, nearly twice the long term average of 6.58 inches. There was only one day with … Read more
After steady rain all day, Melissa and I walked home this evening and enjoyed the sun shining on the hills in the distance. Weather: There was steady rain throughout most of the morning and afternoon, but the clouds broke this evening. Birds: We have been leaving peanuts out for a neighborhood Steller’s Jay. Today I … Read more
I got out on a short kayak trip with Scott Harris this morning. We started out from Sage Beach, went down to the mouth of Indian River. After nosing up into the river, we crossed over to go around Twin Island and through the Gillmore Islands before heading back. This afternoon we went on a … Read more
This week was filled with meetings and other preparations for school, so I did not spend as much time outside as I have through much of the summer. Weather: It’s been pretty damp all week. This morning especially there was a lot of rain. Temperatures have continued to be in the upper 50s through the … Read more