On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
A couple of days ago, Rowan found what I took to be a slime mold growing on the end of a cut log. I took the following picture of a part of it: I did not have my macro flash and it was located in a rather shaded part of the park, so I was … Read more
Rowan and I went a couple of different places today. We stopped by Swan Lake briefly to take a look. We also took a walk through the park. Weather: It was overcast for most of the day, with a very light rain that fell for a time. When we were at the park there was … Read more
Rowan and I went for a good walk through Totem Park today. Plants are definitely progressing on toward summer. Weather: The day started sunny, but by noon it was overcast with the clouds moving up out of the south. In the evening there was some partial clearing. Temperatures were in the 60s, so it felt … Read more
I got up early and recorded some of the morning bird songs. Later in the morning Rowan spent some time with Melissa’s mom this morning and I had the chance to hike up part of Gavan and along the upper cross trail to the viewpoint. After picking her up, we went to Swan Lake and … Read more
Weather: This morning there was a low overcast/fog but it started breaking up around 11am with clearing skies throughout the afternoon. There was a light breeze, though I did not notice the direction. Birds: I saw some juvenile European Starlings on the campus lawn. I think they are some that were raised in nests on … Read more
Melissa and Connor left on the late morning flight south, so Rowan and I had much of the day to ourselves. On the way home from the airport we stopped at Alice Island and went for a bit of a walk. Rowan had a lot of fun picking the abundant dandelions growing there. Weather: It … Read more