On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
The kids and I went for an afternoon outing up Herring Cove Trail as far as Bear Mountain Waterfall. This picture was of the first small falls near the start of the the trail – I don’t often see it in full sunlight.
The kids and I walked down to Crescent Harbor this morning to see the unusual currents flowing in and out of the harbor mouth as a series of small tsunamis reached the shore. The largest water level change I noted was probably about a bit over 1 foot, but it was an impressive amount of water to move in the few minutes it took for the water level to change.
Today I saw my first crocus of the year – a fairly early one that is likely to get hit by subsequent cold weather. This evening I got to see and photograph a sun pillar – a first for me.
It was a very nice sunset this evening. I’m not sure Lincoln Street was the necessarily the best place to catch the best of it, but I certainly enjoyed what I saw.
Once again I headed up Verstovia for my Christmas Bird Count route. Snowy conditions and lack of motivation saw me turn at Picnic Rock rather than make my way down into Indian River Valley as I have done in some past years. I did watch a couple of other hikers traverse across below the Arrowhead … Read more
