On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Weather Observations
The ocean seemed pretty calm, and although it was chilly this morning, I decided I would head out on the kayak again. My plans were to head toward Eastern Channel, to see if the whales were still out there and also to see about getting photos of some of the seabirds I haven’t typically had … Read more
Weather: The last few days have been sunny and warm. I have heard about a little bit of frost in some locations, but have not seen any around our house. It got pretty windy today, with clouds starting to move in. Birds: Migration is still ongoing. We didn’t see too many waterfowl while out on … 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
I had two tours today with Allen Marine. Â Both of them were Sea Otter and Wildlife Quest tours, so we did not have any beach walks. Weather: Â It was overcast this morning, with some partial clearing in the afternoon. Â Winds seemed to be pretty calm. Â On the way back in to Jamestown Bay after the … Read more
I spent a good chunk of today working on redoing my Sitka Plants Page and creating a Sitka Bryophytes Page. I did not spend much time out of the house, but Rowan and I did go for a bike ride out to McDonald’s this evening and stopped by Swan Lake on the way. Weather: It … Read more
Weather: It was partly cloudy throughout the day with little wind. Birds: There was a Dark-eyed Junco calling today around the house, I later saw him foraging. It is the first one I have seen around the neighborhood since the flock that wintered here moved on. I heard the first Swainson’s Thrush I’ve heard singing … Read more