On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Weather Observations
When you live in a place like Sitka, you learn to take advantage of warm sunny weather when it presents itself. On the rare occasions when there is a relatively long stretch of such weather, this can result in getting far behind in the things that need to be done. This has happened to me … Read more
Plants sure seem to be liking the warm sunny weather of the last few days. The dearheart heart have really opened up, covering the forest floor in green. It looks like the black lilies are about to bloom near the beach. Twisted stalk have grown to a height of at least 10 cm when I … Read more
Although Mt. Edgecumbe looked like it had a fair covering of snow for most of the winter, the last few days of warm weather have shown how little depth there actually was. My recollection is that in most years there is snow completely covering most of the mountain above timberline well into the late spring … Read more
When it is as warm as it has been today, it’s easy to forget that spring has just started. Connor and I went for a hike up Indian River trail today. The alders and devil’s club are still bare while the salmonberries, blueberries and skunk cabbage are just starting to turn green. Even so, in … Read more
Part of the forecast for today was “unseasonably warm.” It certainly was. Temperatures were in the mid-60’s. The warm weather is forecast to last through the weekend.