Cloudy with snow showers. Temperatures in the low 30s and upper 20s. More snow with much smaller breaks in the clouds compared to yesterday. When I woke up this and moved, I felt dizzy. Apparently something going on with my inner ear. It moderated, but I was left feeling a bit off, and wasn’t sure … Read more

Mostly to partly cloudy. Snow showers with moderate winds. Temperatures in the lower 30s. This afternoon I went up Verstovia trail for the first time since early last October, and only the second time since July. An inch or so of snow had accumulated overnight night and this morning. Since it was relatively thin and … Read more

Overcast with temperatures cooling from near 40 into the mid-30s. Snow developing later in the day. Gavan Hill ibuttons have been overdue for a visit. My desire to get a record of the cold temperatures forecast for late this week into next week, provided enough motivation to overcome my resistance to getting up a hill. … Read more

Cloudy with light winds and temperatures in the 40s. On a midday drive out to Silver Bay, I saw good numbers of birds on the bay off the larger pull out. None were especially close, and I didn’t try to photograph them. I did not see any species that I hadn’t been seeing around there … Read more

Partly cloudy, light winds and temperatures in the 40s. I went out around midday as the clouds were beginning to break up more fully. I stopped at the channel and made some observations of birds. Nothing unexpected, but it’s nice to check in. A/the Double-crested Cormorant was back at Swan Lake. It hopped up on … Read more