On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Stream violet Fern-leaf goldthread Salmonberry Alaska Mt. Heather (white and red colors; this is the alpine smell) Shootingstar Cooley’s buttercup Narcisus Anemone Sitka Valerian (buds with a little bit of color showing) Paintbrush (red and yellow) Black Lily (buds with color) Deerheart (buds) Bittercress species Siberian Miner’s Lettuce Dwarf blueberries Rosy twisted stalk (almost open) … Read more
Wanting to take advantage of reasonable weather and the fact that Connor and Rowan’s grandma was here to watch them, Jonathan and I decided to hike the Harbor Mountain to Gavan Hill trail. We got a ride up Harbor Mountain Road and started up the trail head around 12:45. The snow had mostly melted off … Read more
Jonathan and I decided to hike up from Herring Cove to see what changes might have occured since late March when we were last there. There was not really any significant rain falling when we arrived, but the previous few days had seen a fair amount of rain. The creek running down into Herring Cove … Read more
Jonathan and I headed up west fork of Indian River. We were going to look at a large tree some distance up and a shelter a few miles back in the valley, both of which he had found while on a camping trip a couple of weeks ago. We made quick progress to the first … Read more
Wildflowers that I have seen blooming so far this year are: Salmonberry (Middle April or earlier) Blueberries (Late March) Huckleberries (Middle April) Trailing Currants (Middle or Late April) Dandelion Siberian Miner’s lettuce (First Week May) Fern-leaf Goldthread (Middle April) Three-leaf Goldthread (First Week May) Alpine Azalea (First Week May) Bog Rosemary (First Week May) Draba … Read more
There had quite a few fox, song, and golden crowned sparrows hanging around our feeders for the last few weeks. They all seem to have disappeared the last couple of days. Perhaps they continued on a migration north. I think I heard a hermit thrush this morning, it would be the first one this year. … Read more