On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
I’m headed to Piper Island Cabin for the weekend. It’s about 30 miles northwest of Sitka in Fish Bay. Based on the weather reports I have seen lately, there should be a fair bit more snow there than there is here. Hopefully I will have a chance to do a little hiking and/or exploration.
The high pressure system that has extended over the area for the last few days is finally being replaced by a lower pressure system moving in from the southern Gulf of Alaska. Originally the clear and cold temperatures were only supposed to last a couple of days, but they ended up persisting for about a … Read more
Over the last couple of days I have noticed that the evergreen broad leaf plants seem to respond to the cold. The leaves on the rhodedendrons are normally fairly flat, but now they are very much curled. The ground dogwood leaves seem thinner and more fragile than usual. I’ll have to pay attention to see … Read more
I went out this afternoon with the intention of looking for kinglets where I saw them yesterday. However, before I made it down to the lower edge of the trees, I stopped to sit in the sun out of the wind and listen to the birds for a while. There was fairly constant bird noise … Read more
Despite the cold air, the birds seem to be pretty active today. I heard many singing in the trees near the drive. I also heard a woodpecker drilling on a tree in the backyard. After waiting and watching for a little bit, I saw it fly off to some other trees, but it was too … Read more
As I mentioned in a couple of other entries for today, it’s been pretty cold here. It seems interesting to me that even people who are from places where it gets much colder than it does here, seem to think it feels colder here than it really is. It is almost like it’s a disappointment … Read more