Migrating Geese

Last night we heard many geese flying over honking. After hearing some sound especially close, I went out to look and saw that it was mostly cloudy with a couple of breaks where the stars could be seen shining through. I did eventually hear some other geese, but they were quite distant. I wonder if … Read more

Weather Movements

Yesterday I noticed that the weather seemed to be moving in from the Northwest. Normally I notice weather moving in from the West to Southwest. It was a little strange to see clear skies out over Sitka Sound to the South/Southeast as a rain squall moved in from the direction of Halibut Point Road.

Marbled Godwits

The marbled godwits are back. I saw the first ones a couple of days ago and they have been on the lawn for at least part of each day since. There seems to be more this year than last. The most I counted last year at one time was 17. Today there were 20 or … Read more

Spiders

Found an interesting colored spider crawling on my arm today. Decided to take a closer look at it and try to get a decent picture of it. I happened to discover the spider while down on campus, but my camera was at home. In the mean time, while trying to keep it from getting too … Read more