Spring
I returned yesterday from a 10 day trip. Most of the time I was gone, the weather was sunny and warm during the day with temperatures just below freezing at night. There are now many blueberries in bloom and I saw a salmonberry flower as well. Temperatures were cool today, with snow overnight and the … Read more
First Wildflowers
I went for a walk today with Connor and Rowan and we saw some blueberry bushes already in bloom. Hopefully there is not a frost in the coming weeks that kills them, or the berry crop may not be too good.
Mt. Verstovia Trail to Indian River Valley
After a busy few weeks leading up to the end of the semester, I was ready to get out. Even so, if it had not been for the Christmas Bird Count which I had volunteered to participate in, I probably would not have gone out on this particular day. It was one of those very … Read more
Medvejie Lake
Some students had been planning to spend Thanksgiving weekend camping at Camp Lake and one of them invited me to come up and visit if I wanted. That got me thinking about going to Medvejie. It’s been over a year since I last went there, so I thought it would be good to head out … Read more
Alarm Call
I think I recognized an alarm call today while I was out in the back yard trying to get pictures of a red-breasted nuthatch. There are many juncos that frequent the area behind our house and quite a few of them were scattered in the open area near where I was standing. They would periodically … Read more