photojournal

Mostly sunny this morning, becoming partly sunny this afternoon. While out today, I went by Little Magic Island. My initial motivation was to check on Draba grandis, a plant that is common on rocky shorelines in the area. I have only found it three places along the road system. The Draba was up. I guess … Read more

Mostly clear this morning. Clouds slowly moved over from the south through the late morning and afternoon. Calm winds and temperatures in the low to mid 30s. The past couple of days I’ve heard White-crowned Sparrows singing in the yard. Juncos have been singing for awhile during the sunny patches. None of it sounds like … Read more

Clear and cool, temperatures into the mid 30s. Breezy in some locations, but much reduced from yesterday. I drove out the road around midday. Driving along, I noticed a few gulls and cormorants had gathered near where a sea lion surfaced a couple of times. I didn’t stop to watch. I stopped by the Sealing … Read more

Continued mostly sunny and cool. Temperatures in the low 30s during the day. I didn’t get out much today. I made a couple of brief explorations either side of recording a conversation for my radio show tomorrow. A Ring-necked Duck was reported in the channel again today. I found out it had been seen by … Read more

Thin broken overcast for much of the day. Temperatures in the 30s. I stopped to watch from the kelp patch pullout today. Juncos and sparrows visited where I’ve scattered food periodically. Out on the water I saw a Horned Puffin and Pigeon Guillemot. Nothing was really capturing my attention for photos, so I decided to … Read more

A thin overcast developed overnight and persisted throughout the day. There were minor breaks, but not much direct sun in town. Yesterday I noticed a report of a (the?) Townsend’s Solitaire at a hawthorne tree over by Sealing Cove. It had been posted three days earlier, and I’m not sure how I missed it. I … Read more