On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
My parents left today, so we borrowed a car to take them to the airport.  We took advantage of the mobility to run a couple of errands.  While out running errands I took a look at the Turnaround and Swan Lake for birds. Weather:  The rain has returned.  There was moderate-heavy rain through the morning … Read more
Slime Molds are something I am not all that familiar with.  Until this year, I do not think I had noticed slime molds more than a handful of times. This summer I have noticed slime molds growing a few different places while on hikes, but never in the abundance and variety that I saw yesterday … Read more
I observed this bird at Swan Lake today.  I suspect it is a Lesser Yellowlegs, but I am uncertain.  When it flew off, it did have the white patch above its tailfeathers that is characteristic of yellowlegs. It also seems to lack the up-turned bill of a Greater Yellowlegs. My uncertainty arises from the shape, which seems different than what I have seen on Greater Yellowlegs … Read more
We went for a picnic with friends out to Starrigavan.  After eating, a group of us took a hike around Mosquito Cove trail.  This evening after church, we went to McDonalds with friends.  On the way home I stopped at Swan Lake to take a look, but I did not have my camera, so I … Read more
Today was one of the nicest days all summer to this point.  As nice as it was, I ended up spending much of the day inside working on catching up on photos in the morning then attending the Paths Across the Pacific in the afternoon. I took a brief walk through Totem Park just after … Read more
Today was easily the warmest day that I have experienced in Sitka so far this summer.  I had two tours to work today, with the first landing near Pt. Brown and the second a trip south with a landing at Calligan Island. Weather:  Sunny and warm, with light wind. Birds:  I saw a flock of … Read more