On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
I had two tours today for Allen Marine. The weather was a little sloppy south of town, so both trips we went over to the beach near Pt. Brown. Weather: It was rainy and breezy this morning. Birds: There was a flock of shorebirds that flew off the beach while we were there. They looked … Read more
Weather: The rain was minimal today. There was a breeze, though I did not note the direction. Birds: This morning I heard a buzzing kind of bird call outside and could not figure out what it was. When I went to a window to check, I saw Dark-eyed Juncos. Perhaps some of them are starting … Read more
Weather: It was not raining today, but overcast skies continued. Winds were negligible. Flora: On the walk to the park, I took a look at a plant I had previously seen in the estuary but had not been able to identify. It was blooming today and looked a lot like scurvy grass. It may be … Read more
My parents are in town and my dad and I went over to the airport to pick some strawberries. We also went down to the park this evening so he could see what spearscale looked like and to check out the cherry tree. Weather: Very wet. The rain did actually stop briefly for a time … Read more
Clearly I have not managed to keep up with the updates over the last couple of weeks. I have been spending some time outside, mostly with work, but my attention has been elsewhere. A couple of things I forgot to mention previously were the berries. What few salmonberries there are started get ripe two or … Read more
Yesterday as Jonathan and I were coming down from Picnic Rock on Mt. Verstovia, I happened to spot a ptarmigan right beside the trail. As it turned out, it was a whole Willow Ptarmigan Family. There was both a male and female along with what appeared to be two chicks. The chicks were pretty good … Read more