On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
The ocean seemed pretty calm, and although it was chilly this morning, I decided I would head out on the kayak again. My plans were to head toward Eastern Channel, to see if the whales were still out there and also to see about getting photos of some of the seabirds I haven’t typically had … Read more
I made a couple of short trips outside today. I went to Swan Lake to look at the birds and then down to Sage Beach around sunset to check on the moon. Weather: Mostly sunny today. There was a pretty heavy frost last night, but it did not really seem to freeze the plants. I … Read more
The forecast was for thunderstorms moving through, but this morning it was sunny over town, so I decided to get out and go kayaking between my morning and early afternoon classes. I headed out from Sage Beach up to the Northeast end of the channel and back. It took me about 25 minutes to get … Read more
I went downtown today and spent some time at the Back Door. On my way back, I went by Swan Lake to check out the birds there. I ended up spending a half an hour or so watching birds, taking pictures and trying to avoid the hail by sitting under a tree. This evening there … Read more
It’s definitely getting on toward winter. Yesterday when I went on a birdwalk around 8am, it was still pretty dim light. The snow has been dropping down on the mountains as well. I’m sure there are things to see out there, but it’s getting hard to find the motivation to head out into the chilly … Read more
Work and weather kept me inside for the most part over the last few days. Today I went out with a couple of other folks to look for birds. Weather: It’s been rainy and windy with heavy rain and strong wind being pretty frequent. Today there was a brief opening in the clouds a little … Read more