A Taste of Winter?

Today’s weather continued the recent trend of clouds to the south of town, blue skies to the north (and somewhat to the east). Forecasts were calling for high winds, but things were reasonably calm in town. A look out towards Eastern Channel suggested it wasn’t so calm elsewhere, however. I talked to a couple of … Read more

Airport Birds

Very clear skies today, cool, but since it was calm, it didn’t feel too bad. I spent some time this morning sitting at the airport in hopes of seeing the American Pipit and Horned Lark that have been hanging out there for much of the winter. At least it seems likely, there was a Horned … Read more

Mild Winter Weather

It was another mild winter day. Though temperatures were officially in the upper 30s, I never noticed the ground softening. The sun was partially obscured by a layer of clouds to the south, while to the north I could see blue skies. There were some interesting cloud formations that I noticed this morning especially, but … Read more

The Cross Trail

New and Old Cross Trail run side by side between Gavan Hill Trail and Yaw Drive Although I knew the Cross trail had been finished up to the Benchlands Road (which has one end at Kramer Avenue, I had never walked the newer sections of beyond Charteris Street, and I think perhaps summer 2007 was … Read more