Pioneer Park Shooting Stars

Mostly cloudy with some sunny breaks and scattered showers in the afternoon. It was a bit breezy, at least associated with the shower I saw. My outside time today consisted of a drive out the road with Rowan and a stop at Pioneer Park to renew acquaintances with the shooting starts that grow there (they’re … Read more

Watching Gulls

Overcast, but no significant rain. It was a little breezy this morning, but calm this evening. I didn’t notice an early morning text from Connor until closer to 9am. He had let me know about a Ring-billed Gull down at the park. When I went and checked, the beach was empty. I also looked at … Read more

Evening Rainbow Chase

Mostly to partly cloudy. Occasional showers, including large rain drops making for a bright rainbow this evening. Calm winds and temperatures in the 50s. Drove out to Starrigavan this morning and saw some shorebirds (including 9 Semipalmated Plovers) Went back out in afternoon and walked around the estuary loop. There were not as many shorebirds. … Read more

Rough Water

Heavy overcast and plenty of rain. I checked for moths at the park this morning and found a few. More surprising to find up on the wall was a millipede. If I want to find one of these, I’ll generally turn over pieces of wood and look underneath. It’s not often I’ve seen one out … Read more