On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
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
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
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
Download Radio Show The May 23rd show featured a conversation with Andrés López, curator of fishes and marine invertebrates at the Museum of the North in Fairbanks. This conversation was originally recorded and aired in spring 2019.. If you have questions or observations you want to share, please feel free to leave a comment here … Read more
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
Heavy clouds all day and light rain for much of it. Winds were calm where and when I was out later in the day, but I don’t think the same was true out on the sound. Other than my morning check for moths on the porch, I didn’t get out again until later this afternoon. … Read more