On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
When I woke up (early, for me) this morning, there was a low marine layer. It gradually rose throughout the day, but never broke up over town. Temperatures were in the mid-50s, and there was breeze out of the Southwest (where I was at, anyway). I spent the afternoon on one of the Chaichei Islands … Read more
Clear skies prevailed for the first time since April. A few clouds formed as the day went on, but they remained small. A sea breeze (I think) developed in the afternoon. The official high only made it to 59F, but it was in the 60s away from the water. I spent a couple hours at … Read more
Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy and approaching partly sunny as the day went on. Temperatures in the upper 50s. While on a call this morning, I noticed a flash of wings through the window that appeared to be a Eurasian Collared-Dove. I was able to get pictures of a couple in the tree just outside … Read more
Mostly cloudy with some minor bits of sun poking through at times. Winds were calm. The middle part of the day I went with KL to look for the hairy butterworts (Pinguicula villosa) which have a limited blooming window, and are easy to overlook. I had looked for some in May, but didn’t find any … Read more
Download Radio Show The June 6th show featured a conversation with Richard Carstensen. Among other things we spoke the mountain goats that winter on the slope above where he lives and the somewhat surprising find of very tall trees on steep mountain slopes. You can see more of what Richard’s been working on at Richard … Read more
Partly to mostly cloudy, with a fair amount of sun over town, but clouds hanging over the mountains much of the day. I spent a chunk of my morning reviewing a conversation I recorded recently with Richard Carstensen. I’m featuring about half of it on my radio show tomorrow, and decided to take care of … Read more