On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Although I had quite a bit going on with a planning call for a new call series (that starts tomorrow), I took a little extra time to walk to language class. It was a sunny warm day, but given that it’s already well into October, I was a little surprised to see some flower flies … Read more
The mixed weather continued today with brief sunny breaks punctuating otherwise mostly cloudy skies with occasional showers. On a walk to the park this morning, sunlight shining down through the clouds made for some dramatic lighting on the hills and mountains on the far side of Eastern Channel. A Sanderling, presumably the same one Connor … Read more
Yesterday was a very pleasant one following Friday’s storminess. Today it was back to gales (50+kt winds out at the buoy). Today’s weather actually seemed pretty dramatic at times, with strong winds and downpours broken up by dramatic clouds framing patches of blue sky, sometimes oriented such that the sun would shine through and warm … Read more
We went out to Starrigavan to walk the estuary and see if any birds had been blown in by the weather (windy and wet – though temperatures were back up near 60). There were several thrushes (robins, varied, and hermit) at the Old Sitka parking lot, but other then gulls and a few ducks, it … Read more
After increasingly unseasonal highs of 60F, it finally has started to cool off in the past couple of days. With yesterday afternoon’s dusting of snow and this morning’s frost, it seems like we’re finally headed into more fall-like conditions. Much of the ground did not seem to have frost on it, I imagine because there … Read more
As the days are getting shorter, I’m finding the sun lower in the sky each week on my way to class. This morning clouds dominated, but there were a few breaks, including one that allowed filtered sunlight through back over by Cross Mountain. The rays shining through the clouds and mist made for a very … Read more