On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
This week was filled with meetings and other preparations for school, so I did not spend as much time outside as I have through much of the summer. Weather: It’s been pretty damp all week. This morning especially there was a lot of rain. Temperatures have continued to be in the upper 50s through the … Read more
A full day of scattered clouds to mostly sunny skies was a welcome respite from recent damp gray weather. I went back to Swan Lake to see if the mergansers were still there, but otherwise spent most of my time around the house. Weather: It was partly cloudy for most of the day. Winds were … Read more
After several days of overcast and rain, I took advantage of unforecast afternoon clearing and went for a walk to Totem Park. Later I stopped by Swan Lake to check things out on our way to have dinner with friends. Weather: Overcast, with clearing skies in the afternoon. A light breeze was out of the … Read more
Took a couple of trips down to Totem Park today to take advantage of brighter skies. Weather: A little bit of light rain and mist today, but there were also some significant spots of blue sky and sun. Winds were light out of the west this afternoon. Birds: I took advantage of the brighter drier … Read more
I spent about 4 very soggy hours down at Totem Park taking pictures. My intention was to take pictures of hummingbirds in the fireweed and shorebirds at high tide along the beach between the river and the battle site bench, but I ended up spending a fair amount of time trying to find what shelter … Read more
Flora: Many umbels are blooming, as are the fireweed and yarrow. Most other plants are pretty much done blooming. The red huckleberries are ripe, though they are not all that abundant. The deer heart are starting to die back. I saw some ripe raspberries on Etolin Street. We have one raspberry getting ripe in the backyard. … Read more