On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Rowan and I went for a good walk through Totem Park today. Plants are definitely progressing on toward summer. Weather: The day started sunny, but by noon it was overcast with the clouds moving up out of the south. In the evening there was some partial clearing. Temperatures were in the 60s, so it felt … Read more
Swainson’s Thrush Singing (465kb mp3) Weather: Saturday morning it was foggy, but the fog started to break up in the late morning. Sunday it rained throughout the day with low clouds. Birds: It seemed like the birds were singing more on Sunday. I am not sure if that had something to do with the bird’s … Read more
Melissa and Connor left on the late morning flight south, so Rowan and I had much of the day to ourselves. On the way home from the airport we stopped at Alice Island and went for a bit of a walk. Rowan had a lot of fun picking the abundant dandelions growing there. Weather: It … Read more
Weather: It started out clear with a high haze developing through morning and overcast by evening. The temperatures hit the mid-60s at least. It felt like a summer day. Birds: There was a small mixed group of shorebirds at the South end of the park today. Among them were a Pectoral Sandpiper, Western Sandpipers, a … Read more
Weather: Weather the last couple of days has been mostly cloudy with some rain. Wednesday it rained for much of the day and Thursday the rain started late morning but let up by evening. Birds: The ravens continue to regularly feed on the campus lawn. The Savannah Sparrows are still quite abundant. I hear Orange-crowned … Read more
I made a couple of quick trips down Lincoln Street to the west beach at Totem Park today and later in the evening had a chance to get out to Starrigavan with the kids. We walked both the Estuary Life trail and the Forest and Muskeg Trail on a pleasantly warm evening. Weather: There was … Read more