Daily Observations

Yesterday I went for a walk downtown in the early afternoon. Today I spent the morning at home and the afternoon in my office, so I did not get out at all. Weather: It was partly cloudy yesterday early, with clouds increasing to overcast conditions early in the afternoon. Winds seemed to be fairly calm. … Read more

Daily Observations

Between recovering from the semester and getting through Christmas, it’s been a busy few days. I did get out a couple of times a little way up Indian River to investigate a dead pine tree (more on that in an upcoming post). I’ve also busied myself setting up a photoblog. I will keep putting photos … Read more

Daily Observations

Connor and I went out to New Thompson Harbor to see if anything interesting had blown in during the winds of recent days. Weather: It was windy for much of the day, with winds blowing out of the southeast. It seemed fairly light through noon, but there was a dark band of clouds moving in … Read more

Daily Observations

Grades were due today and I spent a fair amount of time in my office working on them and trying to get it re-organized and cleaned up. This afternoon there was a break in the clouds, so I decided to go for a short walk down to Totem Park. Weather: It was another windy day. … Read more

Recent Observations

School and working on a Sitka vascular plant list has been keeping me pretty occupied the last few days. It’s been stormy for two or three days now. Monday (when the photo was taken) there were breaks between squalls, with occasional thunder and lightning. Tuesday there were heavy clouds all day, and it seemed fairly … Read more