On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
I took a couple of short walks around the neighborhood, but spent most of the day inside. Weather: The warmer temperatures, rain, and high winds that were forecast for last night did not come to pass. Though the temperature started to rise late in the evening, it apparently cooled back off, as it was back … Read more
The snow’s been deep and I’ve been fighting a cold, so I have not spent too much time outside the last couple of days, though Thursday night I did get the chance to tag along looking for screech owls. Weather: The forecast has continually called for rain and snow, but we’ve just been getting snow … Read more
I did not have much time outside today, but did get this picture of the snow blowing off the peak of Mt. Verstovia. Weather: The snow did not fall all day, but there were periods of snow that were quite heavy. The total accumulation of snow appears to be 4 or 5 inches now with … Read more
It’s looking like we might have a more ‘normal’ winter this year, as the temperatures have been around freezing and we’ve already been receiving some snow. This is in contrast to previous years since I have been back, when temperatures were routinely in the 40s into December and January. This morning the two students in … Read more
I got my my first telephoto lens for my first Canon digital Rebel in Fall 2003. Shortly after that time I got a little more serious about trying to photograph and identify birds in the Sitka area. I had taken a few pictures here and there, when the opportunity presented itself, but I never specifically … Read more
It was sunny today, so I decided to make another trip over to Alice Island in hopes of finding the Lapland Longspur in better light than I had yesterday. On the way back, I took a side trip to the ramp in order to have a look at the channel. Other than this short trip, … Read more