On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
The busy days do not look likely to let up for the next week or two, so I probably will have a hard time keeping up with the updates. Today I managed to get on a short walk to Totem Park a little after noon. Weather: Overcast with light rain this evening. The wind was … Read more
It was a busy day with classes and students coming to get help with end of the semester projects. I did not have time to get out for a walk until this evening near dusk. Weather: The day started mostly clear over town, but in every direction I could see clouds. It was partly to … Read more
I spent the better part of the day recovering from yesterday’s trip and a relatively late night on top of that. The weather was similar, with small rain squalls blowing through. In the afternoon the kids and I went out to Pioneer Park to enjoy a rather chilly faculty/staff end of the year picnic. On … Read more
The Sheldon Jackson College Environmental Science program organized a trip to Point Brown on Kruzof Island as a chance to have a fun outing at the end of the year. The trip was planned to take advantage of a very low tide. While most folks headed south from our drop off point to explore the … Read more
I left a little after 6am to get to the harbor and spend the better part of the day on Kruzof Island. On the way, I scared up a pair of Northern Flickers from a willow bush along the Crescent Harbor sidewalk. They flew up to a spruce tree near the parking lot and watched … Read more
It was a busy day, so I’ll just leave it at brief notes. Weather: partly cloudy in the morning, clouds held off until around noon. Rain showers moving through, windy out of the southeast. Thunderstorm, lightning flash a little after 10pm. Birds: yellowlegs (along river), Green-winged Teal (just a few), scattered sandpipers, gulls, cormorants, pair … Read more