Recent Weather

It’s been quite windy 2 of the last three days with plenty of rain to go along with it. During the brief breaks where the mountains are visible, it’s possible to see that the snow level has dropped a fair bit. It’s probably down to 3500 or so. It’s still not on the peak of … Read more

Migrating Geese

Last night we heard many geese flying over honking. After hearing some sound especially close, I went out to look and saw that it was mostly cloudy with a couple of breaks where the stars could be seen shining through. I did eventually hear some other geese, but they were quite distant. I wonder if … Read more

Weather Movements

Yesterday I noticed that the weather seemed to be moving in from the Northwest. Normally I notice weather moving in from the West to Southwest. It was a little strange to see clear skies out over Sitka Sound to the South/Southeast as a rain squall moved in from the direction of Halibut Point Road.

Marbled Godwits

The marbled godwits are back. I saw the first ones a couple of days ago and they have been on the lawn for at least part of each day since. There seems to be more this year than last. The most I counted last year at one time was 17. Today there were 20 or … Read more