The Daily Bucket - Yin Yang
Yin Yang Slugs The Daily Bucket is a regular feature of the Backyard Science group. It is a place to note any observations you have made of the world around you. Snails, fish, insects, weather,...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - Windfall Wreath
No trees were deliberately harmed by humans in order to produce this holiday wreath. The Daily Bucket is a regular feature of the Backyard Science group. It is a place to note any observations you...
View ArticleThe Yearly Bucket - The Best of 2014
At this time of the year, one can hardly turn around without bumping into another "Best of 2014" list. Last year, I did a "Best of 2013" bucket and it would be a nice tradition to continue. So, in...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - New Year Predictions
No bucket yet today, so I'll use one of the pundits' standard templates: making predictions for the New Year. The Daily Bucket is a regular feature of the Backyard Science group. It is a place to note...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - Kah Tai Lagoon
Kah Tai Lagoon is an estuarine lagoon and freshwater wetland in the middle of the town of Port Townsend, WA. After an errand that took us into town on February 4, we went for a walk in the park to see...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - PNW Snow No Show
While the east coast has been contending with heavy snow this winter, the Pacific Northwest mountains are seriously in need of snow. I was curious if this winter has been unique in its lack of...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - Color Me Spring
The earliest signs of spring can be very subtle. Before leafing out, some stems take on brighter colors of renewed life. Black raspberry vines turning powdery blue and purple with the coming of...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - Confrontational Flora
If you dare to leave the trail, you may find plants that scratch, sting, itch, and grab. These are plants I've dubbed, "confrontational flora." Devil's club (Oplopanax horridus) Devil's Club is the...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - Preserved Patch of Prairie
I've always enjoyed OceanDiver's reports of wildflowers in the prairies on her island. So imagine my excitement to discover a little remnant of preserved prairie inside the Port Townsend golf course....
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - Prairie, One Month Later
At the end of March, I reported on my discovery of a local preserved patch of PNW prairie. I returned a month later on April 29th and there were some big changes. What I was hoping to see was a field...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - Fiddling Around
At the beginning of May, Mr. Watt and I went up to the Sol Duc valley in the Olympic National Park. Among other things, the ferns along the trail to Sol Duc Falls were just coming up. So, I fiddled...
View Article2015 Backyard Science Yardbird Race Tally #6
Welcome to the 2015 Daily Kos Backyard Science Yardbird Race! This is the sixth tally for 2015, and is the official place to post your sightings, ask for help, and brag some if you wish. I'm filling in...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - Early Wildflower Season at Hurricane Ridge
Last winter, the snowpack in the Olympic mountains was extremely low. The measurement station near Hurricane Ridge (at elevation 5110 ft) recorded a snowpack that was less than 8% of average on...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - Critters of Hurricane Ridge
Baby mountain goat at Hurricane Hill trail's end The Daily Bucket is a regular feature of the Backyard Science group. It is a place to note any observations you have made of the world around you....
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - Vacation turns into a Citizen Science project
We recently took a vacation trip to Mount Rainier National Park and Mt. St. Helens National Monument in WA state. As we went through the Mt. Rainier entrance gate, the ranger gave us a newspaper...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - Critters of Mt. Rainier
Mt. Rainier National Park has got wildflowers, geology, and glaciers. And there is wildlife too! The Daily Bucket is a regular feature of the Backyard Science group. It is a place to note any...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - End of Wildflower Season at Hurricane Ridge
August 20, 2015, Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park It's late summer in the Olympics. Last winter's low snowpack is long gone. The wildflower meadows are mostly brown. The views of the...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - Migration to Protection Island
Last Saturday, September 26th, Bucketeers from all around the Salish Sea flocked to the NE corner of the Olympic Peninsula to see what other species are currently migrating to the Protection Island...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - Buckets of Birdfood
At least it seems like I'm going through bird food by the bucketful. Steller's Jays love peanuts The Daily Bucket is a regular feature of the Backyard Science group. It is a place to note any...
View ArticleThe Daily Bucket - Outer WA Coast Beaches
While OceanDiver was paddling the calm waters of the Salish Sea, we were experiencing the wilder ocean along the outer WA coast, on the beaches of the Olympic National Park. October 20-22, 2015.I made...
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