Author Archives: fustianist

I was running through the various things I need to pack before Katherine and I fly out on Wednesday.  Sydney has some of our clothes and nearly all of our books, so all I really need is a ticket, passports, … Continue reading →

When I was in Portland Sydney and I were at the far extremes of the North American continent.  He was, however, suddenly (roughly) as close to Katherine as I was–two time zones apart. Freaky. Part of the reason for the … Continue reading →

After a great weekend in Portland I’m home again in Iowa.  Katherine seemed interested in playing with me this morning, though I didn’t get any sign of “Oh, you’re back!  I’m so glad to see you again!”  She was probably … Continue reading →

As I was flying to Portland yesterday I got gorgeous views of winding Dakota rivers, leaf-vein-like mountain ranges, and even magnificent Mount St. Helens and Mount Hood (at least, that’s the natives’ best guess as to what I saw).  I … Continue reading →

So here are the numbers for the trip: Species seen: 149 Life birds seen: 28 Individual birds recorded: 4250 To put the number of species seen into perspective, last year I saw 136 species in the entire year. So I’m … Continue reading →

Sydney has safely arrived in Nova Scotia, no longer gallivanting about the continent.  He is also getting a first look at the cabin where we’ll be staying for the next couple of months.  He warned me that childproofing could be … Continue reading →

Katherine is sleeping muuuuuuch better these last few days, and we’re all happy to have our happy girl back.  We took her out for a grocery run and, as I was strolling through the baby area, I saw a baby … Continue reading →

Today it was really foggy in the morning so I awoke to the sound of fog horns blaring all over the place. Maybe that would be one disadvantage to living on an island with a fishing-based economy. Other than that, … Continue reading →

My main excursion yesterday was to the western side of the island for several hours of hiking. One of the interesting geological features of Grand Manan is that the eastern side gently slopes into the ocean and has sandy beaches … Continue reading →